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Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust

@lhcrt1

We are a volunteer-led charity, restoring two canals in Staffordshire for the benefit of the whole community. #canalrestoration #lichfieldcanal #hathertoncanal

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Three more fab JLR volunteers helped top up the towpath at Borrowcop Locks yesterday. One even had a (supervised) go on the digger ๐Ÿ˜„ Thanks #TeamJLR โ€“ more volunteers with us today! ๐Ÿ™Œ

Three more fab <a href="/JLR_News/">JLR</a> volunteers helped top up the towpath at Borrowcop Locks yesterday. One even had a (supervised) go on the digger ๐Ÿ˜„

Thanks #TeamJLR โ€“ more volunteers with us today! ๐Ÿ™Œ
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Another great day with #TeamJLR ๐Ÿ™Œ Scaffold fence built, benches painted & oiled, footbridge steps repaired, and canal cleared - then they topped it off with a team-build at the pub! ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘ Thanks JLR Solihull!

Another great day with #TeamJLR ๐Ÿ™Œ

Scaffold fence built, benches painted &amp; oiled, footbridge steps repaired, and canal cleared - then they topped it off with a team-build at the pub! ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘

Thanks <a href="/JLR_News/">JLR</a> Solihull!
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Brilliant team effort at Borrowcop Locks yesterday! ๐Ÿ™Œ 4 DofE + 4 Green & Grounds volunteers: ๐Ÿช‘ Benches oiled ๐Ÿšง Fencing replaced ๐ŸŒฑ 20 fruit trees planted (thanks, Co-op!) ๐ŸŒฟ Sapling nursery weeded โœ‚๏ธ Grass cut by Josh, back post-DofE Great work all round! ๐Ÿ‘

Brilliant team effort at Borrowcop Locks yesterday! ๐Ÿ™Œ
4 DofE + 4 Green &amp; Grounds volunteers:

๐Ÿช‘ Benches oiled
๐Ÿšง Fencing replaced
๐ŸŒฑ 20 fruit trees planted (thanks, Co-op!)
๐ŸŒฟ Sapling nursery weeded
โœ‚๏ธ Grass cut by Josh, back post-DofE

Great work all round! ๐Ÿ‘
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๐ŸŒฟ A lovely morning exploring Darnford Moors with the Lichfield Wildlife Group. Thanks to Peter Buck for leading the walk and big thanks to everyone who came along and helped raise around ยฃ100 for the Trust! ๐Ÿ’š Wildlife spots now up on iNaturalist ๐Ÿž๐Ÿฆ‹ #WeDigCanals #UkCanals

๐ŸŒฟ A lovely morning exploring Darnford Moors with the Lichfield Wildlife Group.

Thanks to Peter Buck for leading the walk and big thanks to everyone who came along and helped raise around ยฃ100 for the Trust! ๐Ÿ’š 

Wildlife spots now up on <a href="/inaturalist/">iNaturalist</a> ๐Ÿž๐Ÿฆ‹

#WeDigCanals #UkCanals
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It's been tricky down at Tamworth Road Narrows, the heavy rain at the start of June caused flooding where our volunteers are working. However, they've battled on and the canal wall is getting higher. (Meanwhile they're building a platform to protect their feet from the water.)

It's been tricky down at Tamworth Road Narrows, the heavy rain at the start of June caused flooding where our volunteers are working. However, they've battled on and the canal wall is getting higher. 

(Meanwhile they're building a platform to protect their feet from the water.)
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A big thanks to the M6toll team who spent their away day helping at Fosseway Heath ๐ŸŒฟ They cut back hedges, oiled benches, cleared brambles (nest checks done first) โ€” and left the towpath to Wood Lock looking great! #WeDigCanals #Lichfield

A big thanks to the <a href="/M6tollRoad/">M6toll</a> team who spent their away day helping at Fosseway Heath ๐ŸŒฟ

They cut back hedges, oiled benches, cleared brambles (nest checks done first) โ€” and left the towpath to Wood Lock looking great!

#WeDigCanals #Lichfield
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Gallows Wharf update ๐Ÿงฑ Canal bed extended & wharf wall support beam in! Extension wall nearly done โ€” just the soldier course left. Weโ€™re not pro brickies, but weather will sort the mortar stains! ๐Ÿ’ช

Gallows Wharf update ๐Ÿงฑ

Canal bed extended &amp; wharf wall support beam in!
Extension wall nearly done โ€” just the soldier course left.

Weโ€™re not pro brickies, but weather will sort the mortar stains! ๐Ÿ’ช
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You canโ€™t make omelettes without cracking eggs โ€” and you canโ€™t dig canals without soil heaps! Six loads were taken from Tamworth Road this week, so itโ€™s tidy again. ๐Ÿ’ก Know someone who could use future spoil? Get in touch โ€” weโ€™d love to see it reused! #Lichfield #WeDigCanals

You canโ€™t make omelettes without cracking eggs โ€” and you canโ€™t dig canals without soil heaps!

Six loads were taken from Tamworth Road this week, so itโ€™s tidy again.

๐Ÿ’ก Know someone who could use future spoil? Get in touch โ€” weโ€™d love to see it reused!

