Ever wondered what treasures lie at the bottom of the Birmingham Canals? Every year, about 50 volunteers spend two days removing an estimated 20 to 30 tonnes of rubbish from the Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN). The Annual Birmingham Canals Clean-up weekend is the perfect chance to have fun, meet new people, and help clear shopping trolleys, tyres, bicycles – and …
Birmingham Canals Clean-up 15-16th March 2025
The Annual Birmingham Canals Clean-up weekend is a great opportunity to have fun and meet new people while clearing shopping trolleys, tyres, bicycles and even more exciting treasures from the canal! It is hoped this annual effort on the BCN will help keep the less well used parts of the BCN and Black Country network from getting choked up with …
The Big BCN Cleanup
This years BCN clean up will see us return to an area not visited for many years, based at Ocker Hill on the Walsall Canal the teams of Volunteers will clean the lower Walsall, Tame Valley Canals and Ryders Green Locks. Day Volunteers can sign on at Ocker Hill Depot from 10am, or at the Malthouse Stables in Tipton at …
BCNS Marathon Challenge 2015
Great Marathon Challenge – Thanks to Roy Kenn and John Carrington for organising it. Water levels a bit low, which made it more of a challenge! C&RT are looking at why, and will try to avoid the same happening next year. A message from John Carrington “I have just had a meeting with Roy and initially we would like to …
Worcester Bar aqueduct leakage
Having put the coffer dams in, C&RT set about pumping out the water. Come Sunday morning and the fish rescue started. There was an amazing number of film crews and photographers about (including me). The weather was definitely damp. I think the guys in the canal were probably the driest people there! …
Gas Street Basin stoppage (continued)
Midnight last night (19/20 Feb), it was clear that the pump was not coping with the leakage in through the emergency stop gates. I was told that the plan was to stanch off the section from Worcester Bar almost to Salvage Turn. This morning, the work started on the coffer dam. Though those guys are in decent dry suits, rather them than me. …
Work Party clearing at Titford Pools
The team worked seriously hard to clear some of the fallen trees blocking the entrance to Titford Pools. Looking at the amount of cut wood, they kept themselves warm, despite the cold (though dry) day.
Bonfire Rally
I think the Bonfire Rally went really well. Barry Johnson has organised them for the last 23 years – so he has decided to take a break. Thank you Barry. A job really well done. The good news is that the rallies will continue – Paddy Grice, (who is a key player in the Black Country Boating Festival, as well as …
Marathon Challenge results!
Here they are! – the results, listed in order. 1 Clover Micheal Pinnock 454.14 2 Tawny Owl Richard Powell 421 (Last year’s …
Marathon Challenge – was Noah the winner?
A great time was had by all – despite the weather! If the original Ark had been entered, it had to be in with a good chance of winning, helped by its experience of dealing with rain! I will post the results as soon as I get them, likewise more photos and links. There were all sorts of boats, from …
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