Southampton Canal Society May 2018 Newsletter Issue 544

In this issue: Chairman’s Column 1 Chairman’s Column Ancient mill reopens 1 May Meeting July Meeting Letter to the Editor 1 As usual NO MAY MEETING as the hall is in use for The “outhapto Caal “oiets Fift-first Annual elections. General Meeting will be held on Thursday 5th July. Important Notice 1 At last! August Meeting Waterways Events 2 & 3 We hope that spring and the sunshine will arrive There will be NO AUGUST MEETING as the hall will Mikron Theatre 3 soon, time to plan our holidays and days out. be closed for maintenance. Making royal waves 4 June Meeting September Meeting April Meeting 4 The cancelled March meeting has been O “epteer th, the “oiets Presidet, Bria rearranged for Thursday 7th June. With a talk Evans, will be showing a selection of canal films Commuting by Kayak 5 etitled The ‘oal Natioal Lifeoat istitutio, and DVDs. Licence Evasion 5 Caroline Tilly will tell us all about the RNLI - the Thank you all for your support. charity which rescues 24 people a day. General Data Protection Alan Rose 6 Regulation (GDPR) Letter to the Editor Ancient mill reopens after £2million upgrade Hi Peter In the tide mill itself old safety With reference to your chal- barriers have been replaced with lenge in the canal society news- glass screens allowing uninterrupted letter as to the number of locks views of the mill machinery and travelled through, I decided to water wheels, which have been check it out. So far we have repaired and restored. travelled through 7,076 wide locks and 7,958 narrow locks, The mill shop has been refurbished, making a total of 15,034 locks with new displays and a lighter, on Remus. brighter environment. A lift has also In addition to this the hire boat been installed allowing visitors with lockage is in the order of 1500 mobility difficulties to access the thus making a combined total of ground floor of the ancient mill for approximately 16,534. Other in- the first time. formation concerning our trav- New footpaths, bridges and wooden els on Remus, -- total mileage in excess of 18,434 miles having boardwalks have been created passed through tunnels on 545 Thanks to Brian Evans for spotting the following around Bartley Water and down to Goatee Beach, occasions, making 331 miles article in the Echo and sending it in for all to see, akig the ills loel atural settig aessile travelled underground. ith the oet Iterestig to see after the talk to wheelchairs users and pushchairs for the first Eric and Sue Lewis i April 7. time. Important Notice AN ANCIENT mill reopens to the public The improvements have been supported by a I would like to draw attention to today following a £2m refurbishment programme. Heritage Lottery Fund grant of £1.7m. The project the important item on the back was managed by District Council, which Eling Tide Mill its, visitor centre and open spaces page about the new General owns the tide mill, and put £223,000 into the Data Protection Regulation. Bor- around Bartley Water and Goatee Beach, has been project, along with Town Council, ing, but the law about the way restored and refurbished, creating an interactive which runs the attraction, which contributed organisations hold and use exhibition, greatly improved access to the buildings £98,000. personal data will change on 25 and the footpaths, a new café, activity room and May 2018. refurbished mill shop. Eling Tide Mill Experience manager Helen Robinson To comply, we need you to give said: We are reall eited to eloe isitors In the visitor centre a brand new exhibition telling back to the Eling Tide Mill Experience. written consent to hold data the story of the tide mill features hands-on about you and to use it to con- activities where visitors can try milling flour or "The tide mill is one of only two in the country, and tact you by telephone or email. I flour has been milled on this site for 900 years. should point out that if you do operating a mini-working model of the tide mill. not give this consent you will no The visitor centre has been extended to "Our new exhibition brings the mill to life and longer receive this Newsletter incorporate the new Mill Café, serving lunches and explains its central role in the life of the by email. (What a relief!) hoeade akes; soe ade usig the tide ills ouit oer the eturies. own flour. Indeed, I would ask those mem- The Eling Tide Mill Experience will be officially ers ho use eail ut dot Talks, school trips and holiday activity sessions will open by HRH The Duke of Gloucester at an event get their Newsletter via email to be hosted in the John Chandler Activity Room, on April 24. consider doing so - it saves the named for a former miller. The centre is now fully Society over 70p per issue in Daily Echo 10 April 2018 postage, etc. Peter Oates accessible to wheelchair users.

