Tag Archives: Canals and Rivers Trust

Canal Tidy Up – Sunday 30th Sept

Posted on September 30, 2018 by

The team of volunteers were out today pulling up dumped rubbish from the canal, planting daffodil bulbs, litter-picking, sweeping and cutting back overhanging branches. Very busy waterway on a Sunday morning – we saw boats, walkers, cyclists, runners and even … Continue reading →

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Bike Haul !

Posted on July 8, 2018 by

Thanks to all the volunteers who came out on this blistering morning to help clean up our adopted waterway with the support Canals and Rivers Trust.  It was actually nice and shady on the water’s edge. As well as the … Continue reading →

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Canal Tidy Up – This Sunday

Posted on April 19, 2018 by
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Down the Cut this Sunday

Posted on April 20, 2017 by

This Sunday (23rd April), volunteers are invited to join the Canal and River Trust to help clean up and tidy the stretch of Grand Union Canal that the Neighbourhood Forum has ‘adopted’. Meet at the old Vineries Canal Bridge at … Continue reading →

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National Nest Box Week Event

Posted on February 13, 2017 by

Spring is just around the corner and for the last 19 years a week in February is given the title National Nest Box Week. The project of the British Trust for Ornithology, the idea to encourage people to put up … Continue reading →

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Good Morning’s Work

Posted on November 10, 2016 by

Thanks to the many people who turned out to work on our stretch of canal on Sunday 6th November. We planted hundreds of bulbs, picked up litter, cut back overhanging branches and generally tidied up. We were also presented with … Continue reading →

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Canal Tidy and Bulb Planting

Posted on October 24, 2016 by
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