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April 2019 Newsletter Issue 554 Southampton Canal Society April 2019 Newsletter Issue 554 In this issue: Chairman’s Column Chairman’s Column 1 April 4th Meeting June Meeting - Thursday 6th Preston canal turns to sand 1 This evening please give a warm welcome to Chris Paul Goslig poises us : Gosligs Galliats Changes to short-term licences 1 Witts and his talk about his life on the River Pat To This ill oe tous aoud “otlad “ee. This iludes the take tade i the 6s covering boats, trains and docks. Changes to Online Mooring 1 though to the gai tade i the s. Policy In the meantime, enjoy this variable spring May Meeting weather. Subscriptions for 2019/20 1 As always, there is NO May meeting as the Hall Thank you for your support. Itchen Navigation 1 may be commandeered for elections. Alan Rose Waterways Events 2 & 3 Preston canal turns to sand Huddersfield Canal lock gates 3 get Chelsea makeover A 50m length of the Lancaster Canal in Preston looks like it March Meeting 4 has been in filled with sand and is solid enough to walk on. A non-native species of water fern called Azolla (Azolla Wey & Arun Canal Trust 4 filiculoides) has grown along the length between Roebuck awarded design accolade Street and Blackpool Road. The plant is harmless to both people and animals and should Subscriptions for 2019/20 disappea atuall late i the spig oe the plats natural predator a weevil appears and starts to feast on the As agreed at the last AGM, the subscription rate for 2019/20 is fern. unchanged at £16.00 for a single A spokesa fo C‘T is uoted as saig: The plat PHOTOS: Colin Wareing of Colin and member and £27.00 for joint normally dies back in winter but due to the relatively warm Carole’s Creations www.colinandcarolescreations.co.uk membership. oditios oe the last fe oths, this hast happeed Subscriptions are due at the this ea. Tust eologists ae aae of the pole ad April 4th meeting. will be employing the usual control methods to try and eoe it. This ioles a io otol aget – basically a Aelred Derbyshire certain type of insect that eats the plant. Hon Treasurer Itchen Navigation As ith all atual egetatio aageet, solutios ae often not quick and easy, and unfortunately these insects The last barge to carry a cargo ae ot aailale util Ma.Hoee, e ill get o top of to Winchester tied up at Black- the problem this spring and hopefully return the canal to bridge Wharf 150 years ago in leae ate agai fo the sue. June 1869 loaded with coal. Towpath Talk - March 27, 2019 To commemorate this event, I have been busy redesigning and Changes to short-term licences updating the part of the “oiets esite oeed FOLLOWING the national licensing consultation The Trust will continue to offer short term licences with the Navigation. last year, the Canal & River Trust is announcing for visitors and those who have boats off the changes to the short-term licences the charity water and will remove the daily licence. Provision In particular, I am expanding the and updating the description of offers to visiting boaters. will be made for discounts for legitimate cruising the route from Blackbridge Nearly eight out of ten of those who shared their clubs who host events that require one day Wharf to Northam with many views on short-term licences felt it was fair to licences. The revised prices are available via the new modern pictures and a withdraw one-day licences but retain one week, Tusts Useful downloads, application forms and licence fees webpage. number of older ones. one month, and thirty-da fleile eploe These changes have not yet licences, and price these proportionately to reflect Towpath Talk - March 27, 2019 ee put olie (so dot t to the greater administrative costs. find them - yet) but hopefully the ill go lie aoud the Changes to Online Mooring Policy end of June. One problem is that Laura and I will be going boating CRT have updated their Online Mooring Policy moorings have been removed. following a consultation at the end of 2017, and a at Easte ad ot e hoe “eodl, sigle ed of gade ooig appli- until mid-June. I will make a further review. There are two key areas of change. cations will now be considered against privately- further announcement in a They will be ending the automatic online owned land, not just that which has a residential future Newsletter. reduction policy, whereby they had previously dwelling on it. Permission will only be granted to I am also hoping to produce removed one long-term online mooring for the the landowner and sub-letting the mooring will Neslettes hilst I aa. creation of every ten off-line marina moorings. In not be permitted. Further details on the CRT Peter Oates, Editor the last 10 years nearly 600 online permanent website. Page 2 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 