As we were unable to print our usual diary page in this month’s edition of Canal Boat magazine, please find a list of dates and locations for April in this article instead.
APRIL
Until 12 Apr London: Waterways on the Western Front, London Canal Museum
Until 13 Apr Glos: The Friction Project exhibition at Gloucester Waterways Museum canalrivertrust.org.uk
Until 19 Apr Cheshire: Canal art exhibition at Audlem Mill audlemmill.co.uk
All month Derbys/Notts: Boat trips including Easter Bunny trips chesterfield-canal-trust.org.uk
1 Wed, 8 Wed, 15 Wed, 22 Wed, 29 Wed Suffolk: Work party on the River Gipping 01394 380765
2 Thu W Mids: Steam Pumping Engines, 7.30pm at Titford Pumphouse bcnsociety.com
3 Fri Cheshire: Death on the Shropshire Union, 7.30pm, Tom Rolt Conference Centre, National Waterways Museum canalrivertrust.org.uk
3-5 London: St Pancras Cruising Club Easter cruise stpancrascc.co.uk
3-6 Cheshire: Easter Boat Gathering at National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port 10am-4pm
3-6 Cheshire: Floating market at Middlewich
rcta.org.uk
3-6 Sussex: Easter Bunny cruises from Loxwood weyandarun.co.uk
3-6 Leics: The Cheese Boat at Foxton thecheeseboat.co.uk
4 Sat & 25 Sat Cheshire: Work party in Chester 07795 617803
4-11 Glos: Cotswold Canal Camp enquiries@wrg.org.uk
5-6 London: Easter Bunny trips from Granary Square, King’s Cross hiddendepths canalcruises.co.uk
6 Mon Yorks: Bank Holiday Picnic at Standedge Tunnel canalrivertrust.org.uk
7 Tue & Sun 26 Northants: Work party on the Northampton Arm Geoff.wood@waterways.org.uk
8 Wed Warwicks: Conserving Waterways Heritage, 7.30pm The Sports Connexion Leisure centre, Ryton-on-Dunsmore 01926 403179
8 Wed W Mids: Work party on the Staffs & Worcs 07976 746225
9 Thu Leics: A talk by CB columnist Steve Haywood, 7.30pm at The Gate Hangs Well, Syston 07710 362952
9 Thu Cheshire: Droitwich Canal Restoration, 7.30pm at Macclesfield Liberal Club, Boden Street, Macclesfield macclesfieldcanal.org.uk
9 Thu Staffs: Work party at Bridge 70 Crumpwood 07976 805858
10 Fri Staffs: Shrewsbury Canal Network, 7.45pm at Stoke-on-Trent Boat Club, Endon Wharf, Post Lane, Endon 07710 418908
11 Sat W Mids: BCN Spring Cruise boundarypost@gmail.com
13 Mon Essex: IWA branch talk, 8pm at New Inn, High Street, Roydon leeandstort@waterways.org.uk
14 Tue Middx: The Panama Canal, 7.30pm Hillingdon Canal Club, Waterloo Road, Uxbridge Middlesex.socials@waterways.org.uk
14 Tue Cheshire: Fort Perch Rock, New Brighton, 7.45pm Tom Rolt Conference Centre, National Waterways Museum chesterandmerseyside@waterways.org.uk
15 Wed Staffs: A talk by CRT Trustee John Dodwell, 7.15pm Martin Heath Hall, Christchurch Lane (off Walsall Road), Lichfield
15 Wed London: London’s River, 7.30pm at The Primary Room, United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon 07787 077179
16 Thu Cheshire: Work party at Cheshire Locks 07926 204206
17 Fri Notts: The Lichfield Canal, 7.45pm at Rushcliffe Arena, Rugby Rd, West Bridgford archie.roberts@waterways.org.uk
17 Fri Bucks: Clean-up at Fenny Stratford Lock
philip.strangeway@waterways.org.uk
18 Sat Glos: Canal Mania and Sea Fever Shanty, 12.30-5pm at Gloucuester Waterways Museum canalrivertrust.org.uk
18 Sat Gtr Manchester: Clean up in Manchester 07710 554602
18-19 Cheshire: Daystar canal painting at Audlem 01270 811330
18-19 Yorks: Saltaire Stories, 10am-11.30pm at Victoria Hall, Victoria Road, Saltaire
18-19 Staffs: Annual BCN clean-up, Smethwick Locks, 9am cbmorgan@sky.com
19 Sun Yorks: St George’s Day at Standedge Tunnel, 11am-4pm
19 Sun Sussex: Wey & Arun Canal Trust boat rally weyandarun.co.uk
19 Sun Northants: Angling Trust Stillwater Championships at Boddington Reservoir, Daventry canalrivertrust.org.uk
20 Mon W Mids: Idle Women – Wartime canal workers, 7.15pm at Coombeswood Canal Trust, Hawne Basin, Hereward Rise, Halesowen 07715 349745
22 Wed Bucks: All Shipshape and Blackwall Fashion, 8pm at Little Chalfont Village Hall, Cokes Lane 01932 248178
24 Fri Cheshire: Work party around Congleton Station 07710 054848
24-26 Staffs: Floating market at Stone rcta.org.uk
25 Sat Yorks: Bank Holiday Picnic at Standedge Tunnel, 11am-4pm
25 Sat W Mids: IWA & CRT Restoration workshop in Birmgingham
waterways.org.uk
25 Sat Glos: Rag rugging at Gloucester Waterways Museum canalrivertrust.org.uk
25-26 Northants: Boat Share Show at Braunston Marina, 10am-5pm braunstonmarina.co.uk
25-26 Derbys: History days at Hollingwood, 10am-4pm chesterfield-canal-trust.org.uk
26 Sun Hants: Boatjumble at Beaulieu Motor Museum, Brockenhurst
26 Sun Edinburgh: Whisky tasting cruise from Re-Union Canal Centre 0131 556 5864 jollytopertastings.co.uk
28 Tue Derbys: The Ecclesbourne Railway, 8pm at Wilmot Arms, 49 Derby Road, Borrowash derbycanal.org.uk
28 Tue Staffs: Work party at Middleport in Stoke on Trent 07976 805858
29 Wed Derbys: 25th Anniversary of the reopening of Tapton Lock chesterfield-canal-trust.org.uk
APRIL WALKS
5 Sun London: King’s Cross to Hitchcock’s Hackney, 2.30pm at King’s Cross station taxi rank roger.wilkinson@waterways.org.uk
5 Sun Glos: Llanthony Lock and Over Basin, 11am at Gloucester Yacht Club martin.turner@waterways.org.uk
7 Tue Yorks: Along the River Foss, 9.30am in Terrington at the T-junction leading to the church 01904 764702
19 Sun Warwicks: Golden Valley, 10.30am at Daneway Inn car park 01788 891 545
19 Sun London: King’s Cross to Camden, 2.30pm at King’s Cross station taxi rank roger.wilkinson@waterways.org.uk
25 Sat London: Walk along the Regent’s Canal, 10am at Angel station
canalrivertrust.org.uk
26 Sun London: Olympic rivers, 2.30pm at Bromley-by-Bow station roger.wilkinson@waterways.org.uk
