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BLACK BUOY CRUISING CLUB
Moorings available, North Grand Union canal. Contact Tony Lancaster: 0121 745 6877 |
| DIARY SHEET 036 - March 2000 onwards | ||
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| Please note that clicking on one of the Organisation links in column 3 will take you directly to the contact information for that particular organisation. Click on your browser's "BACK" button to return to the Diary page. | ||
| Date | Event | Organisation |
| 2000 | [MARCH] [APRIL] [MAY] [JUNE] [JULY] [AUGUST] [SEPTEMBER] [OCTOBER] [NOVEMBER] [DECEMBER] | |
| 6 March | The Lincolnshire Waterways by Mick Golds. Includes monthly meeting at the Club House. |
Woverhampton Boat Club |
| 7 March | The Lickey Incline by Dave Beasley. One for the rail enthusiasts. 7:30pm at The Boat & Railway, Stoke Works, Bromsgrove. |
Worcs & Birmingham Canal Society |
| 13 March | The Suez & Panama canals by John Russell. 7:30pm at Bradmore Community Centre, Birches Barn Road, Wolverhampton. |
Staffs & Worcs Canal Society |
| 14 March | Annual General Meeting followed by members' slides. 7:45pm at The Tom Rolt Centre, Boat Museum, Ellesmere Port. |
IWA Chester & District |
| 15 March | Annual General Meeting - The way forward 7:30pm, Warwickshire County Council Staff Club, North Rock, Warwick. |
IWA Warwickshire |
| 17 March | Annual General Meeting followed by a talk by a BW representative. 7:45pm, Lowsonford Village Hall. |
Stratford-upon-Avon Canal Society |
| 19 March | Walk along the Trent & Mersey Canal leaving the Old Boat pub at Alrewas (off the A38) at 11:30am. Following the Trent & Mersey onto the River Trent and return for a pub lunch and possible visit to National Memorial Arboretum. Further details from Pat on 0121 353 3885. |
Midland Canal Club |
| 20 March | Annual General Meeting followed by news of local canal restorations. |
IWA Birmingham, Black Country & Worcs |
| 21 March | Light-hearted Picture Quiz by Brian and Janet Mould. 7:30pm Verzons Hotel, Trumpet Crossroads, nr Ledbury. |
Herefordshire & Gloucestershire Canal Trust |
| 25 March | Annual General Meeting at the Club House. |
Wolverhampton Boat Club |
| 26 March | Clean up on the Dudley No.2 Canal Major blitz of the section in between Windmill End and Hawne Basin. |
Birmingham Canal Navigations Society, Inland Waterways Association, Waterway Recovery Group. |
| 25 - 26 March | The 25th Icicle Cruise | IWA Birmingham, Black Country & Worcs |
| 4 Apr | Severn Trows by Dr. Nixon. 7:30pm at The Boat & Railway, Stoke Works, Bromsgrove. |
Worcs & Birmingham Canal Society |
| 6 Apr | The Restoration of the Rochdale Canal by Brian Holden. 7:30pm at Galton Valley, Smethwick. |
Birmingham Canal Navigations Society |
| 10 Apr | The BCN by Ron Cousens. 7:30pm at Bradmore Community Centre, Birches Barn Road, Wolverhampton. |
Staffs & Worcs Canal Society |
| 11 Apr | The Dee Estuary Strategy by Dr. Alan Jemmett. 7:45pm at The Tom Rolt Centre, Boat Museum, Ellesmere Port. |
IWA Chester & District |
| 17 Apr | Over - but not out by David Penny of the Herefordshire & Gloucestershire Canal Trust. |
IWA Birmingham, Black Country & Worcs |
| 14 - 15 Apr | Droitwich Spa Springtime Folk Dance Festival 4 day real ale festival (13 - 16). |
Droitwich Canals Trust |
| 15 - 24 Apr | WRG Camp 2 on the Bude Canal, Cornwall. |
Waterway Recovery Group |
| 19 Apr | The ImFossible Dream - Part 2 by Richard Thomas. 7:30pm, Warwickshire County Council Staff Club, North Rock, Warwick. |
IWA Warwickshire |
| 21 Apr | Canal books - the literature of the waterways by Mark Baldwin. 7:45pm, Lowsonford Village Hall. |
Stratford-upon-Avon Canal Society |
| 22 - 23 Apr | Spring Cruise | Staffs & Worcs Canal Society |
| 22 - 29 Apr | WRG Camp 3 on the Cotswold Canals, Gloucestershire. |
Waterway Recovery Group |