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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 3 May Southampton NO MAY MEETING. As always, there will be Angela Rose: 02380 675312 2018 CS NO May Meeting as the hall is in use for Email: [email protected] elections. Sat-Mon 5-7 Kennet & Avon Early May Bank Holiday steaming. Adults: £8.00 Crofton Beam Engines, Crofton, Web: www.croftonbeamengines.org May 2018 CT, Crofton Concessions: £7.00 Children under 16: Free. Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 3DW 10.30am- Branch (SU261623). 4.30pm Sat 12 May The Claverton Claverton Pumping Station. Pumping day. Adults: Claverton Pumping Station, Ferry Lane, Tel: 01225 483001 Email: 2018 10.00am- Group £6.00, Children under 16 free, no concessions. Claverton, Bath, BA2 7BH (ST790643). [email protected] Web: 5.00pm www.claverton.org Sun 13 May Wey & Arun CT Pulborough to Pallingham Boat Rally. This aims to Launching from Pulborough slipway Please register for event on website. 2018 11.15am- confirm the right of navigation on the River Arun planned 11.15am - noon. Adj to The Further information, please email. 4.00pm above Pulborough, reaching the site of the junction Corn Store, London Road, Trust Office: 01483 505566 Email: with the Wey and Arun then on to the navigable Pulborough, RH20 2BJ (TQ045184). [email protected] Web: limit at Pallingham Quay. No entry fee, but donations Map of slipway here. Canoes can www.weyarun.org.uk towards costs welcome. Further info on website. launch at Stopham Bridge, RH20 1DS (TQ030183) noon onwards. Map here. Tue 15 May Kennet & Avon Joint meeting with IWA. Mark Rudall and ‘Steam Grange Free Church Hall, Circuit Lane, John Swift: 0118 941 5540 Email: 2018 7.45pm CT (Reading Br) Boats’. Joint meeting with IWA? Entry donation Southcote, Reading, RG30 3HD [email protected] Mobile: £2.50 (incl K&A members) – to help pay for the (SU692718). 07533 886917. meeting. Sat 19 May Basingstoke CS 40th Annual General Meeting of the Surrey & Deepcut Village Centre, Swordsman Terry Inskip: 02380 675312 Email: 2018 2.00pm Hampshire Canal Society Ltd, (aka The Basingstoke Road, Deepcut GU16 6TB [email protected] Canal Society). After the AGM there will be reports (SU908577). http://www.basingstoke-canal.org.uk/ from the Chairmen of the Canal Society and Boat Company, presentation of the Robin Higgs Award and a talk by Richard Davenport of the Maidenhead Waterways Restoration Group. Sat 19 May The Claverton Claverton Pumping Station. Static (not pumping) day. Claverton Pumping Station, Ferry Lane, Tel: 01225 483001 Email: 2018 10.00am- Group Adults: £4.00, Children under 16 free, no Claverton, Bath, BA2 7BH (ST790643). [email protected] Web: 5.00pm concessions. www.claverton.org Sat-Mon 26-28 Waterways Crick Boat Show. Britain’s biggest inland waterways Crick Marina, West Haddon Road, Waterways World: 01283 742970 May 2018 World Ltd event that in 2017 attracted a record 27,167 visitors. Crick, Northants, NN6 7SQ Email: [email protected] Web: 10.00am- (SP596726) www.crickboatshow.com 5.00pm Sat-Mon 26-28 Kennet & Avon Late May Bank Holiday steaming. Adults: £8.00 Crofton Beam Engines, Crofton, Web: www.croftonbeamengines.org May 2018 CT, Crofton Concessions: £7.00 Children under 16: Free. Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 3DW 10.30am- Branch (SU261623). 4.30pm Sat 26 May The Claverton Claverton Pumping Station. Pumping day. Adults: Claverton Pumping Station, Ferry Lane, Tel: 01225 483001 Email: 2018 10.00am- Group £6.00, Children under 16 free, no concessions. Claverton, Bath, BA2 7BH (ST790643). [email protected] Web: 5.00pm www.claverton.org Fri-Sun 1-3 Jun See it for Real Beale Park Boat & Outdoor Show 2018. Open until Beale Park, Lower Basildon, Reading, Phone: 01296 631 273 Email: 2018 10.00am- Productions 6.00pm Fri and Sat. See website for admission Berkshire RG8 9NW (SU618778). info@bealeparkboatandoutdoorshow 5.00pm charges and attractions. .co.uk Web: www.bealeparkboatandoutdoorshow. co.uk/ Sun 3 Jun 2018 Wey & Arun CT “The Poddle” - WACT’s annual sponsored walk and Walberton Village Hall, The Street, Trust Office: 01483 505566 Email: major fundraiser. 