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The following is a list of waterway related events taking place within approximately 50 miles of Southampton. Hopefully you can find something to interest you. Whilst every effort is made to ensure the correctness of this information, please check with the listed contact who will be glad to supply further details of that event. If YOU know of an event taking place that should be in this list then please contact the Web Site Manager.
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| Time | Organiser | Details | Contact |
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| Thu 2 Feb 2012 7.45pm | Southampton CS | John England's presentation on "Brownsea Island." Chilworth Parish Hall, Chilworth, Southampton, SO16 7JZ, (SU410184). | Angela Rose: 02380 675312 Email: info@apas-engineering.com |
| Thu 2 Feb 2012 7.30pm | IWA Avon & Wilts Branch | "The Avon Navigation". An illustrated talk by Dr Brenda Buchanan. "The Crown", 500 Bath Road, Saltford, BS31 3HJ, (ST683669). | John Gornall Email: avonandwilts@waterways.org.uk |
| Tue 14 Feb 2012 10.00-11.00am. | Itchen Navigation Heritage Trail Project | The Day the Barges Came. Join professional storytellers for a story walk along the Itchen Navigation near Mansbridge and go back to a time when barges ruled these waters. For children aged 4-10yrs with an adult. Suggested donation: £2 per child. Meet next to Woodmill Lane car park (SU440151). Web: http://www.hwt.org.uk/pages/in-whats-happening.html | Phone for more details and to book a place - Polly Whyte: 01489 774400 Email: pollyw@hwt.org.uk |
| Tue 14 Feb 2012 2.00-3.00pm | Itchen Navigation Heritage Trail Project | The King of the River. Join professional storytellers for a story walk along the Itchen Navigation near Allbrook following some of the animals who live along this waterway. For children aged 4-10yrs with an adult. Suggested donation: £2 per child. Meet Ham Farm pub, Twyford Rd, Eastleigh, SO50 4LF, (SU456206). Street parking is available nearby. Web: http://www.hwt.org.uk/pages/in-whats-happening.html | Phone for more details and to book a place - Polly Whyte: 01489 774400 Email: pollyw@hwt.org.uk |
| Tue 14 Feb 2012 2.00-4.00pm | Bishopstoke History Society | The Itchen Navigation. A presentation of over 60 illustrations covering the history, intrigue and tragedies associated with the River Itchen and Itchen Navigation. Bishopstoke Community Association Centre, Old School, Church Rd, SO50 6DN, (SU466198). To be repeated on Fri 16 Mar 2012. | Joan Simmonds: 023 8061 7481 |
| Wed 15 Feb 2012 3.00-4.30pm | Itchen Navigation Heritage Trail Project | Guided Walk for Dogs along a section of the Itchen Navigation at Shawford. Meet outside the Bridge pub on Shawford Road, SO21 2BP, (SU473249) (near Shawford train station). Suggested donation: £3.00. Fuller details at: http://www.hwt.org.uk/pages/in-whats-happening.html | Phone to book a place - Polly Whyte: 01489 774400 Email: pollyw@hwt.org.uk |
| Wed 15 Feb 2012 8.00pm | Surrey & Hampshire CS | "Canals and Rivers of Eastern France" by Robin Higgs OBE. Former SHCS chairman will show slides from recent boating holidays in Eastern France including the Canal L'Est and the River Saone. Parish Pavilion, Recreation Ground, Station Road, Chobham, Surrey, GU24 8AZ, (SU974615). | David Millett: 01252 617364 Email: d.millett7@ntlworld.com Web: www.basingstoke-canal.org.uk |
| Thu 16 Feb 2012 7.30pm | IWA Salisbury Group | "The Portsmouth and Arundel Navigation (Ford to Hunston)" with Adge Roberts. This talk will be about the history of this unsuccessful canal and show slides of the visible remains. The Green Dragon, Old Road, Alderbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP5 3AR, (SU182274). | Ron & Myra Glover: 01722 710322 Email: glover3@gotadsl.co.uk or Jon Van de Geer: 01722 412841 |
| Thu 16 Feb 2012 7.30pm | Somersetshire Coal CS | "Coal from Camerton" by Neil McMillen. The Radstock Working Mens' Club, Radstock, BA3 3EP, (ST688547). | Patrick Moss: 07736 859882 Email: lazydaysafloat@yahoo.co.uk |
