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April 2017 Southampton Canal Society Issue 531 Newsletter Chairman’s Column In this issue April Meeting Chairas Colu ........................ 1 This eeig Gordo ill eloe ‘uth Keer the Couit Offier for Elig Tide Mill. This Bits and Pieces ............................... 1 ancient site is over 900 years old and successive mills and causeway dam have been a feature of the Celebrating Fifty Years ................... 1 old toll bridge across Eling Creek. Eling is managed by The Eling Experience and is currently closed for major repairs due to be completed in spring 2017. Waterways Events .................. 2 & 3 March Meeting .............................. 3 Proposed Boat Gathering for boaters in the Napton/Braunston area Waterway Trip Boats ..................... 4 An informal gathering at Flecknoe and Braunston to be held over the weekend of the early May bank holiday, on Saturday 29th April / 1st May for an afternoon BBQ. And a leisurely cruise to Braunston on IWA warns Scottish Canals ........... 5 Sunday morning. Skippers and crew sought for Wey This is not an organised event, just a small number of boat owners joining up for a casual get- & Arun trips .................................... 5 together. Due to family commitments Angela & myself will not be there. Members with boats in area Thames Water fined £20m ............ 6 please get-together and enjoy the weekend. Volunteers needed to help look May Meeting after historic pumping station ....... 6 There will be NO May meeting as the hall may be commandeered for local Elections. Bits and Pieces June Celebrations IWA Raffle See the item below from Aelred about the celebration of the formation of the Southampton Canal Society fifty years ago. In view of the boat trip, there will be no evening meeting on 1st June. The Wilts & Berks Canal Trust Alan Rose recently received £326.66 as a share of the IWA National Draw that they Celebrating Fifty Years hold each year. The amount of the Through the generosity of a Society member, who The Committee have managed to secure the ser- share is determined by the number of votes given by the purchasers of has offered to cover the full cost of hiring John vices of Derek Spruce, President of the Odiham the tickets. They are very grateful to Pinkerton, I am delighted to tell you that there Society and a well known local historian. Derek IWA and their supporters for this will be no charge for the Society trip on 1st June. will be joining us for the trip and will give a talk money and will be adding it to the On behalf of all members I extend our thanks for about the history of Odiham Castle. Studley Grange appeal, their flagship this generous The trip will de- project in Royal Wootton Bassett. offer. part from the This leaves only Wharf at Odiham Canal Walks the question of at 2:30 pm on The Wilts & Berks Canal Trust have any refreshments Thursday, 1st published a number of leaflets about members may June 2017 and walks along the towpath of the want on the trip. will last approxi- canal. Whilst the whole towpath is A number of mately 2½ hours. not currently walkable, the Trust has members have Would members risen to the challenge of restoring it said they intend who require help along the entire route of the canal. to have lunch at with transport In the meantime, the leaflets can be The Waterwitch please contact me downloaded from their website: in Odiham before as above. The ab- https://www.wbct.org.uk/the-canal/ the trip, so are solute maximum not interested in number of pas- TV boosts canal holidays further refresh- sengers on John Chael s Celerit Carr o ments. Hot drinks and a limited range of snacks Pinkerton is 50; this includes a place for Derek Bargig ad Chael s Great are available on the boat. If anyone does want me Spruce. Currently we have 28 confirmed bookings, Caal Joures ad other to organise refreshments please contact me, with 7 more having expressed an interest. Alan programmes have boosted canal either at the April meeting or via my email and Angela will not be at the April meeting so holiday bookings. Ed Helps of ABC address on the back page of this newsletter. Alan please let me know, as above, if you want to Boat Hire sas “ie the first has spoken to the manager at The Waterwitch, come. episode went out on Friday 17 who said it would be helpful if people wanting to As a consequence of the trip there will NO meet- Feruar, ee see a uplift i eat at the pub would look at the menu on their ing at Chilworth Village Hall on Thursday 1st June web traffic of nearly 40 percent and website: www.chefandbrewer.com/pub/ 2017. our bookings for the last two weeks waterwitch-odiham-hook/c3350/ and then call are up 50 percent on this time last Aelred Derbyshire them to make a reservation before the day. Hon Treasurer