| 29 Apr - 1 May | Canalway Cavalcade at Little Venice, London opening at 10:00am each day. Three day festival and trade show with lots of events and entertainments. As this is the 18th Canalway Cavalcade, this year's theme is "Coming Of Age". Boat entries: Alan Scott - (020) 8642 8104. Trade enquiries: Dot_Robbie@email.msn.com. Other enquiries: michael.stevens@which.net. |
IWA London Region |
| 29 Apr - 1 May | Rally 2000 at the Great Northern Basin, Langley Mill. Entry £10 |
Midland Region AWCC & Erewash Canal P & DA |
| 30 Apr | The 9th Discover the BCN Cruise | IWA Birmingham, Black Country & Worcs |
| 30 Apr | 4th Loughborough Echo Canal & Boat Festival Starts 11:00am at Loughborough Wharf and Chainbridge area. All day music and entertainment. Lots of boats. Three pubs on site! FURTHER INFORMATION FROM JO SWIFT AT THE ECHO OFFICE |
Loughborough Echo |
| 1 May | Hotel Boat 50 At Braunston (Grand Union Canal). First mass gathering of hotel boats to celebrate 50 years of hotel boating. Opens at 10:00am. Public events planned. |
APCO (Hotel Boat Section) |
| 8 May | Is the past the future? by Bob Clarke. 7:30pm at Bradmore Community Centre, Birches Barn Road, Wolverhampton. |
Staffs & Worcs Canal Society |
| 9 May | The history of the Manchester Ship Canal - past & present by Mersey Ferries Ltd. 7:45pm at The Tom Rolt Centre, Boat Museum, Ellesmere Port. |
IWA Chester & District |
| 13 May | Trip to Kennet & Avon Canal Cost £12.50. Depart Bromsgrove 8:00am. FOR DETAILS CONTACT BRETT LANIOSH |
Worcester & Birmingham Canal Society |
| 13 - 14 May | 30th Anniversary Boat Gathering Top Lock, Rushall Canal, Aldridge, Walsall. |
Longwood Boat Club |
| 15 May | Midlands Canals in the 1960s by Richard Courtnay Lord. |
IWA Birmingham, Black Country & Worcs |
| 17 May | Monthly meeting - speaker TBA 7:30pm, Warwickshire County Council Staff Club, North Rock, Warwick. |
IWA Warwickshire |
| 19 - 22 May | Pelsall Boat Rally On the Wyrley & Essington Canal, in support of the Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust. FOR DETAILS CONTACT ADRIAN KING ON 01922 653145 |
Walsall MBC |
| 27 - 28 May | Summer Gathering of Boats | Staffs & Worcs Canal Society |
| 28 - 29 May | Canal Festival | Wendover Arm Trust |
| 1 June | What is a river? by Brian Draper. 7:30pm at Galton Valley, Smethwick. |
Birmingham Canal Navigations Society |
| 6 June | AGM followed by a video of the Wilts & Berks Canal restoration. 7:30pm at the Boat & Railway, Stoke Works, Bromsgrove. |
Worcester & Birmingham Canal Society |
| 9 - 11 June | Old Time Boaters' Weekend £10 per boat. Contact club secretary for details. |
Stafford Boat Club |
| 10 - 11 June | National Trail Boat Festival at Moira Furnace on the Ashby Canal. |
Ashby Canal Association, Moira Furnace Museum Trust & IWA |
| 12 June | Annual General Meeting 7:30pm at Bradmore Community Centre, Birches Barn Road, Wolverhampton. |
Staffs & Worcs Canal Society |
| 19 June | An evening walk to Lodge Farm Reservoir and Brewins Tunnel Meet 7:00pm at Windmill End. |
IWA Birmingham, Black Country & Worcs |
| 21 June | Visit to Halfpenny Green Vineyard, Bobbington Tickets £3.50 each. |
IWA Warwickshire |
| 23 - 25 June | Boat Rally Details to follow. |
Black Buoy Cruising Club |
| 24 June - 1 July | WRG Camp 4 on the Sleaford Navigation, Lincolnshire. |
Waterway Recovery Group |
| 24 - 25 June | Millenium Boat Rally at Norton Priory. |
IWA Chester & District |
| 24 - 25 June | BCN 24 Hour Marathon Challenge | Waterway Recovery Group |
| 1 - 2 July | Joint Gathering of Boats | Staffs & Worcs Canal Society & Birmingham Canal Navigations Society |
| 1 July | Millennium Boat Rally At Bridge 69, Grand Union Canal, nr. Knowle, West Midlands. Bar and entertainment, including "Meet on the ledge" and a Cyber Cafe. ENTRY FORMS FROM MICK GOLDSBROUGH ON 0121 243 1854. OR E-MAIL: sweeney@firstaid1.demon.co.uk |
Black Buoy Cruising Club |
| 1 - 8 July | WRG Camp 6 on the Dearne & Dove Canal, Yorkshire. |
Waterway Recovery Group |
| 1 - 15 July | WRG Camps 5 & 7 on the Droitwich Junction Canal, Worcestershire. |
