Northern Canals Association

  • Chair sought to navigate association in the future

    Chair sought to navigate association in the future

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    The Northern Canals Association is appealing for a new chairperson to take over the helm. THE group was set up in 1991 with the aim of enabling restoration societies to visit other’s sites, where the host would discuss their possibilities, plans and problems. Over the years, its meetings have ranged far and wide in location,…

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  • NORTHERN CANALS ASSOCIATION: Busy year ahead

    NORTHERN CANALS ASSOCIATION: Busy year ahead

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    THE NORTHERN Canals Association looked to the future and the past at its recent meeting. The association heard about various restoration projects ongoing and planned in the region, including a new bridge and trip boat. The meeting was held at Langley Mill, in the Amber Valley, Derbyshire, where 57 members heard about the history of…

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  • RESTORING the Monty and closing the Shropshire Gap

    RESTORING the Monty and closing the Shropshire Gap

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    MORE than 40 people from 22 different groups saw recent work completed on the Montgomery Canal and were shown plans for future projects. They were attending the Northern Canals Association meeting at Llanymynech, on the Montgomery Canal, hosted by the Shropshire Union Canal Society (SUCS). The bulk of the day was taken up by visiting…

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  • Preparing the ground for funding bids

    Preparing the ground for funding bids

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    MEMBERS of about 25 canal societies and trusts converged on the Chesterfield Canal on Sunday, October 9 for the autumn meeting of the Northern Canals Association at the Hollingwood Hub. They were welcomed by chairman Ivan Cane to the 80th held since the first meeting in Huddersfield in 1991. He asked that if anyone has…

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