not approximately 50 miles of Southampton. Whilst every effort is made to guaranteed) to aid location of the event. ensure the correctness of this information, please check with the listed If YOU know of an event taking place that should be in this list then please contact who will be glad to confirm and supply further details. contact the editor. Date/Time Organiser Details Venue Contact Thu 4 Apr Kennet & Avon Branch AGM. Stone Building, Wharf Road, Julie Dean. Email: 2019 7.30pm CT (Newbury) Newbury, RG14 5AS (SU472671). [email protected] Thu 4 Apr Southampton “My life on the River Severn” based on the Chilworth Village Hall, Angela Rose: 02380 675312 2019 7.45pm CS Tanker Trade in the 1960s and the grain trade in Chilworth, Southampton, Email: [email protected] the 1980s by Chris Witts. SO16 7JZ (SU410184). Sun 7 Apr National Trust Mandy's Walk. From the Colonel Grounds north of Parking at Broadwater Lake car National Trust Navigations Office: 2019 10.30am- Godalming to Bramley with the River Wey volunteers. park, GU7 3BX. (SU985452). This 01483 561389 Email: 1.30pm Return via disused railway line to Broadford and then venue should be confirmed with [email protected] Web: back along the towpath. Bring a packed lunch. National Trust. https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ Tue 16 Apr Kennet & Avon Speaker TBA. Entry donation £2.50 (incl K&A members) Grange Free Church Hall, Circuit John Swift: 0118 941 5540 Email: 2019 7.45pm CT (Reading Br) – to help pay for the meeting. Lane, Southcote, Reading, RG30 [email protected] Mobile: 3HD (SU692718). 07533 886917. Wed 17 Apr Basingstoke CS “Metropolitan Police Marine Policing Unit.” Officer Parish Pavilion, Recreation Email: chobham.talks@basingstoke- 2019 8.00pm William Sargent will talk about the Marine Policing Unit Ground, Station Road, Chobham, canal.org.uk Web: www.basingstoke- (MPU) which is responsible for policing the 47 miles of GU24 8AZ (SU974615) canal.org.uk River Thames within the Met area (Dartford to Hampton Court) as well as providing a specialist response to over 250 miles of canals and waterways, lakes and reservoirs and other bodies of water in London. Sat-Mon 20-22 Kennet & Avon Easter weekend steaming. Adults: £8.00 Concessions: Crofton Beam Engines, Crofton, Web: www.croftonbeamengines.org Apr 2019 CT, Crofton £7.00 Children under 16: Free. Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 10.30am- Branch 3DW (SU261623). 4.30pm Sat 20 Apr The Claverton Claverton Pumping Station. Pumping day. Adults: £6.00, Claverton Pumping Station, Ferry Tel: 01225 483001 Email: 2019 10.00am- Group Accompanied Children under 16 free, no concessions. Lane, Claverton, Bath, BA2 7BH [email protected] Web: 5.00pm (ST790643). www.claverton.org Sun 21 Apr Somersetshire Walk - Radford to Camerton - guided walk. Meet at Camerton Heritage Site, Derrick Hunt: 01225 863066 Email: 2019 10.00am Coal CS BA2 0PB (ST681579)(Park in [email protected] Durcott Lane). Sat 27 Apr The Claverton Claverton Pumping Station. Pumping day. Adults: £6.00, Claverton Pumping Station, Ferry Tel: 01225 483001 Email: 2019 10.00am- Group Accompanied Children under 16 free, no concessions. Lane, Claverton, Bath, BA2 7BH [email protected] Web: 5.00pm (ST790643). www.claverton.org Thu 2 May Southampton NO MEETING. As always, there is NO May Angela Rose: 02380 675312 2019 CS meeting. Email: [email protected] Sat-Mon 4-6 Kennet & Avon Early May Bank Holiday steaming. Adults: £8.00 Crofton Beam Engines, Crofton, Web: www.croftonbeamengines.org May 2019 CT, Crofton Concessions: £7.00 Children under 16: Free. Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 10.30am- Branch 3DW (SU261623). 4.30pm Sat 4 May The Claverton Claverton Pumping Station. Pumping day. Adults: £6.00, Claverton Pumping Station, Ferry Tel: 01225 483001 Email: 2019 10.00am- Group Accompanied Children under 16 free, no concessions. Lane, Claverton, Bath, BA2 7BH [email protected] Web: 5.00pm (ST790643). www.claverton.org Tue 7 May National Trust Tollhouse Turbine Tour. Electric boat trip to Millmead Dapdune Wharf, Wharf Road, National Trust Navigations Office: 2019 11.00am- Lock for a tour of the Toll House, where a reinstated Guildford, Surrey GU1 4RR 01483 561389 Email: 1.00pm & turbine is once again generating hydro-electricity. Return (SU992502). [email protected] Web: 2.00pm- trip to Dapdune Wharf. Places limited - booking is https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ 4.00pm essential on 01483 561389. £12.50 per person. Sat 11 May The Claverton Claverton Pumping Station. Pumping day. Adults: £6.00, Claverton Pumping Station, Ferry Tel: 01225 483001 Email: 2019 10.00am- Group Accompanied Children under 16 free, no concessions.
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