| Fri 17 Feb 2012 10.30-12 noon | Itchen Navigation Heritage Trail Project | Guided Walk for Dogs along a section of the Itchen Navigation at Bishopstoke. Meet by the Hub car park, Bishopstoke Road, SO50 6LA, (SU463191). Suggested donation: £3.00. Fuller details at:http://www.hwt.org.uk/pages/in-whats-happening.html | Phone to book a place - Polly Whyte: 01489 774400 Email: pollyw@hwt.org.uk |
| Sun 19 Feb 2012 10.00am | Somersetshire Coal CS | Walk - Camerton Colliery and Canal. Meet Durcott Lane, Camerton, nr Bath, BA2 0QE, (ST680578?). | Mike Chapman: 01225 426948 Email: mike@chapman76.fsnet.co.uk |
| Tue 21 Feb 2012 7.30 for 7.45pm | Kennet & Avon CT (Reading Br) | "Restoration of Paddle Steamer Medway Queen" - Mark Bathurst. The Grange Free Church Hall, Circuit Lane, Southcote, Reading, RG30 3HD, (SU691719) | John or Pam Swift: 01189 415540 Email: swift.john21@gmail.com |
| Wed 29 Feb 2012 7.45pm | Kennet & Avon CT (Newbury Br) | "The Canal du Midi" with Ron and Myra Glover of SCS and the IWA Salisbury Group. Stone Building, Newbury Wharf, RG14 5AS, (SU473672). | Graham Smith: Tel: 01635 580356 Email: GrahamV.Smith@virgin.net |
| Thu 1 Mar 2012 7.45pm | Southampton CS | "Ellesmere Port & Liverpool 2011" with Peter Oates and Laura Sturrock. This will include pictures of the 2011 Easter Gathering at the Ellesmere Port Museum, the crossing of the Mersey and a journey along the new Liverpool Link. Chilworth Parish Hall, Chilworth, Southampton, SO16 7JZ, (SU410184). | Angela Rose: 02380 675312 Email: info@apas-engineering.com |
| Thu 15 Mar 2012 7.30pm | IWA Salisbury Group | "Traditional Canal Painting" by Robert Wright, a member of the Waterways Craft Guild. This talk will cover the origins of Roses and Castles decoration, famous narrow boat painters, changes in the decoration after WWII and the origins, objectives and workings of the Guild. The Green Dragon, Old Road, Alderbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP5 3AR, (SU182274). | Ron & Myra Glover: 01722 710322 Email: glover3@gotadsl.co.uk or Jon Van de Geer: 01722 412841 |
| Thu 15 Mar 2012 7.30pm | Somersetshire Coal CS | "The Kennet & Avon Canal Archives" by Elaine Kirby. The Radstock Working Mens' Club, Radstock, BA3 3EP, (ST688547). | Patrick Moss: 07736 859882 Email: lazydaysafloat@yahoo.co.uk |
| Fri 16 Mar 2012 7.30-9.30pm | Bishopstoke History Society | The Itchen Navigation. A presentation of over 60 illustrations covering the history, intrigue and tragedies associated with the River Itchen and Itchen Navigation. Bishopstoke Methodist Church, Sedgwick Rd, SO50 6FH, (SU468195). Repeated presentation, first given on Tue 14 Feb 2012. | Joan Simmonds: 023 8061 7481 |
| Sun 18 Mar 2012 10.00am | Somersetshire Coal CS | Walk - Sapperton Tunnel. Meet Tunnel House Inn, near Coates, Gloucestershire, GL7 6PW, (SO965006). (Do not use pub car park unless you are a patron). | Richard Hignett: 01793 855631 |
| Tue 20 Mar 2012 7.30 for 7.45pm | Kennet & Avon CT (Reading Br) | Reading Branch AGM plus 'KACT - is it in the Cart?' with Mike Rodd. The Grange Free Church Hall, Circuit Lane, Southcote, Reading, RG30 3HD, (SU691719). | John or Pam Swift: 01189 415540 Email: swift.john21@gmail.com |
| Wed 21 Mar 2012 8.00pm | Surrey & Hampshire CS | "The Hereford and Gloucester Canal" with Dick Skeets. The history and details of the ongoing restoration. Parish Pavilion, Recreation Ground, Station Road, Chobham, Surrey, GU24 8AZ, (SU974615). | David Millett: 01252 617364 Email: d.millett7@ntlworld.com Web: www.basingstoke-canal.org.uk |
| Fri 23 Mar 2012 | Itchen Navigation Heritage Trail Project | History and Hot Chocolate Guided Walk. Find out more about the history of the Itchen Navigation and the local area around Mansbridge. Suggested donation £1.50. Please bring a few quid with you for a hot drink at the pub afterwards. Meet and park at the White Swan Pub, Mansbridge Road, West End, SO18 3HW, (SU449155). | Phone for more details - Polly Whyte: 01489 774400 Email: pollyw@hwt.org.uk |
