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Canal and waterway events
Featured Events
Waterway Recovery Group Dirty Weekends!
A lot of voluntary work has to be done at the weekend, and
once a month WRG's Regional Groups spend a weekend, somewhere in the
country, restoring the waterways. Despite being 'regional' groups,
most attract volunteers from various parts of the country.
Find your local Group.
London WRG,
WRG Bit in the Middle,
Essex WRG,
WRG North West
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March 1st to 31st 'Canalside' Photographic Exhibition By Brett Trafford Leek
Location: Cafe Clique, Getliffe’s yard, Leek, Staffs
Details: The free exhibition, “Canal Side” is an attempt to capture the many faces of the canal in all weathers and seasons. Over the years the canal has featured in many of my images but this is the first time that it has had star billing. The images are a mix of digital photographs and slides, taken along the Leek and Caldon branches of the Trent and Mersey Canal over a number of years and most of the images are being exhibited for the first time.
Contact: brett@bretttrafford.com or ring Brett on 01538 387701 or 07801 058345.
Until March 2nd February Art Exhibition By Michele Field Oxford
Location: Oxford John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, OX3 9DU
Details: Exhibition is located on level 2 in the main hospital. Selection of Michele's favourite painting subjects including original canal paintings & prints.
Contact: www.saa.co.uk/art/michele Tel: 01865 371188
March 4th to 30th March Art Exhibition By Michele Field Oxford
Location: Churchill Hospital, Headington, Oxfordshire OX3 7LJ
Details: Exhibition can be found in the old part of the hospital located in South Street corridor near League of Friends. Selection of Michele's favourite painting subjects including original canal paintings & prints.
Contact: www.saa.co.uk/art/michele Tel: 01865 371188
April 6th to 9th Easter Boat Gathering Ellesmere Port
Location: Churchill Hospital, Headington, Oxfordshire OX3 7LJ
Details: Spectacular celebration of narrowboat culture also features music from a Sea Shanty festival. Other events across the festival include demonstrations of traditional crafts, lectures, children’s activities, real ale festival and more. Shanty singers will be performing around the site during the day and will also be holding concerts in the evenings. The Easter Boat Gathering is the biggest weekend in the museum’s calendar and the museum will be welcoming hundreds of members of the public, who will be able to explore the collections and museum boats, as well as taking in the sights and sounds of the Gathering. There is still time to get involved by bringing your boat to the Easter Boat Gathering and moorings at the museum over the Easter weekend for visiting boats are free.
Contact: The museum is taking registrations for boats now and you can be part of this festival by calling on 0151 355 5017
April 13th to 15th LILO Liveaboard Gathering Devizes, Kennet & Avon
Details: Low Impact Life Onboard (LILO) are hosting a Spring Gathering of Boaters on the Kennet & Avon. All boaters are welcome to come. It’ll be an informal affair – more of a get together for boaters to share news and skills. There’s plenty of camping space available for those who decide not to bring their boats to the gathering. One of the main features of LILO gatherings is the opportunity for boaters to share their skills and knowledge with other boaters. We ask people who feel they have a skill or knowledge which may be useful to other liveaboards to contact us for a slot in the timetable. At previous gatherings we’ve done the usual workshops on diesel engine maintenance and 12volt electrics, but also tips on helping your boaters’ group work together more smoothly. This year, in addition to the practical workshops there’ll be sessions on legal rights of boaters, the big changes to the structure of BW and the Kennet & Avon moorings plan, as well as a chance to get together with other people who are wanting to do something about it all. All in all we’re planning to have two days for workshops and sharing skills, so there’ll be plenty more time and room to have more sessions. We have plenty of workshops lined up including engine maintenance, 12V electrics (theory and build you own PV panel) plumbing and carpentry. We’re looking for more people who can offer their skills and knowledge in the workshops and talks. We’ll be running some sessions on how to run workshops for those who aren’t too confident, or have never done it before.
Contact: We’re also asking for ideas and requests for workshops – what would you like to see happen at the Gathering? Drop us a line at lilouk@riseup.net And in case you were wondering, LILO isn’t an organisation, just a loose network of boaters who are interested in living sustainably on the waterways and high seas. You can find out more about LILO on our website at http://www.lilo.org.uk
May 5th to 7thNorbury Canal & Food Festival Shropshire Union Canal
Location: Norbury Junction, Staffordshire
Details: The Norbury Canal & Food Festival will again be held on the canalside and in the grounds of the Junction Inn, Norbury, Staffordshire on the Shropshire Union Canal. May Bank Holiday, May 5 -7 2012 Last year we teamed up with the local villagers and combined our canal festival with a food festival. It was so successful that we have now EXTENDED THE EVENT TO 3 DAYS. Attractions include craft and food stalls, cooking demonstrations, narrowboats and events including live music and a charity auction.
Contact: John Myers 07711 858986
May 5th to 19th Oxfordshire Artweeks No 155 By Michele Field Oxford
Location: 65 Bicester Road, Kidlington, Oxford. OX5 2LD
Details: Open 2pm to 6pm daily (Thursdays open till 8pm) . Selection of Michele's favourite painting subjects including original canal paintings & prints.
Contact: www.saa.co.uk/art/michele Tel: 01865 371188
June 2nd to July 30th Waterways Art Exhibition By Michele Field Oxfordshire
Location: Annie's Tea Room- Canal Road, Thrupp, Nr Kidlington, Oxon OX5 1JZ
Details: Selection of Michele's favourite painting subjects including original canal paintings & prints.
Contact: www.saa.co.uk/art/michele Tel: 01865 371188
June 30th and July 1stChesterfield Canal Festival 2012 Staveley Town Basin
Location: Staveley Town Basin near Chesterfield.
Details: The Chesterfield Canal Trust will be holding its Festival at the new Staveley Town Basin near Chesterfield on 30th June and 1st July next year. The main attraction will be a round tour by boat, vintage bus and a steam train ride at Barrow Hill Roundhouse. There will be all the usual attractions such as stalls, canal societies, children’s rides, canoeing and a clown; but there will also be a miniature train ride and the chance to try a Segway. Non-stop music and fun will be available in the entertainment marquee and there will be a concert on the Saturday night featuring the Swing Commanders. Brampton Brewery will be providing the Real Ale bar and of course there will be plenty of food stalls. As Staveley is on the isolated western section, it is essentially a trail boat festival using the brand new slipway. However there is a craning pad which the Trust will be using. Time for this facility can be booked.
Contact: For further information, or to book a stall or boat, please email festival@chesterfield-canal-trust.org.uk or ring 01246 477569.
October 8th to 2nd November Solo Art Exhibition By Michele Field Northants
Details: Selection of Michele's favou
Location: Daventry Library, North Street, Northamptonshire N11 4GH
Selection of Michele's favourite painting subjects including prints & cards. Open Mon to Fri 9am to 7pm. Saturdays open 9am - 5pm. Closed on Sundays
Contact: www.saa.co.uk/art/michele Tel: 01865 371188