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Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust

  • OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION to biodiversity

    OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION to biodiversity

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    Darnford Moors copse, at Darnford Moors Ecology Park, has been named after the Lichfield and Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust’s (LHCRT) former chair.  A CEREMONY has taken place to name Bull Wood in honour of Christine Bull, who played a pivotal role in transforming Darnford Moors into the thriving habitat it is today and encouraging the…

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  • DOUBLE your donation and unlock the future of the Lichfield Canal

    DOUBLE your donation and unlock the future of the Lichfield Canal

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    In April, Lichfield and Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust (LHCRT) will take part in the Big Give Green Match Fund appeal to raise £180,000 in just one week! These funds will be used to construct a vital lock on the Lichfield Canal along Tamworth Road. This crucial appeal aims to raise a game-changing £90,000 in donations…

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  • Funding secured for next phase of ecology park

    Funding secured for next phase of ecology park

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    LICHFIELD and Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust has secured a £250,000 grant from Biffa Award for the next phase of its Darnford Moors Ecology Park project. It will restore the canal channel from Darnford Lane to the lift-bridge, providing habitat improvements with wetland margins and hedgerow corridors. LHCRT chairman Carole Mills said: “This is excellent news…

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  • Canal tree dedicated to Gurkha charity supporter

    Canal tree dedicated to Gurkha charity supporter

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    LICHFIELD & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust attended a very special dedication of a memorial tree. A 2.5m rowan stands tall on the route of the Lichfield Canal near the footpath linking Longbridge Road to Tamworth Road in Staffordshire and is dedicated to Margaret Cross by her family. She died of motor neurone disease in 2020.…

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  • Lichfield canal volunteers nominated for awards

    Lichfield canal volunteers nominated for awards

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    TWO Lichfield Canal Trust volunteers with an age difference of more than 70 years have been nominated for Support Staffordshire Awards. Eric Wood, president of Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust, has been nominated for a lifetime achievement award, while Tom Wright has been nominated in the young volunteer of the year category. Support Staffordshire…

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