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Community narrowboat receives grant

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September 12, 2023

The Worcester-Birmingham & Droitwich Canals Society, has been awarded a community grant of £500 from Alvechurch Parish Council towards the upkeep of its community narrowboat ‘Cecilia’. Alvechurch councillor Marc Worrall presented a cheque to the society on Monday 4th September in Alvechurch, on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal, by bridge 60 (Station Road, near the…
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Sponsored ‘Boat Haul’ on April 9th 2022 starting at 11am!

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March 11, 2022

A message from The Worcester-Birmingham & Droitwich Canals Society: Please support our wonderful team of ‘boat haulers’ who will be pulling on the ropes of our canal society narrowboat ‘Cecilia’ to haul her all the way from Alvechurch (Bridge 60) to Hopwood House (Bridge 67) on The Worcester & Birmingham Canal. The engine will be…
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IWA celebrates 75 years at Perdiswell Park, Worcester

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Janet Richardson

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October 15, 2021

THE Inland Waterways Association celebrated its 75th anniversary year at Perdiswell Park in Worcester.The IWA Festival of Water attracted thousands of eager visitors keen to join in the fun. Close to 100 boats moored along the Worcester & Birmingham Canal for the festival. Traditional working boats and modern narrowboats decked with bunting, flags and flowers…
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Heritage Open Days – Tardebigge

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Mark Lancaster

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September 12, 2021

Come for a guided walk around the top lock section of the Tardebigge canal flight on the 18th and 19th of September 2021. A snapshot of 200 years of local canal life from engineering feats through to the age of steam and the establishment of the Inland Waterways Association. Local guides from the Worcester-Birmingham &…
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