Our September meeting will include a talk about the restoration of the Shrewsbury and Newport Canal by Bernie Jones. Bernie speaks on behalf of the Shrewsbury & Newport Canals Trust, more details of whom can be found here. Please come along and bring your friends. We cannot invite speakers to travel long distances for a small audience. Ideas for speakers or topics would be very welcome
Our August meeting will follow with tradition and provide the opportunity to just have a drink and a chat. Please come along and bring your friends. We cannot invite speakers to travel long distances for a small audience. Ideas for speakers or topics would be very welcome
MEETING CANCELLED Our July meeting will include a presentation by Steve Bence on how he generates funds for the Trust from used postage stamps and other related ephemera . Please come along and bring your friends. We cannot invite speakers to travel long distances for a small audience. Ideas for speakers or topics would be very welcome
Our May meeting will include a talk by Paul Barnett – Port to Port: A historical journey along the length of the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal. Please come along and bring your friends. We cannot invite speakers to travel long distances for a small audience. Ideas for speakers or topics would be very welcome
Our April meeting will feature a presentation by Ken Fortescue – Butterflies – our Natural History Talk and a chance to look forward to the summer.
For our March meeting we are thrilled to have Alan Keef with us to give a talk on the Bristol Channel – a crazy place to go boating. Please come along and bring your friends. We cannot invite speakers to travel long distances for a small audience. Ideas for speakers or topics for future meetings would be very welcome.
Take a walk along the Daffodil Walk in Gloucestershire and take advantage of organsised Daffodil Weekend Events at Dymock on March 28th/29th 2020, , at Kempley on March 21st/22nd 2020 or at Oxenhall on March 28th/29th 2020. The walk follows the Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal in places. Walking boots recommended as still very wet in places and one of the underpasses under the M50 has been flooded. Alternative route avaailable […]
Our Grand Holiday Draw has had another successful year. We raised over £1,500.00 All the prize winners were H & G members One week’s Boat Hire was won by Mr Marsh of Bristol A Day Boat Hire by Mr Sinnett of Wombourne Dinner, B & B at The Lock keepers by Mr Scarrott of Hay on Wye As always, a very big thank you to Black Prince Narrow Boats, ABC […]
Honorary Life Presidents The Board of Trustees have decided to appoint two long-standing volunteers as Honorary Life Presidents following their standing down from the former Council of Management during the past months. This is in recognition of their exceptional voluntary contribution in progressing a small preservation initiative into an inland waterways project that is often used nationally as an example of best practice of a sustainable canal restoration. Janet Moult has […]
