Navvies diary Your guide to all the forthcoming work parties
Aug 24-31 Camp 201318 Mon & Brec Canal: Heritage construction skills, vegetation clearance. Aug 24-31 Camp 201319 Chesterfield Canal: Constructing the new Staveley Town Lock. Aug 31-Sep 7Camp 201320 Swansea Canal: Clearing vegetation and reinstating coping stones, plus Sep 1 Sun IWA Oxford Oxford Canal: Hythe Bridge, Oxford. Litter pick & veg clearance ready for Sep 6-12 WAT Wendover Arm: Seven-day weekend Fri-Thu. Bed & bank lining. Sep 7/8 KESCRG Wey & Arun Canal: Dunsfold dredging. Accom at Plaistow. Sep 7/8 London WRG Chesterfield Canal Sep 7 Sat wrgNW ‘Paper Chase’ waste paper collection Sep 11 Wed wrgNW Ad Hoc meeting, 7.30pm Sep 12 Thu IWA NSSC/CUCT Caldon Canal: Painting bridge at Hazelhurst Junction. 10am-3pm Sep 14/15 NWPG Wey & Arun Canal: NOTE NEW DATE. Dunsfold, or Hunt Park, or Gosd Sep 19 Thu IWA Warks Stratford Canal: Lapworth, lock painting, litter pick, veg clearance & pat Sep 21/22 wrgBITM Ashby Canal: Lock chamber clearance. Sep 21/22 wrgNW Hollinwood Canal: (Possible venue) Sep 21 Sat IWA Warks/CRT Stratford Canal: Lapworth, lock painting, litter pick, veg clearance & pat Sep 21 Sat IWA NSSC/TMCS Trent & Mersey Canal: Cheshire Locks. Painting & veg clearance 10amSep 21 Sat IWA Notts/DerbyNottingham Canal: Cleanup, Beeston Cut & Nottingham Canal 10am-4p Sep 22 Sun WRG Committee & Board Meetings: Rowington Sep 24 Tue IWA Oxford Oxford Canal: Painting bollards, etc ready for Banbury Canal Day. Lock Sep 28/29 London WRG Cotswold Canals: Ham Mill Lock. Half-AGM. Sep 28 Sat IWA Mcr/CRT Greater Manchester area: Painting, veg clearance, pulling rubbish out, lit Oct 4-10 WAT Wendover Arm: Seven-day weekend Fri-Thu. Bed & bank lining. Oct 5/6 KESCRG Cotswold Canals: Ham Mill Lock. To be confirmed. Oct 5/6 wrgNW To be arranged Oct 12 Sat wrgNW ‘Paper Chase’ waste paper collection Oct 13 Sun IWA NSSC/CUCT Caldon Canal: Task & location TBC Oct 15 Tue IWA NSSC/TMCS Trent & Mersey Canal: Cheshire Locks. Painting & veg clearance 10amOct 17 Thu IWA Warks Stratford Canal: Lapworth, lock painting, litter pick, veg clearance & pat Oct 18/19/20 IWA MK Grand Union Canal: Bi-annual Canal Cleanup in Milton Keynes area Oct 19/20 wrgBITM Wendover Arm: To be confirmed Oct 19/20 London WRG Somersetshire Coal Canal Oct 19 Sat IWA Warks/CRT Stratford Canal: Lapworth, lock painting, litter pick, veg clearance & pat Oct 19/20 IWA Manchester Operation Starburst: Canal Cleanup in 5 locations. Meet Portland Basin Oct 26 Sat IWA Mcr/CRT Greater Manchester area: Painting, veg clearance, pulling rubbish out, li Oct 26-Nov 2 Camp 201321 Chelmer & Blackwater: Bank protection, towpath construction and vege Oct 26-Nov 2 Camp 201322 Uttoxeter Canal: WRG Forestry Oct 27 Sun IWA SY&D Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation: Canal Cleanup at Tinsley. 10am Nov 1-7 WAT Wendover Arm: ‘Seven-day weekend’ Fri-Thu. Bed & bank lining. Nov 2/3 wrgNW To be arranged
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