Cold,wet and foggy morning saw the team at Draycott this week, once again the good turn out ensured that a lot of work has again been completed. Four teams set out to clear some remaining ground of new growth, another set to clearing two drainage channels that had become overgrown over the Summer months whilst [...]
This Sunday the team met up with some of the local residents at Borrowash to attempt to clear some trees and bramble that have become an issue on one of the footpaths crossing the canal line. A record number of helpers turned out from both teams and this meant that all the work planned was [...]
In early October we had an invitation to visit Falkirk and talk to the key director in charge of the Falkirk Wheel and Kelpies. Chris and fellow Trust Director Mike Snaith (our IWA representative) took up the invitation and also met with a couple of Dutch guys looking to establish a Boat Lift near the [...]
A few months ago we were invited to join the Nottingham Canal Festival on the far side of the canal from the Canal House on Saturday 10th October by the organisers CRT. And of course we were there on a really beautiful Autumn day and thoroughly enjoyed it. We were joined by the Erewash, and [...]
Dear Members, Find attached the Agenda and last year’s minutes of the Annual General Meeting to be held at the Wilmot Arms in Borrowash from 8pm on Tuesday 27th October. All members are welcomed and no charge will be made for the evening. You will see on the agenda that Eddy and I will be [...]
Sunday saw the intrepid three, Ian, Scott and Eddy attend the annual Friends of the Navi event held at the Navigation Pub in Breaston. Some superb late Sumer/early autumn sunshine saw the crowds grow to what looked like it could be a record year. Lots of chatting to the locals who are getting more and [...]
This week saw the return of the working parties turn up at Draycott with yet another new face to welcome to the growing band of volunteers that keep turning out, a glorious late Summer morning with bright sunshine. This weeks aim was to prepare the ground for spraying of the Japanese Knotweed that is now [...]
Dear member, I hope you had a good summer and are looking forward to our autumn season. We have a tremendous speaker to start us off next Tuesday 22nd September from 8pm at the Wilmot Arms. We welcome Geoff Pursglove from the Ashby canal to tell us of their progress. It’s a beautiful canal as [...]
Charity Christmas Cards are now available in our Canal Shop, 55p each of 10 for £5.00! Thanks to Ian Bowley, committee member, for providing this image taken of boats moored at Shardlow Marina in the snow.
Saturday saw the Canal Society go back to University, well for some of them anyway. This was following on from an invitation to join Chris Packham, well known presenter of the BBC Springwatch program, at the Nature Connections Festival held at Derby University. A wide and diverse group of people attended, including Walking with Horses, [...]
