Author: Bernie Jones

The first monthly Saturday work party at the “Shrewsbury End” saw 8 volunteers turn out to scrub bash the area, which had become reclaimed by nature during lockdown. A great day’s work every one!

The pair of historic narrowboats, Bainton and Berkhamstead, are finally at Norbury Junction and their restoration can begin. Here is a video of their epic journey from Weedon Bec to Norbury Junction that ended...

The incredibly wet weather did not deter our determined team from getting the historic boats to their destination at Norbury Wharf yesterday. Well done everyone!

The regular Thursday work party at the South Portal of the Berwick tunnel made some significant progress today. The new “Coracle Landing Stage” was constructed and the final section of towpath to the portal...

After getting drowned with the rain yesterday afternoon the team stayed for the night in Penkridge. This morning they are continuing their journey to Norbury. They came through Rodbaston Lock earlier on the Staffs...

The boats are progressing their journey, slightly slower than we had hoped due to the amount of holiday traffic. Here we are passing through Tixall lock a short while ago (about 1300 Hrs)

Those members who are interested to see nb Bainton and Berkhamstead get to Norbury Junction to commence their restoration, can help by getting them through the many locks between Alvecote and Norbury Junction next...

Please see this fantastic video taken yesterday by member Steve McClelland.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO9mkhuAAeo&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR38Gw9-MGbWNtI_wUjFLiH-fspDI6kALML1KKDCBXGOMvLMhsKxNDUUgTQ

I am exceedingly grateful to WRGie Plant Trainer, Adrian Sturgess, for coming to Wappenshall today, at short notice, to train 6 of our members on our JCB excavator and and 3 Tonne dumper truck,...

At last it stopped raining and this allowed us to make some real progress at Wappenshall Wharf today. Here is Steve Heise removing the ugly cement pointing from the brickwork of the small warehouse,...