November work parties
HERE is the list of Inland Waterways Association work parties that have been arranged for November.
Saturday 2nd November—IWA Chester & Merseyside Branch—Monthly work party on the Dee Branch in Chester. 10am to 4pm. Meet at Telford's Warehouse car park, Chester, CH1 4EZ. Work will include painting, weeding, litter-picking. Contact Mike Carter on 07795 617803 or Email.
Saturday 9th/Sunday 10th November—Worcester Birmingham & Droitwich Canals Society supported by IWA Birmingham, Black Country & Worcestershire Branch—Monthly work party weekend at Tardebigge Lime Kilns. 10am to 3pm each day. Meet at Canal & River Trust depot at Tardebigge, Worcester & Birmingham Canal (New Wharf, Alcester Road, Tardebigge, Bromsgrove, B60 1NF). Further information from Bill Lambert Email
Thursday 14th November—IWA North Staffordshire & South Cheshire Branch and the Caldon & Uttoxeter Canals Trust—Monthly work party on the Caldon Canal. 10am to 3pm. Hedge laying and hedge planting on the Leek Arm. Meet at Ladderedge Country Park car park on Barnfields Industrial Estate, off the A53 in Leek. Please wear stout shoes and old clothes and bring waterproofs and a packed lunch if staying all day. Contact Bob Luscombe on 07710 054848. Email.
Saturday 16th November—IWA North Staffordshire & South Cheshire Branch and Trent & Mersey Canal Society—Monthly work party on the Cheshire Locks, Trent & Mersey Canal. 10am to 4pm. Painting and vegetation clearance, location to be confirmed. Please wear stout shoes and old clothes and bring waterproofs and a packed lunch if staying all day. Contact Bob Luscombe on 07710 054848. Email.
Saturday 16th November—IWA Warwickshire Branch supporting Canal & River Trust Towpath Taskforce, Lapworth—Tasks include lock painting, litter picking, veg clearance and path work. 10am to 4pm. Meet at Kingswood Lock, Lapworth, Solihull, B94 5RB. Further information from Brian Bayston by phoning 01926 831508. Email.
Wednesday 20th November—IWA Guildford & Reading Branch—Fobney Lock. Work party to generally tidy the area between 10.30am and 3pm. For more information or to let us know you're planning on joining the work party contact Verna Smith on 01252 517 522. Email.
Thursday 24th November—IWA Warwickshire Branch—Lapworth. Tasks include lock painting, litter picking, veg clearance and path work. Meet at Kingswood Lock, Lapworth, Solihull, B94 5RB. 10am to approx. 3pm. Further information from Brian Bayston by phoning 01926 831508.
Saturday 23rd November—IWA Manchester Branch supporting Canal & River Trust Towpath Taskforce—Monthly work party, location varies, in the Greater Manchester area. 10am to 4pm. Tasks include painting, vegetation clearance, pulling rubbish out of the canal and litter picking. Contact Ian Price 07971 444258. Email.