Newsletter of the Erewash Canal Preservation and Development Association

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Issue 52 March 2021 Newsletter of the Erewash Canal Preservation and Development Association March they say it comes in like a lion and out Monthly meetings are usually held every third like a lamb well yesterday and today is proving Thursday at Sandiacre Lock Cottage starting at 7.30pm prompt. so upto 50mph winds! Hope you have all stayed safe and for those on boats you wont need any We will now be holding these meetings via Zoom rocking to sleep! and the next one will be 18th March at 3pm. Please contact Shirley to be sent the link to join – you There were lots of pictures in the February Outlook of can join via normal telephone or via the internet on a Stanton lock having new gates fitted. Mick and Carole computer or other internet enabled device. sent in a picture of it from 1964! [email protected] Membership Renewals – Last Call! Outstanding one’s are now overdue as are any unpaid AWCC subscriptions and there are still Club 70 numbers available at £10 each. Please send any requests, renewals etc to Shirley [email protected] It is the Association’s financial year end at the end of March so please ensure you are up-to-date with all your payments etc by Friday 26th March so Shirley and Geri can get any banking completed. Free to a good Home The boats are Ohio and Trent 5. February saw lots of freezing weather and here is a picture of Dockholme Lock with the frozen leaky gates. Chair and foot stool. Possibly suited to a narrow boat. Please contact Norman if you are interested: T.0115 854 4155 And one last E: [email protected] picture of some “wild life” The Great Northern Pub has new a Landlord taking spotted on the up residence by the end of the month and hopefully reopening outside service from 12th April in line with canal Government guidelines. The ECP&DA is a registered charity No.1173704 Address: 130 Derby Road, Langley Mill, Derbys NG16 4AA Newsletter submissions should be sent to: [email protected] .

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