Southampton Canal Society October 2017 Newsletter Issue 537 In this issue: Chairman’s Column 1 Chairman’s Column th Editor’s Musings 1 October 5 Meeting December Meeting To-night we give a warm welcome to Cheryl A reminder that the Annual Inter-Society Purton’s Summer Trip 1 & 3 Butler. The evening is set around the Woolston, Waterways Quiz will be taking place on Thursday Waterways Events 2 Peartree and Hazel Road area where many years th Deee. As last eas ies, “alisu ago the Diaper Family ran the Itchen Ferry and IWA will be organising the Quiz and SCS members September Meeting 3 boat yards around this area. will be hosting the evening, with the traditional Tweets of a Useful Level 3 November Meeting pre-Christmas occasion of an American Supper finishes off the evening. Memories - Part 4 - Working 4 Day-“ta Theates eal isit ill e o Thusda Parties 2nd November. Pete & Jane with their new SCS Members: We need you to volunteer for our team!! Revision notes and homework will be Members’ comments on the podutio The Last ‘u aout uig a pai of 5 & 6 working boats carrying tea from the London docks offered?? (if needed) Future of the Society up the Grand Union. New Committee Member A Senior’s Perspective of 6 Pete & Jane will be travelling down from their Following on from the AGM, I would like to Facebook home and craft workshop, which is based in welcome Rob Unsworth as our new committee New Chairman for Audlem on the Shropshire Union Canal. member. 7 Parliamentary Group It will be interactive for the audience. Buy your tickets (price £10) tonight (October meeting) from Thank you to all our members for your continued Flood-hit Crowther Bridge 7 Angela. Bring along friends and family and enjoy support. Your letters and emails regarding the Reopens the American Supper which is kindly brought future of our society are much appreciated. Charitable Awards 7 along by our members. Alan Rose 100 years of change 7 Dundas Basin award 8 Purton’s Summer Trip Thames Heritage Boat IWAs Festial of Wate as held at Ilkesto Ilkesto Methodist Chuh a aious hildes 8 Museum gets green light on the Erewash Canal bringing over 100 boats to games. Books & tea towels were for sale on the the area. Melton & Oakham Waterways Society stand Editor’s Musings Mike Moorse welcomed us and he sends his best whilst the Trent & Mersey Canal Society and the wishes to all at SCS. WRG NW area were selling books & bric-a-brac to It is gratifying that a number of raise money to support local canal restoration members have put pen to The site was run mostly by WRG, CRT and part projects. Plenty of local Companies and individuals paper (or fingers to keyboard) sponsored by Ilkeston Council. The superb also sold their wares. about the future of the Society. weather over the August bank holiday brought The W‘G gae us a hae to die a digge. The The authors of these have over 15,000 people to the site over the three days. The towpath was busy with traders selling fairground was popular as was Shreck the boat agreed to the publication of horse followed by some wonderful birds of prey. their comments in this News- their wares, others interested in the historic letter. I understand that several boats. IWA also ran their Wild Over Waterways stand other members have submitted Some people pointed out to us the old factory where kids picked up the WOW Passport to win a comments to the Chairman / sites where clothing was manufactured, others prize when they collected all the stamps from Committee but preferred not mentioned the Stanton iron works on the around the festival. The Entertainment Marquee to have them published. Nutbrook Canal. Coal and limestone came by (Continued on page 3) This appears to mean that the water, and iron products, majority of members have not including the famous Stanton expressed their opinions on the pipes were taken away by “oiets futue to the Coit- canal. tee, at least in writing. That is, Exhibitors at the Festival of course, their prerogative. included the Erewash Canal However, if the Committee Preservation and reaches a decision with which Development Association, any such member disagrees, The Boaters Christian then they really will have no Fellowship with their boat cause for complaint. Kew, Buckingham Canal I understand that the Commit- Society, The Canal & River tee is next meeting on the 16th Trust. The IWA stand was of this month. Maybe, more kept busy as was the Derby & pens should be put to paper Sandiacre Canal Trust, quite soon. Friends of Bennerley Viaduct ©Harry Arnold (Continued on page 3) Peter Oates and the Cromford Canal. Alan, Angie and Purton at Lock 16 at Fradley on their way to Ilkeston 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 Mon 2 Oct Wilts & Berks Crofton Beam Engines. Peter Turvey will give a talk The Angel Hotel, 47 High Street, Jenny Stratton: 01793 850310 Email: 2017 7.30pm- CT (Royal about the Crofton Beam Engines. (Peter is Chair of Wootton Bassett, Wilts, SN4 7AQ [email protected] Web: 9.30pm Wootton the Crofton Branch of the Kennet and Avon Canal (SU068826). www.wbct.org.uk Bassett Br) Trust.) Thu 5 Oct Southampton “Itchen Village, Itchen Ferry and the Diaper Chilworth Parish Hall, Chilworth, Angela Rose: 02380 675312 2017 7.45pm CS Family.” Talk about a local subject by Cheryl Southampton, SO16 7JZ Email: [email protected] Butler. (SU410184). Sat 7 Oct 2017 Cotswold 42nd Annual General Meeting of the Trust Stroud District Council’s Council Web: http://cotswoldcanals.com/ 10.30am Canals Trust Chamber at Ebley Mill, Stroud, GL5 4UB (SO829045) Sun 15 Oct Somersetshire Walk - T.B.A. 2017 10.00am Coal CS Wed 18 Oct Basingstoke CS “History and Restoration of the Cotswold Canals” - Parish Pavilion, Recreation Ground, Malcolm Brickwood: 07437 200021 2017 8.00pm Clive and Jill Field will give a presentation consider Station Road, Chobham, GU24 8AZ Email: chobham.talks@basingstoke- the influences, past and present, of recreating the 36 (SU974615) canal.org.uk Web: www.basingstoke- mile link between the Rivers Severn and Thames. canal.org.uk Thu 19 Oct Somersetshire The Contractor's Railway - The story so far by Radstock Working Men’s Club, The Steve Page: 01761 433418 Email: 2017 7.30pm Coal CS Adrian Tuddenham. Street, Radstock, BA3 3PR [email protected] (ST688547). For location see map here Thu 20 Oct IWA Salisbury “Heroes & Villains of the Basingstoke Canal” That The Green Dragon, Old Road, Ron & Myra Glover: 01722 710322 2017 7.30pm Group this canal exists at all is largely due to a few people Alderbury, Salisbury, Wilts, SP5 3AR Email: [email protected] Jon who appeared at critical points in its history. Their (SU182275). Van de Geer: 01722 412841 actions were in some cases soundly commercial or altruistic and in others fraudulent and criminal. Roger Cansdale tells the intriguing story of these heroes and villains. Sat 21 Oct Wilts & Berks WBCT Annual General Meeting. 10.00am Ellendune Community Centre, Barrett Dauntsey Lock Canal Centre: 0845 2017 10.00am- CT Presentations and visits. 2.00pm Formal meeting. Way, Wroughton, Swindon, SN4 9LW 226 8567 Email: [email protected] 5.00pm (SU145806). Web: www.wbct.org.uk Sat 28 Oct Wey & Arun CT Autumn Members' meeting. An informal session Pulborough Village Hall, Swan View, Web: 2017 2.30pm- designed to brief members on developments on the Lower Street, Pulborough RH20 2BF https://weyarun.org.uk/events17 5.00pm canal over the last few months. Members only. (TQ054185) Thu 2 Nov Southampton “The Last Run.” This year's production by Chilworth Parish Hall, Chilworth, Angela Rose: 02380 675312 2017 7.45pm CS Day-Star Theatre. Tickets now available - £10. Southampton, SO16 7JZ Email: [email protected] See Chairman’s Column on page 1. (SU410184). Wed 15 Nov Basingstoke CS “The RNLI ‘it’s not all at sea’” - Colin Brown will talk Parish Pavilion, Recreation Ground, Malcolm Brickwood: 07437 200021 2017 8.00pm about the charity which rescues 24 people a day. Station Road, Chobham, GU24 8AZ Email: chobham.talks@basingstoke- (SU974615) canal.org.uk Web: www.basingstoke- canal.org.uk Thu 16 Nov IWA Salisbury “The Thames Sailing Barge” These craft were The Green Dragon, Old Road, Ron & Myra Glover: 01722 710322 2017 7.30pm Group commercial vessels with flat bottoms built for the Alderbury, Salisbury, Wilts, SP5 3AR Email: [email protected] Jon shallow waters and rivers of the Thames Estuary in (SU182275). Van de Geer: 01722 412841 the 19th century. Gareth Jones, a member of the Thames Sailing Boat Trust, will recount the history of these craft and their use today. Thu 16 Nov Somersetshire A Pictorial Journey - continued by Roger Halse. Radstock Working Men’s Club, The Steve Page: 01761 433418 Email: 2017 7.30pm Coal CS Street, Radstock, BA3 3PR [email protected] (ST688547). For location see map here Sun 19 Nov Somersetshire Walk - The K&A at Bradford-on-Avon.