Since August, our Tamworth Road team has been working on the buttressing on the offside of the channel, next to the old lock keeper’s cottage. This is because the canal will be much lower along here to get under Cricket Lane, so they’ve had to reinforce the higher land before digging the canal to its lower level. It’s a …
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While most of us endured the so called ‘summer’ here this year, the brambles, nettles, thistles and other weeds had a terrific time. Therefore the last few months have needed even more cutting back, weeding between hedging saplings on the bunds, strimming, clearing paths and benches than usual. During the summer-holiday period there are always fewer volunteers on Saturday …
Roy McFarlane, the esteemed Canal Laureate, has become an ambassador for Lichfield and Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust. Birmingham-born Roy is known for his evocative poetry, dedication to exploring the cultural and historical significance of Britain’s waterways, and his fondness for herons. He will work closely with us to raise awareness and support for the ongoing restoration. His involvement is …
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The Biffa Award board recently visited Darnford Moors Ecology Park, a project partly funded by Biffa Award through the Partnership Grant Scheme, to see firsthand the impact of their support on the local environment. During their visit, the board had the opportunity to see how the canal has flourished since it was completed and meet with some of our …
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Christine Bull has announced her retirement as Lichfield and Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust’s environment trustee. Christine was elected as trustee in 2017 and served as chair between 2017 and 2022. She has played a pivotal role in advancing LHCRT’s environmental initiatives, including planting over 4,000 hedging plants, 200 trees and a vast array of flower seeds along the route …
The July blog finished finished just as the Waterway Recovery Group (WRG) was about to hold two weeks of summer camps at our Fosseway Lane site. This effectively meant that our Tuesday and Wednesday workparties were displaced for a couple of weeks. So the team did a bit of tidying up at our Tamworth Road workshop and then fitted …