and Membership Secretary ear. Other operators are also seeig a rise o last ears ookigs. SOUTHAMPTON CANAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER Waterways Events The following is a list of waterway events taking place within OS grid references and/or postcodes are shown (where known but approximately 50 miles of Southampton. Whilst every effort is made not guaranteed) to aid location of the event. to ensure the correctness of this information, please check with the If YOU know of an event taking place that should be in this list then listed contact who will be glad to confirm and supply further details. please contact the editor. Date/Time Organiser Details Venue Contact Thu 6 Apr Southampton “Eling Tide Mill, the Past and the Future” Chilworth Parish Hall, Chilworth, Angela Rose: 02380 675312 2017 7.45pm CS by Ruth Keer. Visitors welcome. For more Southampton, SO16 7JZ Email: [email protected] information: www.elingexperience.co.uk (SU410184). Sat-Mon 15-17 Kennet & Avon Crofton Engines Steaming weekend. Adults: Crofton Beam Engines, Crofton, Marl- Web: www.croftonbeamengines.org Apr 2017 CT (Crofton Br) £8.00 Concessions: £7.00 Children under 16 borough, Wiltshire, SN8 3DW 10.30am- Free. (SU261623). 4.30pm Sun 16 Apr Somersetshire Walk - Sydney Gardens to Bathampton. Along A36 road bridge, Sydney Gardens, Mike Chapman: 01225 426948 Email: 2017 10.00am Coal CS Kennet & Avon towpath. Bath, BA2 6PF (ST758654). [email protected] Tue 18 Apr Kennet & Avon “Horse drawn through the Kennet Valley” with Grange Free Church Hall, Circuit Lane, John Swift: 0118 941 5540 Email: 2017 7.45pm CT (Reading Br) Bill Fisher. £2.50 (incl K&A members) to help pay Southcote, Reading, RG30 3HD [email protected] Mobile: for room hire. (SU692718). 07533 886917. Wed 19 Apr Basingstoke CS “SS Shieldhall - 61 years and counting” - Graham Parish Pavilion, Recreation Ground, Malcolm Brickwood: 07437 200021 2017 8.00pm MacKenzie will talk about the history of the Station Road, Chobham, GU24 8AZ Email: chobham.talks@basingstoke- largest working steamship in Britain, including (SU974615) canal.org.uk Web: www.basingstoke- information about the grant from the Heritage canal.org.uk Lottery Fund in 2013. Thu 20 Apr Somersetshire “The Radstock Branch - Coal, Canal & Tramway” Radstock Working Men’s Club, The Steve Page: 01761 433418 Email: 2017 7.30pm Coal CS by Roger Halse. Street, Radstock, BA3 3PR [email protected] (ST688547). For location see map here Sat-Mon 29 Kennet & Avon Crofton Engines Steaming weekend. Adults: Crofton Beam Engines, Crofton, Marl- Web: www.croftonbeamengines.org Apr– 1 May CT (Crofton Br) £8.00 Concessions: £7.00 Children under 16 borough, Wiltshire, SN8 3DW 2017 10.30am- Free. (SU261623). 4.30pm Sat 29 Apr Wey & Arun CT Annual General Meeting. Cranleigh Village Hall, Village Way, Trust Office: 01483 505566 Email: 2017 2.30pm- Cranleigh, GU6 8AF (TQ059389). [email protected] Web: 5.00pm www.weyandarun.co.uk Thu 4 May Southampton There will be NO meeting - as the hall will Angela Rose: 02380 675312 2017 CS be used for elections. Email: [email protected] Sat 13 May Kennet & Avon 55th Annual General Meeting of the Trust West Lavington Village Hall Sandfield, Trust Office: 01380 721279 Web: 2017 10.30am CT West Lavington, Devizes, Wiltshire, katrust.org.uk SN10 4HL (SU004535). Sun 14 May Wey & Arun CT Pulborough to Pallingham Boat Rally. This aims to Launching from Pulborough slipway Please register for event on website. 2017 3.00pm confirm the right of navigation on the River Arun planned 3.00-3.30pm. Adj to The Corn Further information, please email. above Pulborough, reaching the site of the junc- Store, London Road, Pulborough, Trust Office: 01483 505566 Email: tion with the Wey and Arun then on to the RH20 2BJ (TQ045184). Map of slipway [email protected] Web: navigable limit at Pallingham Quay. No entry fee, here Canoes can launch at Stopham www.weyarun.org.uk but donations towards costs welcome. Further Bridge, RH20 1DS (TQ030183) around info on website. 3.30pm. See map here. Tue 16 May Kennet & Avon Joint meeting with IWA. £2.50 (incl K&A mem- Grange Free Church Hall, Circuit Lane, John Swift: 0118 941 5540 Email: 2017 7.45pm CT (Reading Br) bers) to help pay for room hire. Southcote, Reading, RG30 3HD [email protected] Mobile: (SU692718). 07533 886917. Sat 20 May Basingstoke CS Annual General Meeting. Following the formal Deepcut Village Centre, Swordsman's Terry Inskip: 07768 410920 Email: 2017 2.00pm business, there will be reports from the Chair- Road, Deepcut, Surrey GU16 6TB [email protected] men of the Canal Society and Boat Company, (SU909577). Web: www.basingstoke-canal.org.uk/ presentation of the Robin Higgs Award and a talk by John Dodwell, Trustee of the Canal & River Trust.
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