Category Archives: Restoration

September 6-8 Two out of three’s not bad. Benign weather on Friday and Saturday helped enormously but Sunday was soggy. The top priority now is to complete channel works in Phase 1A before this area […]

August 16-18 In what feels like ‘the end of an era’, we say goodbye to John and Paul the wallers. Work to repair the former tramway wharf wall is now complete. Starting in April last […]

July 26-28 Job Done! The second work party in July saw the towpath finished and lining and blocking completed in Phase 1B. This report covers the second work party in July including the days leading […]

June 21-23 and July 5-7 The first work party in July was aided by another large group of corporate volunteers (guess who!). This report covers two work parties as some additions have been made to […]

June 7-9 Prodigious! There are many ways to describe a work party. On this occasion, this seems the most appropriate. The first of the June work parties clocked up a record 580 volunteer hours over […]

May 3-6 Success! We finally managed to access the wharf wall area and, in good weather, made substantial progress elsewhere. The May work party was extended to four days to include bank holiday Monday. Although […]

April 5-7 And so it goes on…. Parts of England have had their wettest winter since records began in 1836. The Environment Agency has said that England just went through its wettest 12 month period […]

Mar 1-3 And we’re off! The eagerly awaited commencement of lining and blocking in Crickheath South has got off to a flying start. This winter has been wet (!) and February was no exception with […]

Feb 2-4 Get set! After a highly productive work party we are now ready to start lining and blocking in Phase 1B. In breezy, but mild and dry(!) weather, this work party achieved significant progress […]