11 mile circular walk partly along Walberton, Arundel BN18 0PJ [email protected] Poddle the River Arun and the old Portsmouth and Arundel (SU972058). co-ordinator email: Canal. Start between 9am - 10.30am from [email protected] Walberton Village Hall via Yapton, where lunch will Web: weyarun.org.uk/events29 be provided, then back to the start. Morning only possible. Further details and registration on website. Thu 7 Jun Southampton The Royal National Lifeboat Institution. The Chilworth Parish Hall, Chilworth, Angela Rose: 02380 675312 2018 7.45pm CS postponed March meeting has been Southampton, SO16 7JZ Email: [email protected] rearranged for the June meeting. Caroline (SU410184). Tilley will talk about RNLI, the charity which rescues 24 people a day. Sat 9 Jun 2018 The Claverton Claverton Pumping Station. Pumping day. Adults: Claverton Pumping Station, Ferry Lane, Tel: 01225 483001 Email: 10.00am- Group £6.00, Children under 16 free, no concessions. Claverton, Bath, BA2 7BH (ST790643). [email protected] Web: 5.00pm www.claverton.org Tue 12 Jun Somersetshire Annual General Meeting 2018 Radstock Museum, Waterloo Rd, Patrick Moss: 07736 859882 Email: 2018 7.30pm Coal CS Radstock, BA3 3EP (ST689549). For [email protected] location see map here

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Waterway Events (continued from page 2) Date/Time Organiser Details Venue Contact Sat 16 Jun Reading BC and Reading Waterfest. Festival of boats, entertainment River Kennet, Forbury Gardens and John Swift: 0118 941 5540 Email: 2018 11.00am- Kennet & Avon and stalls. Great family day out. Admission is free. Chestnut Walk, RG13AH. (SU719734) [email protected] Mobile: 5.00pm CT (Reading Br) 07533 886917. Sat 16 Jun The Claverton Claverton Pumping Station. Static (not pumping) day. Claverton Pumping Station, Ferry Lane, Tel: 01225 483001 Email: 2018 10.00am- Group Adults: £4.00, Children under 16 free, no Claverton, Bath, BA2 7BH (ST790643). [email protected] Web: 5.00pm concessions. www.claverton.org Sat 23 Jun The Claverton Claverton Pumping Station. Pumping day. Adults: Claverton Pumping Station, Ferry Lane, Tel: 01225 483001 Email: 2018 10.00am- Group £6.00, Children under 16 free, no concessions. Claverton, Bath, BA2 7BH (ST790643). [email protected] Web: 5.00pm www.claverton.org Sat-Sun 23-24 Kennet & Avon Crofton steaming weekend. Adults: £8.00 Crofton Beam Engines, Crofton, Web: www.croftonbeamengines.org Jun 2018 CT, Crofton Concessions: £7.00 Children under 16: Free. Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 3DW 10.30am- Branch (SU261623). 4.30pm Wed 27 Jun Mikron Theatre Revolting Women. No tickets required, cash The Trout Inn, St John's Bridge, The Trout Inn: 01367 252313 Web: 2018 7.30pm collection after show. Bar, food and refreshments Faringdon Road, Lechlade On Thames, www.thetroutinn.com or available. Bring chairs and blankets. Outdoor show - GL7 3HA (SU223990). mikron.org.uk shelter if bad weather. Sun 1 Jul 2018 Mikron Theatre Get Well Soon. No tickets required, cash collection Abbey Ruins, Abbey Street, Reading, Tel: 0118 9372771 or mikron.org.uk 4.00pm after show. Bring a picnic, chairs and blankets. RG1 3HW (SU719735). Outdoor show. New venue supported by Reading Borough Council. Thu 5 Jul Southampton ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. Chilworth Parish Hall, Chilworth, Angela Rose: 02380 675312 2018 8.00pm CS Southampton, SO16 7JZ Email: [email protected] (SU410184). Fri 6 Jul 2018 Mikron Theatre Revolting Women. No tickets required, cash The Waterwitch, Colt Hill London Tel: 01256 702778 Web: 7.30pm collection after the show. Food & bar available. Bring Road, Odiham, RG29 1AL (SU745515). mikron.org.uk chairs and blankets. Outdoor show. Sat 7 Jul 2018 Mikron Theatre Get Well Soon. No tickets required, cash collection The Teapot Tearooms, Britchcombe Tel: 07800637917 or 01367 820260 7.30pm taken after show. Food and refreshments available. Farm, Uffington, Faringdon, SN7 7QJ Email: [email protected] Web: Bring chairs and blankets. Outdoor show with (SU308871). www.facebook.com/TheTeapotTearo shelter in case of bad weather. Bar and food from omandgarden or mikron.org.uk 5.30pm. Sun 8 Jul 2018 Kennet & Avon Newbury Waterways Festival. Display of boats; in Victoria Park, Newbury, RG14 5AS Email: 10.30am- CT (Newbury the Park will be stalls, activities, and entertainment (SU473672). [email protected] 4.30pm Br) for all the family with the theme of “Reach for the Web: katrust.org.uk/events/ Skies” this year to celebrate the centenary of the formation of the Royal Air Force and the 80th anniversary of the Spitfire. Festival entry: free. See website for further info.

