With thanks to Jeff Carter, whose notes these are Kingswood Junction to Saltisford Arm, Warwick. Saturday 21st June We left Kingswood junction in glorious sunshine at 10.30 and had a gentle run to Hatton allowing some of the new members of crew a chance to steer. Arriving at Hatton locks at around 12.30 we had a clear run down the …
Exploring the BCN on foot.
Received from Mike Since retiring in Jan14 I decided that to ensure I didn’t spend the next few months deciding how to plan to be busy , my mission would be to walk the entire BCN network asap. I commenced on 19 March taking photos of all structures on route and the odd swans nest!! Using National Express and Arriva …
Restoration of Titford Canal – 40 years on!
Forty years after a Rally that was held to celebrate the restoration of the Titford Canal around 50 invited guests along with The Mayor of Sandwell Councilor Linda Horton and her consort Councilor Roger Horton and Richard Parry Chief Executive of Canal & River Trust attended an event the BCN Society’s HQ Titford Pump House. Guests started arriving at 10.30am …
2014 Programme – out now.
Next years programme is out. The monthly meetings start on the 9th of January with Tony Gregory telling us about the Wolverhampton canals over 60 years. (NOTE – this meeting is on the SECOND Thursday, rather than the the usual First Thursday of the month, to keep it clear of the New Year / Christmas goings on) The rest of the …
IWA Birmingham, the Black Country and Worcester branch meetings 2013 – 2014.
I have put these meetings (all at Hawne Basin) into the diary. You can find them in this link, along with everything else in the diary or if you only want to see the non BCN Society items in the diary, use this link. All are welcome – IWA members and non members.
Pelsall Canal Festival – preparations
Many thanks to those who worked so hard to make the rally a success. Malcolm and a friend decided (quite rightly) that the bridge at the site was looking a bit dowdy – but rather than simply grumbling, they got out their wire brushes and paint and freshened it up.
Questions on the BCNS Challenge
In addition to how many locks and miles can you cover in 24 hours, there are a series of questions to answer, with additional points gained for correct answers. The questions did not all carry the same points. For those (like me!) who did not get all of the questions that I tried, here are the questions and answers. Birmingham …
BCN Marathon Challenge results
Hot off the press, here are the Marathon Challenge results. Congratulations to Richard and his team on Tawny Owl for an outstanding result! 1 Richard Powell on Tawny Owl with 635.2 points 2 Tom Murkin on Diesel And Dust with 609.8 points 3 Sarah Edgson on Canis Major with 554.6 points 4 John Mosley on Firefly with 513 points 5 …
Preparations for Pelsall Rally
Dredging team heading up the Curley Wyrley to Pelsall, to do some spot dredging around the site of the canal festival. This will certainly make moorings easier for deep drafted boats. Many thanks to Dean Davies (local C&RT Manager) for arranging this.
Ray Shill’s book “West Midlands Canals through time”
West Midland Canals through time – Severn Avon & Birmingham This little gem of a book from Ray Shill in every way lives up to what we have come to expect from him. His ability to produce the right illustration is never better shown than here. Available from local bookshops or from the publisher Amberley Books ISBN 9781445610733