| Fri 23 Mar 2012 | Itchen Navigation Heritage Trail Project | Fundraising Gig at the Railway Inn, St. Paul's Hill, Winchester, SO22 5AE, (SU475299) with local rock group "The Fabulous Rockmen" in aid of the Itchen Navigation project. Tickets: £10 and available from the pub now. | Phone for more details - Polly Whyte: 01489 774400 Email: pollyw@hwt.org.uk |
| Thu 5 Apr 2012 7.45pm | Southampton CS | Tony Shadick will show film footage of SCS boat trips; Railway at war; Classic Goodwood; Air shows; the rebuild of an old Coast Guard boat and a trip to the Thames by bus. Chilworth Parish Hall, Chilworth, Southampton, SO16 7JZ, (SU410184). | Angela Rose: 02380 675312 Email: info@apas-engineering.com |
| Tue 17 Apr 2012 10.00am | Wey & Arun CT | 4 mile guided walk from the Limeburners Arms, Lordings Rd, Billings-hurst, RH14 9JA, (TQ072254), visiting parts of the canal. Meet in pub car park. Please check permission if you intend to park in the pub car park. | WACT Office: 01403 752403 Email: office@weyandarun.co.uk Web: www.weyandarun.co.uk |
| Tue 17 Apr 2012 7.30 for 7.45pm | Kennet & Avon CT (Reading Br) | "K & A Archives" with Elaine Kirby, the Trust's archivist. The Grange Free Church Hall, Circuit Lane, Southcote, Reading, RG30 3HD, (SU691719). | John or Pam Swift: 01189 415540 Email: swift.john21@gmail.com |
| Wed 18 Apr 2012 8.00pm | Surrey & Hampshire CS | "Southampton Shipping with Railway Connections" by Paul Gosling. The story of shipping in Southampton Water and Docks from 1970 to the present. Parish Pavilion, Recreation Ground, Station Road, Chobham, Surrey, GU24 8AZ, (SU974615). | David Millett: 01252 617364 Email: d.millett7@ntlworld.com Web: www.basingstoke-canal.org.uk |
| Sun 22 April 2012 | Chichester Ship CT | Bullion Run to celebrate 190th anniversary. A re-enactment of Dashwoods Bullion Run with a cavalcade of small boats as part of the 190th anniversary of the opening of the canal. Along the canal and ending at the basin at approx. 2.00pm for a display of model boats. Chichester Canal Basin, PO19 8DT, (SU858041). | Linda Wilkinson: 01243 576701 Email: membership@chichestercanal.com |
| Wed 25 Apr 2012 7.45pm | Kennet & Avon CT (Newbury Br) | Branch AGM, followed by a discussion about the future of the Canal and the Trust lead by Trust President David Bruce. Stone Building, Newbury Wharf, RG14 5AS, (SU473672) | Graham Smith: Tel: 01635 580356 Email: GrahamV.Smith@virgin.net |
| Thu 3 May 2012 | Southampton CS | There will be NO May Meeting as the hall is reserved for use as a polling station. | Angela Rose: 02380 675312 Email: info@apas-engineering.com |
| Tue 15 May 2012 7.30 for 7.45pm | Kennet & Avon CT (Reading Br) | "A Tale of Two Steamers" - Roddy McKee talks about the 'Waverley' & 'Kingswear Castle'. The Grange Free Church Hall, Circuit Lane, Southcote, Reading, RG30 3HD, (SU691719). | John or Pam Swift: 01189 415540 Email: swift.john21@gmail.com |
| Thu 17 May 2012 10.00am | Wey & Arun CT | 4 mile circular walk from the Bat and Ball, Newpound Lane, Wisborough Green, Billingshurst, RH14 0EH, (TQ060267) visiting parts of the canal. NB: There are many stiles on this walk and a short section will be on fast road. Meet in pub car park. Please check permission if you intend to park in the pub car park. | WACT Office: 01403 752403 Email: office@weyandarun.co.uk Web: www.weyandarun.co.uk |
| Thu 17 May 2012 7.30pm | IWA Salisbury Group | "European Locks, Lifts & Structures". Ron and Myra Glover will show slides and explain the function of many of these structures found on the European waterways. The Green Dragon, Old Road, Alderbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP5 3AR, (SU182274). | Ron & Myra Glover: 01722 710322 Email: glover3@gotadsl.co.uk or Jon Van de Geer: 01722 412841 |
| Thu 7 Jun 2012 7.45pm | Southampton CS | Speaker to be confirmed. Chilworth Parish Hall, Chilworth, Southampton, SO16 7JZ, (SU410184). | Angela Rose: 02380 675312 Email: info@apas-engineering.com |
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