Mikron Theatre Mikro Theatre has alread started their tour although the dot get do south util the latter part of Jue. The Waterways Events item in this Newsletter (and on the website) will list all performances at all venues within 50 miles (as the crow flies) of Southampton. As usual Mikron will be performing two different and new shows and a brief taste of these is given below. Get Well Soon Revolting Women 70 years of the NHS! Fight for the vote All is ot ell at “t Moias Hospital. There o life support; faig Why did it take so insufferably long for women to get the vote? bugs, bed-blockers and a battle to save A and E. London. 1918. 70 years ago, Nye Bevan Revolting Women tells the gave us free healthcare for Suffrage story through the eyes of all. a less well-known Pankhurst, Sylvia, who fought for the vote Can his dream survive the alongside working women in the demands and pressures of East End. Sylvia meets Lettie and the 21st century? together they push to Parliament, to bend the ear of the Cabinet. Can Nurse Danuta save the A story of absolute commitment or day with her Polish pastries dangerous obsession? and proverbs? Full of political satire, song and With tunes, transfusions and more suffrage societies than you titters, join Mikron as we can shake a stick at, Revolting make a surgical strike on the state of our NHS. Women unravels a contentious and momentous movement in history!

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Making royal waves HER Royal Highness, the Princess Royal has launched a few ships in her time but this week she took the helm. The Princess was visiting Warsash Maritime Academy's ship handling centre at Timsbury Lake. She had a tour of the lake aoard the Challeger , which is a scale model of a ro-ro ferry. HRH the Princess Royal at the helm of Challenger The princess unveils a plaque at the new city campus The lake includes a four- mile scale length canal, buoyed channels, critical bends, turning basins, Her Royal Highness was received by the Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire, and harbour areas with 19 jetties. Complex and potentially hazardous Nigel Atkinson Esq, and was presented to a number of dignitaries manoeuvres can be learnt and practised in a scaled environment. including the Vice-Chancellor of Solent, Professor Graham Baldwin, Chancellor of Solent, Lord Admiral West, Director of School Warsash The focus of training for masters, officers, pilots and berthing/mooring School of Maritime Science and Engineering, Dr Syamantak masters is around slow speed control of ships and large yachts. Bhattacharya, and staff and cadets. Earlier in the day the Princess launched Southampton Solent Professor Baldi added: The deelopet at “t. Mars Capus is Uiersits e £ illio hoe for offier adet traiig ad first the first phase of our investment plans into maritime education and certification courses. training at Solent. It has modernised our facilities and allows us to build Her Royal Highness unveiled a plaque inside the building, which is on the heritage and expertise associated with Warsash Maritime located within the grounds of City College. Academy. We are proud that Warsash has become world-renowned for The new premises provides cadets with a distinct and modern teaching providing a cadetship programme and a number of professional short environment, brand new engineering workshops, a welding area, ourses for ore tha ears. electrical and control laboratories, an ECDIS simulator suite and Marine Romsey Advertiser 19 January 2018 -Electro-Technical Officer (METO) workshops. Thanks to Brian Evans for spotting this article and speedily sending it in.

