Wendy Morton MP, longstanding supporter of LHCRT, Brownhills Canal Festival and the wider canal network, visited the Lichfield Canal recently to see the latest restoration work first‑hand. Her visit came just days before she joined volunteers, traders and visitors at Brownhills Canal Festival, giving her a clear sense of how the restored Lichfield Canal will eventually reconnect with Brownhills …
The 2026 Brownhills Canal Festival brought colour, creativity and canal heritage to Silver Street over the weekend of 15–16 August, as crowds of visitors joined two lively days of activities. Running from 10am to 4pm each day, the free festival showcased a mix of floating traders, historic narrowboats, craft stalls, food stands and family activities. Now in its sixth …
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Our August draw included 265 members – eligible to share £397.50 in the draw.
We are launching a major £100,000 fundraising appeal to restore the final 230 metres of the Lichfield Canal at Gallows Reach. Completing the third and final phase of Gallows Reach will complete the missing link between the existing water-filled sections at Borrowcop Locks Canal Park and Gallows Wharf, delivering a continuous stretch of restored, watered canal through Gallows Reach. …
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The Waterway Recovery Group (WRG) has completed two highly productive weeks of summer camps at Darnford Moors Ecology Park, delivering significant progress on the Lichfield Canal restoration. Canal camps are week‑long volunteering experiences run by WRG, bringing together people from across the country to learn practical heritage construction skills while supporting canal restoration projects. Volunteers live, work, and learn …
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The restoration of the Lichfield Canal has reached an exciting milestone at Tamworth Road Narrows, part of the Gallows Reach project, where the channel is now holding water for the first time, even if only partially, thanks to the hard work of our volunteer team. Over recent weeks, volunteers have progressed the section as far as possible ahead of …
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