WHAT’S ON IN MARCH
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March 3 IWA Towpath Walks Society:
Regent’s Canal: King’s Cross – Granary Square – Camden. Meet King’s Cross by taxi queue sign next to Pret a Manger at 2.30pm. Nominal charge £15; concessions, students and accompanied children 16 and over £10; 8-15 £5; under 8 free. Prior booking recommended, contact London Walks: 0207 624 3978 or emaillondon@walks. com
March 7 IWA Lichfield:
Walk – Walton on Trent. An easy 4¾ mile walk on level ground, with no stiles. Meet 10.30am for 10.45am start in the car park of The Swan at Walton, 34 Main Street, Waltonon-Trent, Derbyshire DE12 8LZ.
March 8 North Staffordshire & South Cheshire IWA:
Branch AGM followed by Alan Chetwyn’s home movies. Stoke-on-Trent Boat Club, Endon Wharf, Post Lane, Endon, Stoke-on-Trent ST9 9DU, 7.45 for 8pm start. Non-IWA members welcome; admission free (donations to waterway causes welcome), refreshments available. Contact socialsec.nssc@waterways.org.uk
March 12 IWA Northampton Branch:
AGM and waterway quiz with John Pomfret. 7.30pm. The meetings are held in the upstairs conference room at The Boat Inn, Stoke Bruerne, NN12 7SB. All are welcome, not just IWA members. There is a car park, and refreshments are available. A £2 donation towards expenses would be appreciated.
March 15 Pocklington Canal Amenity Society:
The Yorkshire Air Museum and the history of RAF Elvington. Melbourne Village Hall YO42 4QJ from 7pm. Tickets £10 including pie and peas supper. To reserve a seat contact Tim Charlson 07926 910717, tcharlson58@gmail.com also available at www.pocklingtoncanalsociety.org/ shop
March 17 IWA Towpath Walks Society:
Limehouse – Thames – Docklands. Meet Westferry DLR by cycle hire point at 2.30pm. Nominal charge £15; concessions, students and accompanied children 16 and over £10; 8-15 £5; under 8 free. Prior booking recommended, contact London Walks: 0207 624 3978 or emaillondon@walks. com
March 18 Friends of the Cromford Canal:
Why was King Alfred called ‘great’? A talk by Mike Kelley. Ironville Church Hall NG16 5NN, 7.30pm. Admission £2.50, tea, coffee, bar and raffle, Non-members always welcome.
March 20 IWA Lichfield Branch:
AGM followed by Photographing the cut, illustrated talk by Margaret Beardsmore. Darwin Hall, Heathcot Place, Lichfield WS13 6RQ, 7.15 for 7.30pm.
Basingstoke Canal Society: Railways of Surrey by David Rose, Parish Pavilion on A3046 Station Road, Chobham GU24 8EQ, 8pm.
March 29-April 1 Roving Canal Traders Association:
Easter floating markets at Great Haywood (Trent & Mersey Canal) and Linslade (Grand Union Canal).
March 31 IWA Towpath Walks Society:
Regent’s Canal: Little Venice – Camden. Meet at Warwick Avenue tube station at 2.30pm. Nominal charge £15; concessions, students and accompanied children 16 and over £10; 8-15 £5; under 8 free. Prior booking recommended, contact London Walks: 0207 624 3978 or emaillondon@walks. com
Until April 7 Maria Harryman:
Life is not still – Florigeum exhibition of lino prints, paintings and quilts inspired by the wild plants and changing seasons on the Kennet & Avon Canal. West Berkshire Museum, Gallery 5, Newbury RG14 5AS. Open Wednesdays to Sundays, 10am-4pm. Admission free.
Advance notice Whitchurch Canal Trust:
The 2024 Whitchurch Canal Festival will take place on the Whitchurch Arm of the Llangollen Canal on Saturday and Sunday August 31 and September 1. For further information visit www.whitchurchwaterway.uk