April Meeting The Heroes and Villains of the with Roger Cansdale Currently running from the at Byfleet in Surrey to Greywell in Irregularities occurred, including the duplication of shares on an Hampshire, when built between 1788- 1794, it had a tunnel 1,200 yard enormous scale. Remarkably, Bottomley emerged from this and other long to enable it to reach Basingstoke. This together with deep cuttings similar schemes almost unscathed. and a mile-long, high embankment were all constructed using the picks, In 1914 with the outbreak of war, the Royal Engineers took over and shovels and wheelbarrows of the naavies. John Pinkerton was a major used Gera POWs for aiteae ad repair ork. Goeret contractor and he paid his workers with a one shilling token as, at this stores and munitions were conveyed from Woolwich to Aldershot. time, there was a shortage of coin of the realm. The final owner was Alex Harmsworth a former bargeman who in 1913 It was one of the first agricultural canals to carry lime to the farmers. carried out an epic voyage from Ash Vale on the narrow boat Indeed, trade during the Napoleonic Wars was good but over the years Basigstoke in a failed attempt to reach Basingstoke. Harmsworth lack of capital, competition with nearby railways led to the canal then in 1923 became the owner until his death in 1947. company becoming officially bankrupt in 1866. Despite attempts to sell the aal, it ast util 4 that a e oer, Willia “t Au, as Soon after his death it was auctioned for £6000, but restoration only found. Despite attempts to revive trade, the canal was put in the hands really stared after the two County Councils (Hampshire and Surrey) of a receiver in 1878. The canal was high maintenance when Greywell compulsorily purchased it as a public amenity in 1974 and 1976. Tuel had ollapsed ad ast repaired util 4 Frederik The Surrey & Hampshire Canal Society was formed in 1966 and many Dimsdale. hours of volunteer labour over many years and almost continuous use By 1900, the canal had had three more owners and spent about ten of the steam dredger Perseerae were required before the re- years in receivership. In 1895 the canal was purchased by Mr Fredrick opening in 1991. Seagar Hunt, baronet. Gin drinkers may care to know that this gentle- ‘oger akoledged “C“ oluteers Peter Oates, Eri Leis, Bria man distilled his own Seagar Gin, obviously to fund the running costs of Evans and others for the work that they did. the canal? Improvements were made to the canal, brickworks were Roger showed pictures of work parties on Locks 8 9 & 10 and of Joan opened and traffic more than doubled. However, a breach in the canal Marshall, Tim and John Dodwell at the 1957 & 1962 IWA Rallies. and problems with the quality of the bricks led to the canal again going into receivership. All Canal Societies rely on volunteers, helping to keep the vegetation down to make the area attractive to visitors. The canal was purchased in 1905 and this is when the financier (and scoundrel) Horatio Bottomley, Liberal MP for South Hackney, entered Thank you Roger for your very informative and enjoyable talk. the scene and the waterway became the subject of a gigantic swindle. Angela Rose Issue 544 : May 2018 Page 5

Commuting by Kayak Commuting along the canal especially on dark & cold origs at 7a. Its alas Tom Hards is fortunate to live and work close to the towpath of the difficult to leave behind the Stroudwater Navigation. He used to commute to work from Stroud to peace & tranquillity of the Stonehouse by running or waterway to walk the rest of cycling along the towpath. the route to work in the Tom comments, This Oldends Lane Industrial traffic free and almost Estate, for another day of direct route is ideal, and the keoard-jokeig. But its occasional sight of a nice to look forward to the kingfisher, cormorant or retur joure too. heron is more than enough to offset the stress of the Highlights & sunlight office before getting home. The highlight for e is the ailit to get loser to the ildlife. That The bus journey, aside from includes looking down into the water with a head-torch to see fish the £ fare, ist earl as sei or soothig. pooling about, or being buzzed by bats near the textile mills. I really Cotswold Canals Trust Photographer Mike Gallagher recently enjoy the adventure and accompanied Tom on his homeward journey exercise during the week. Savings on the bus fares can Navigable route revealed then be spent on large Tom recently found that the excellent tree clearance work carried out breakfasts. the Watera ‘eoer Group etee The Oea ad Bods Mill As the das hae got loger over the Christmas holidays had opened up a stretch of canal navigable recently I have been treated to small craft. Tom became the proud owner of