Chris Bailey’s 50 years on the cut When our now Construction and Operations Trustee, Chris Bailey, first stepped onto the towpath as a fresh‑faced apprentice carpenter on 5 August 1976, he could never have imagined that half a century later he’d be helping to shape an entirely new chapter of canal history in Lichfield. I started my career as …
So much has been achieved in 2025, in particular, the contrast of the original site compared to now.
2025 was a very busy year for the Green and Grounds Team of adults, Duke of Edinburgh and corporate volunteers. We worked on all of our towpaths and footpaths, open spaces and large sites at Darnford Moors, Fosseway Heath, Muckley Corner and Summerhill. We have to cut down a lot of vegetation, but that creates an issue of what …
We’ve been lucky to have many companies help us this year as some of their Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
Find out about the work that our volunteers carried out between July and early August.
In this blog for Trustees’ Week, our Finance and Funding Trustee, describes the importance of good financial governance.