Waterway Recovery Group |
| 6 July | A journey along the Chesterfield Canal by John Lower. 7:30pm at Malthouse Stables, Tipton. |
Birmingham Canal Navigations Society |
| 7- 9 July | Droitwich Beer & Jazz Festival & Trailboat Weekend | Droitwich Canals Trust |
| 9 - 15 July | Millennium Arts Festival including firework display on the final day. |
Worcester City |
| 15 - 22 July | WRG Camp 9 on the River Severn, Worcestershire. |
Waterway Recovery Group |
| 15 - 22 July | WRG Camp 10 on the Wey & Arun Canal, Sussex. |
Waterway Recovery Group |
| 19 July | Evening walk around Stretton Stop Lock Starts 7:30pm. Bring wellies! |
IWA Warwickshire |
| 22 - 29 July | WRG Camp 11 on the Derby Canal, Derbyshire. |
Waterway Recovery Group |
| 22 July - 5 August | WRG Camps 12 & 14 on the Montgomery Canal, Shropshire. |
Waterway Recovery Group |
| 29 July - 5 August | WRG Camp 13 on the Basingstoke Canal. |
Waterway Recovery Group |
| 5 - 12 August | WRG Camp 16 on the Wey & Arun Canal, Sussex. |
Waterway Recovery Group |
| 5 - 12 August | WRG Camp 15 on the Herefordshire & Gloucestershire Canal. |
Waterway Recovery Group |
| 12 - 19 August | WRG Camp 18 on the Basingstoke Canal. |
Waterway Recovery Group |
| 12 - 19 August | WRG Camp 17 on the Wilts & Berks Canal. |
Waterway Recovery Group |
| 12 - 13 August | Market Harborough Boat Rally to commemorate 50 years of National Festivals. |
IWA Leicestershire |
| 25 - 28 August | National Waterways Festival and Inland Boat Show at Waltham Abbey. FOR DETAILS CALL 01785 824012 |
National Waterways Festivals Ltd |
| 7 Sept | BW Heritage Projects by Annette Simpson. 7:30pm at Galton Valley, Smethwick. |
Birmingham Canal Navigations Society |
| 15 - 17 Sept | Black Country Boating Festival at Windmill End Junction on the Dudley No.2 Canal. |
Black Country Boating Festival / Coombeswood Canal Trust |
| 16 - 17 Sept | Voile Lille Fifth get-together of Dutch (sailing) barges and enthusiasts at Lille, Northern France, organised by City of Lille and "Cercle Neerlandais". Authentic vessels from UK most welcome - narrowboats, Humber Keels, etc., preferably original or restored. Great atmosphere, this part of France is extremely hospitable. Non-compulsory pre-event gathering at Wambrechies on Thursday 15 Sept. DETAILS FROM: fernhout.koos@tte.nl |
City of Lille & Cercle Neerlandais |
| 20 Sept | How to attract young people to the waterways by Dave Dawson. 7:30pm, Warwickshire County Council Staff Club, North Rock, Warwick. |
IWA Warwickshire |
| 23 - 24 Sept | Working Boat Rally In and around Parkhead Locks on the Dudley Canal. |
Dudley Canal Trust |
| 3 Oct | Gloucester Docks by Hugh Conway-Jones. 7:30pm at the Boat & Railway, Stoke Works, Bromsgrove. |
Worcester & Birmingham Canal Society |
| 5 Oct | Paint and care of Narrowboats by Bryn Woodward. 7:30pm at Malthouse Stables, Tipton. |
Birmingham Canal Navigations Society |
| 18 Oct | What is a river? by Brian Draper. 7:30pm, Warwickshire County Council Staff Club, North Rock, Warwick. |
IWA Warwickshire |
| 21 - 28 Oct | WRG Camp 21 on the Cotswold Canals, Gloucestershire. |
Waterway Recovery Group |
| 2 Nov | Annual General Meeting Followed by a quiz. 7:30pm at Galton Valley, Smethwick. |
Birmingham Canal Navigations Society |
| 3 - 4 Nov | Bonfire Rally at Galton Valley on the Engine Branch, Smethwick. Evening entertainments, Bonfire, BBQ and Fireworks. |
Birmingham Canal Navigations Society |
| 7 Nov | Canals & Railways by David Beasley. 7:30pm at the Boat & Railway, Stoke Works, Bromsgrove. |
Worcester & Birmingham Canal Society |
| 15 Nov | A dramatic life on the cut by Mike Lucas. 7:30pm, Warwickshire County Council Staff Club, North Rock, Warwick. |
IWA Warwickshire |
| 7 Dec | Christmas Social Details to be announced. |
Birmingham Canal Navigations Society |
| 20 Dec | Waterways Curios Bring your curios to talk about. 7:30pm, Warwickshire County Council Staff Club, North Rock, Warwick. |
IWA Warwickshire |