a slender all-purpose to some lovely sunrises and blue kayak complete with a paddle and buoyancy aid following a late- sunsets. I look forward to ight Ea sessio… all this for the us-ustig prie of £! seeing the canal change Tom takes the tube through the seasons. A iterestig feature is the steel tue eeath the raila at the This trip ould hae ee a grad epeditio a fe ears ago; fightig Ocean. This is not nearly as through under (over) growth, shallow and soupy water, infills and daunting as it appears. The blockages. local wildlife use the same Now the restored canal can be used as part of a daily commute, which is tube and do a good job of remarkable. I have to say well done and thank you to everyone keeping it clear. So long as ioled. oe doest eet a sa Cotswold Canals Trust - 2 April 2018 paddling in the opposite direction, the transit is swift Incidentally, the bid for restoring the canal between ad straightforard. Stonehouse and Saul Tom explains, The joure Junction led by Stroud itself is uncomplicated, with District Council was only the two locks at submitted to the Heritage Dudbridge and Ryeford Lottery Fund (HLF) on 30th Double Lock to carry the boat November. It is expected around. The canoe & boat that the result of the bid will landing stages at Ryeford be announced on make getting in and out of Wednesday 2nd May. This my kayak a lot safer and bid covers restoring the Stroudwater Canal from the Ocean (including easier when portaging Tos tue) est to the Glouester ad “harpess Caal. around the lock chambers, 2018 national boat count shows license evasion at historic low Our annual national boat count shows that licence evasion on our keeps a boat on our waterways. waterways is at its lowest-ever level, with 96.9% of boats holding up-to- "Unfortunately, a small minority continue to enjoy the benefits of date licences (2017: 96.3%). boating on the waterways without putting anything back to fund their Jon Horsfall, our interim head of boating said: "This is a fantastic upkeep. In 2017/18 we had to remove 108 boats from our canals and achievement for our boat licensing customer support team. They are out rivers as they were unlicensed or in breach of our terms and conditions." every day helping boaters with their licence requirements and trying to The national boat count also paints a picture of the changing numbers of find ways to work things out when a boater might run into problems. boats across the country. Our waterways in London have seen growth When boaters talk to us about difficulties they may be having, we are slowing: up 2.4%, compared to growth of over 9% in 2016/17. The North nearly always able to come up with a solution to keep them licensed. also saw an increase of 2.3%, while other areas remained static. "Its iportat that oats are liesed orretl. Not ol does this The survey, completed in March, records boats on waterways across ea there isured ad hold a oat safet ertifiate, ut it eas England & Wales and provides a comprehensive snap-shot of licence there plaig their part i otriutig to the huge task of keepig our evasion. The information is used to support the day-to-day work carried canals and rivers open. The income from boat licensing is crucial – in out by us. 2017/18 leisure licences contributed £20.2m, around 10% of total Canal & River Trust News & Views - 13 April 2018 income – ad its iportat that its shared fairl eeroe ho

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President: SOUTHAMPTON CANAL SOCIETY Brian Evans. Chairman: Established 1967 Alan Rose, 33 Brackley Way, Totton, Hampshire, SO40 3HP. Tel: 02380 675312. The objectives of the Society are to foster Email: [email protected] interest in canals and inland waterways, to Secretary: assist in their preservation, restoration and Angela Rose, 33 Brackley Way, Totton, Hampshire, SO40 3HP. Tel: 02380 675312. development, and to give practical help on Email: [email protected] waterway projects. Treasurer & Membership Secretary: Meetings are normally held on the first Aelred Derbyshire, 31 Nelson Close, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 7DA. Tel: 01794 651350. Thursday of each month at 7.45pm (see Email: [email protected] Waterways Events in this issue) at Chilworth Committee: Parish Hall, Chilworth, Southampton, SO16 David Townley-Jones, Sue Derbyshire, Gordon Osborn, Robb Unsworth. 7JZ. OS Grid Ref: SU410184. Contact the Newsletter Editor & Webmaster: Secretary for further information. Peter Oates, 8 Field View, Braunston, Daventry, Northants, NN11 7JS. Tel: 01788 890102. This Newsletter is normally published during Email: [email protected] the first week of each month in time for the Society Website: http://www.sotoncs.org.uk

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