#Lichfield #WeDigCanals
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More canal history uncovered! Our good friend Duncan Moore has shared some amazing old photos of the bridge at Muckley Corner. We don't know the date โ€” any guesses?

More canal history uncovered! 

Our good friend Duncan Moore has shared some amazing old photos of the bridge at Muckley Corner. 

We don't know the date โ€” any guesses?
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Tonight we talk about the Big Pipe, what is it? Thereโ€™s more incredible progress from the Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust they never stop! Lichfield's Incredible Canal Restoration youtu.be/zkLshaK7xJg

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๐ŸŽฌ Itโ€™s movie night! Grab your popcorn and settle in for the latest video from Court Above The Cut โ€” heโ€™s diving into everything you ever wanted to know about the infamous Big Pipe! #WeDigCanals #Lichfield

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On a hot and humid day, a small but mighty team of DofE and Green Team volunteers cleared the path from Tamworth Road Narrows to Cricket Lane. With many of our DofE regulars off visiting unis, huge thanks to this dedicated crew! ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ‘

On a hot and humid day, a small but mighty team of DofE and Green Team volunteers cleared the path from Tamworth Road Narrows to Cricket Lane.

With many of our DofE regulars off visiting unis, huge thanks to this dedicated crew! ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ‘
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Itโ€™s #SmallCharitiesWeek โ€” and weโ€™re proof that small orgs can do BIG things! ๐Ÿ’ช With just ยฃ15/year, you can help restore the Lichfield Canal and show your support for our volunteers. Join us ๐Ÿ‘‰ lhcrt.org.uk/membership/memโ€ฆ #WeDigCanals #Staffordshire #SmallCharityWeek

Itโ€™s #SmallCharitiesWeek โ€” and weโ€™re proof that small orgs can do BIG things! ๐Ÿ’ช

With just ยฃ15/year, you can help restore the Lichfield Canal and show your support for our volunteers.

Join us ๐Ÿ‘‰ lhcrt.org.uk/membership/memโ€ฆ

#WeDigCanals #Staffordshire #SmallCharityWeek
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At Tamworth Road Narrows, the blockwork has now reached water level โ€” so itโ€™s time for bricks! The wall will rise up to the base of the gabion baskets, hiding the concrete behind beautiful brickwork. Pigeon added for scale ๐Ÿ˜‚

At Tamworth Road Narrows, the blockwork has now reached water level โ€” so itโ€™s time for bricks!

The wall will rise up to the base of the gabion baskets, hiding the concrete behind beautiful brickwork. 

Pigeon added for scale ๐Ÿ˜‚
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Catch the latest update on our work from Narrowboat Nige, reporting from site early one morning, including the Big Pipe, Lichfield Falls and more! And he says some lovely things about us ๐Ÿ˜ youtu.be/Cl8Abo_-ZWE?siโ€ฆ

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Big thanks to the Wesleyan team for braving the heat on a corporate volunteering day at Darnford Moors! ๐ŸŒฑ Nursery weeding ๐ŸŒฟ Footpath clearing ๐Ÿšง Fencing started across the old lock. A hot and humid day โ€” great progress! ๐Ÿ‘โ˜€๏ธ

Big thanks to the <a href="/Wesleyan/">Wesleyan</a> team for braving the heat on a corporate volunteering day at Darnford Moors!

๐ŸŒฑ Nursery weeding
๐ŸŒฟ Footpath clearing
๐Ÿšง Fencing started across the old lock.

A hot and humid day โ€” great progress! ๐Ÿ‘โ˜€๏ธ
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You can now find me on LinkedIn Iโ€™ve got one whole connection on there so Iโ€™m obviously big stuff ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ linkedin.com/in/stephen-couโ€ฆ

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Two machines, one mission โ€” backfilling the top half of the bund wall under London Road Bridge! ๐Ÿ’ช This temporary wall means we can water Gallows Reach while future work continues at St Johnโ€™s Grange. #Lichfield #WeDigCanals

Two machines, one mission โ€” backfilling the top half of the bund wall under London Road Bridge! ๐Ÿ’ช

This temporary wall means we can water Gallows Reach while future work continues at St Johnโ€™s Grange.

#Lichfield #WeDigCanals
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Our valiant volunteers have moved on to the next section of the pad base at Gallows Wharf โ€” and were relieved to see the wharf wall has a much more substantial foundation from this point.

Our valiant volunteers have moved on to the next section of the pad base at Gallows Wharf โ€” and were relieved to see the wharf wall has a much more substantial foundation from this point.
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๐Ÿ“ข Exciting work starts this week on our brand new lift bridge. This bridge is part of the Gallows Reach section, due to be completed and in water by winter 2026. It will preserve a right of way for residents once the canal is complete. Find out more ๐Ÿ‘‰ lhcrt.org.uk/2025/06/28/worโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ“ข Exciting work starts this week on our brand new lift bridge.

This bridge is part of the Gallows Reach section, due to be completed and in water by winter 2026. It will preserve a right of way for residents once the canal is complete.

Find out more ๐Ÿ‘‰ lhcrt.org.uk/2025/06/28/worโ€ฆ