Forthcoming Meetings in 2013
Winter Working Parties
February 18th “Update of the Lapal Canal Trust” Peter Best, Chairman of the Lapal Canal Trust.
April 13 & 14, Stourbridge Canal. Clearing the pound from Delph bottom lock to Stourbridge top lock. Details from Dave Pearson.
March 18th AGM followed by members slides and quiz April 15th “An update on the Canal and River Trust” Clive Henderson, IWA. May 20th “Water Management” Adam Comerford, Group Hydrology Manager, Canal and River Trust. IWA Meetings are held at Coombeswood Canal Trust, Hawne Basin, Herewood Rise, Halesowen, B62 8AW Meetings start at 7.15 for 7.30. Non–members are very welcome.
February 16, IWA Birmingham, Black Country & Worcestershire Branch and the BCN Society, working in partnership with the Canal & River Trust, Canal Clean Up Work Party on the Soho Loop from 10am to 3pm. Meet at Hockley Port, All Saints Street, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 7RL
Boat Rallies, 2013 St Richards Festival, Droitwich, Worcester Birmingham & Droitwich Canals Society. 3-6 May, details: Adrian.Smith12@virginmedia.com Pelsall Canal Festival, 15-16 June, see <www.bcnsociety.co.uk/> for details and entry form. IWA National Cassiobury Park on the Grand Union Canal in Watford over the weekend of 19th to 21st July. Further information from IWA website.
Dudley No.2 canal near Selly Oak. The next issue should show some photos with boats on this canal!
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BBC&W Branch Officers & Committee:
Chair: Dave Pearson daveapearson@talktalk.net Secretary: Becky Smith-Keary rsk63@yahoo.co.uk Treasurer: Chris Neal cptjneal@yahoo.co.uk Members: John Taplin Deputy Chairman, Planning Officer (Worcs) johnwtaplin@btinternet.com Freddie Cooke Planning Officer (Walsall, Wolverhampton & South Staffs) freddiecooke@googlemail.com Bob Fox Planning Officer (Sandwell & Dudley), Newsletter Editor bob@bobfox.demon.co.uk Michael Payne Planning Officer (Birmingham) michael@payne.name David W Struckett dstruckett@aol.com Michael Smith-Keary Membership Secretary: sk63@btinternet.com Chris Osborn Meetings organiser jcosborn@btinternet.com John Butler j4hnbc@yahoo.com Nicki Schiessel nicki.schiessel@waterways.org.uk
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