Gnosall on the Shropshire Union Canal
Links to: Booking Form and Terms & Conditions
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CRT's general contact phone number is 03030 40 40 40, their emergencies number is 0800 479 9947, or you can use their Contact Form.
CRT Region by Region - a list of email contacts, and a map of 2019 Regions, is here.
Please let us know too so that we can chase it up.
Here is our pinchpoints form, or you can email navigation@hnbc.org.uk
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Gnosall on the Shropshire Union Canal
Links to: Booking Form and Terms & Conditions
Held at Henley-on-Thames, check their website here for further information.
Further details on the Buckingham Canal Society webpage here
This is an event for boats belonging to HNBC members
Book in by emailing secretary@hnbc.org.uk
The Audlem Historic Transport Day is on the Sunday of the same weekend
Please check on the Lichfield & Hatherton Canal Restoration Trust (LHCRT) website for festival details and booking form.
16-17 August 2025 at Silver Street on the Wyrley & Essington Canal
"This August Bank Holiday, join IWA and the wider boating community for a weekend gathering at Agden Bridge, united in support of restoring full navigation to the Bridgewater Canal.
Following the recent breach earlier this year, this waterway which is part of a vital north–south route, faces a critical moment. While not caused by poor maintenance, the incident is a reminder of the growing threat that extreme weather poses to our waterways.
To be held on the Whitchurch Arm, Llangollen Canal
Contact details: Doug on canalfestival@whitchurchwaterway.uk
Further details on Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal Society's website
Please contact Andy Hoyle for further information and to book a boat space
Details and information about the routes is on their website
This is an event for HNBC members whose boats will be moored as follows:
Organised by the Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust (LHCRT) and held at Huddlesford Junction on the Coventry Canal.
Details for 2025 are here
(Held every two years in September.)
Join Heatherfield Heritage down at the wharf to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the opening of Preston Brook tunnel as part of Heritage Open Days.
There'll be music and food, games and stalls, demonstrations and displays, all celebrating the Bridgewater and its history!
Contact: heatherfieldheritage@gmail.com