WHAT’S ON IN JANUARY

If you want your event listed in our free monthly What’s On section email your entry to jrichardson@mortons.co.uk or use the events form at www.towpathtalk.co.uk/events These events are subject to the latest Covid restrictions, please check with organisers whether the event is going ahead before setting out on your journey.

January 9

IWA Chester & Merseyside Branch: Waterway walk starts alongside Budworth Mere (lake) then through Marbury Country Park to Neumann’s Flash before returning via the Trent & Mersey Canal towpath. All the paths are well used and the walk is excellent for dogs. Meet at 10.15 for 10.30am start, finishing at parking place about 1.30pm. Anyone wishing to take part should email derek.smith@waterways.org. uk by the Saturday evening before the walk.

January 12

IWA Lancashire & Cumbria Branch: Community Moorings Scotland – an alternative mooring strategy by Dr Alastair Martin, treasurer of Community Moorings Scotland. Zoom meeting at 7.30pm. Joining instructions at www.waterway.org.uk January 20

IWA Milton Keynes Branch: The Panama Canal with Richard Thomas. Bletchley Conservative Club, 105 Queensway, Bletchley MK2 2DN, 7.45pm.

January 21

Trent & Mersey Canal Society: The changing scene and history of the Shropshire Union Canal by Ian Wilson. The Red Bull Hotel, Church Lawton, Stokeon-Trent S17 3AJ, next to Lock 43 on the Trent & Mersey Canal. 7.30 for 8pm start. Free event, non-members welcome. January 26

IWA Lancashire & Cumbria Branch: John Rennie Canal works by Chris Hudson, Institution of Civil Engineers. Meeting room at Primrose Gardens, Fleet Street, Chorley PR7 2EE, 7 for 7.30pm.