The Darnford Moors volunteer team relocated to Fosseway Lane in mid-April and the first task was to tidy up the canal bed by reinstating the coping stones to the south wall and also carry out a bit of pointing. That work took us a couple of weeks to complete and by late April the south wall was looking much …
It’s been a strange couple of months weatherwise. Apparently, it has been the warmest and wettest February on record, but we have still cancelled a couple of work days due to the inclement weather. The last couple of months have just been about finishing off jobs. In order that the site could be fully opened up to the public, …
Thinking back to October the lining works had progressed to the phase 3 section, whilst the phase 1 area was under test for leaks. Here’s an update on what has happened since then. Before the contractor, Onsite Central Limited, flooded the phase 2 area, we needed to carry out some works. Dave (one of our volunteers) built a 6” …
Darnford Moors Ecology Park – February 2024 update Read More »
Darnford Moors Ecology Park It’s been a particularly wet July and a relatively cool August and so consequently there have been a couple of weeks when the lining contractors On Site have not actually been on site. There was also a two week period when the Waterway Recovery Group held weekly camps and so the volunteers either had a …
It’s been a while since our last report and a lot has happened! The Lichfield Canal at Darnford Moors is now looking like a canal, holding water for the first time in over 50 years, as part of our ecology park. Thanks to funding from ERDF and HS2 CEF, our contractor, Onsite Central Ltd, completed phase one of the …
The Lichfield and Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust continues to make significant progress, with the main focus of work (as previously) being on two key areas: Tamworth Road (A51) – Old Lock 24 to Cricket Lane Work continues on compensating for the need to lower the canal at old lock 24 to allow for its eventual passage under Cricket Lane …
