Stratford Canal Society Events

The STRATFORD upon AVON CANAL SOCIETY

Events

BBC Radio - Open Country - 2nd June 2007

We would like to suggest that members and other visitors to the site may enjoy a radio programme broadcast last June. Click here to visit the web page to listen to the programme. Below is an outline of what is included.

Helen Mark joins Louise North aboard her narrow boat, taking a small trip
along the canal. Along the way, she learns a bit about its history from Nick
Billingham, a local historian and author of several books about the canal.

People aren't the only ones who use the canals. Plants and animals, some
quite rare, use many of the sites along the canal for their homes. Helen
chats with John Johnson and Mark Robinson from British Waterways about what they're doing to balance the needs of boaters and wildlife.

Later, she meets Les Sumpter, British Waterways lockkeeper of the year. He teaches her the easy way to navigate some of the 56 locks along the canal. Locks aren't the only architectural features on the canal. Its 26 mile
length is home to several unique structures, including the split bridge.
Canal artist Dusty Miller explains why they're there.

Finally, Helen learns how the canal was saved from decommissioning from
Clive Henderson of the Stratford Upon Avon Canal Society. It was all down to a couple of men in canoes.

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