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WORK PARTIES

Usually the first Sunday of each month

 

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
2010

WALKS

Usually the third Sunday of each month

 

Sunday 5th September -- 10:00

WORK PARTY -- Location to be advised

For further details please contact: Bob Parnell ( 01225 428055

 

Sunday 19th September -- 10:00

WALK &emdash; SELLAR'S STILE and the PUMPING ENGINE SITE

Meet: King William Public House, Tunley.

[Please note, this differs from the event shown in earlier publicity]

For further details please contact: Mike Chapman ( 01225 426948

 

Sunday 3rd October -- 10:00

WORK PARTY -- Location to be advised

For further details please contact: Bob Parnell ( 01225 428055

 

Sunday 17th October -- 10:00

WALK &emdash; CARLINGCOTT and CARLINGCOTT MILLl

Meet: Bottom of Red Hill, Camerton.

For further details please contact: Mike Chapman ( 01225 426948

 

Thursday 21st October

SOCIAL EVENING &emdash; "A PICTORIAL JOURNEY" by Roger Halse

Meet: The Radstock Working Mens' Club,

For further details please see website or contact: Patrick Moss ( 07736 859882

 

Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th October -- 09:00

D&SC WORK PARTY -- MURTRY AQUEDUCT [See article on Page 20]

For further details please contact: derrickjohnhunt@btinternet.com

Derrick Hunt ( 01225 863066

 

Sunday 7th November -- 10:00

WORK PARTY -- Location to be advised

For further details please contact: Bob Parnell ( 01225 428055

 

Thursday 18th November

SOCIAL EVENING &emdash; "OPERATING the COAL CANAL" by Patrick Moss

Meet: The Radstock Working Mens' Club,

For further details please see website or contact: Patrick Moss ( 07736 859882

 

Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st November -- 09:00

B.I.T.M. WORK PARTY

Regular Work Party members also welcome

For further details please contact: Patrick Moss ( 07736 859882

 

Sunday 21st November -- 10:00

WALK &emdash; WOODBOROUGH BASIN

Meet: Waterloo Road Car Park,Radstock

For further details please contact: Mike Chapman ( 01225 426948

 

Sunday 5th December -- 10:00

WORK PARTY -- Location to be advised

For further details please contact: Bob Parnell ( 01225 428055

 

Thursday 16th December

SOCIAL EVENING &emdash; "THE WEIGH-HOUSE" by Roger Halse

Meet: The Radstock Working Mens' Club,

For further details please see website or contact: Patrick Moss ( 07736 859882

 

Sunday 19th December -- 10:00

WALK &emdash; STONY LITTLETON and the AQUEDUCT

Meet: Shoscombe Community Centre

For further details please contact: Mike Chapman ( 01225 426948

 

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Sunday 2nd January -- 10:00

WORK PARTY -- Location to be advised

For further details please contact: Bob Parnell ( 01225 428055

 

Sunday 16th January -- 10:00

WALK &emdash; COMBE DOWN and the RAILWAY TUNNELS

(3 miles and hilly)

Meet: Bear Flat at junction of Wellsway with Bloomfield Road

For further details please contact: Mike Chapman ( 01225 426948

 

Thursday 20th January

SOCIAL EVENING &emdash; "THE ARCHÆOLOGY OF COMBE HAY" by Richard Hignett

Meet: The Radstock Working Mens' Club,

For further details please see website or contact: Patrick Moss ( 07736 859882

 

 

WALKS

These are all circular walks unless otherwise noted. You only need to arrange your transport to and from the meeting point. Any marked * tend to be in the form of detailed explanations of short sections of the canal and its relationship with the locality; and, as such, are less suitable for young children.

Dogs are normally welcome (except where indicated) and must be kept on leads at all times.

 

WORK PARTIES

Venues may change at short notice, always check with Bob Parnell before turning up.

 


 

PREVIOUS EVENTS - 2010 

  

Sunday 15th August -- 10:00

WALK -- Shoscombe and Foxcote

Meet: Shoscombe Community Centre

For further details please contact:

Mike Chapman 01225 426948

  

Sunday 1st August -- 10:00

WORK PARTY -- Cancelled

 

Sunday 18th July -- 10:00

WALK -- The S.C.C. Around Monkton Combe

Meet: Brassknocker Basin

For further details please contact:

Mike Chapman 01225 426948

 

Thursday 8th July -- 19:30

TALK -- The Somersetshire Coal Canal

by Roger Halse

at Bradford upon Avon Public Library

For further details please contact:

Roger Halse 01249 652846

 

Monday 5th to Thursday 15th July

S.C.C. EXHIBITION -- Bradford upon Avon Public Library

For further details please contact:

Derrick Hunt 01225 863066

 

Sunday 4th July -- 10:00

WORK PARTY -- Location to be advised

For further details please contact:

Bob Parnell 01225 428055

 

Thursday 24th June -- 19:00

EVENING WALK -- Combe Hay and the Locks

by Patrick Moss

Meet: The Avenue, Combe Hay.

For further details please see website or contact: Patrick Moss 07736 859882

 

Sunday 20th June -- 10:00

WALK &emdash; Paulton Foundry

Meet: Paulton Sewage Works

For further details please contact:

Mike Chapman 01225 426948

 

Tuesday 8th June -- 19:30

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Radstock Museum, Waterloo Road.

Followed by a programme of previously unknown views of the S.C.C.

from the 'bathintime' collection, presented by Daniel Brown and Roger Halse

 

Sunday 6th June -- 10:00

WORK PARTY -- Location to be advised

For further details please contact:

Bob Parnell 01225 428055

 

Sunday 16th May -- 10:00

WALK -- Radford Pit

Meet: Bottom of Radford Hill

For further details please contact:

Mike Chapman 01225 426948

    

Sunday 2nd May-- 10:00

WORK PARTY -- Lower locks

For further details please contact:

Bob Parnell 01225 428055

 

Sunday 18th April -- 10:00

WALK -- Both Canal Branches in the Midford Area

(3 miles)

Meet: Lay-by opposite Bridge Farm (Lock 16), Combe Hay

 

 

Thursday 15th April -- 19:30

SOCIAL EVENING --"Canals of the South Wales Coalfield, Part 2"

by Patrick Moss

Meet: The Radstock Working Mens' Club,

 

  

Sunday 4th April -- 10:00

WORK PARTY -- Engine Wood and Caisson House Basin

For further details please contact:

Bob Parnell 01225 428055

 

Thursday 25th March -- 19:30

SOCIAL EVENING -- "Restoring Brassknocker Basin" by Tim Wheeldon

at The Radstock Working Mens' Club,

 

 

Sunday 21st March -- 10:00

WALK -- The Upper Locks

Meet: The Avenue, Combe Hay

 

Sunday 7th March -- 10:00

WORK PARTY -- Location to be advised

For further details please contact:

Bob Parnell 01225 428055

 

 

Saturday 27th February -- 10:00

OPEN DAY -- Fussell's Trial Balance Lock near Mells 

 

 

Thursday 25th February -- 19:30

SOCIAL EVENING -- "Boat Lifts" by Terry Paget

at The Radstock Working Mens' Club,

 

 

Sunday 21st February -- 10:00

WALK -- Combe Hay to Dunkerton & the Aqueducts

(4 miles)

Meet: The Avenue, Combe Hay

 

  

Sunday 7th February -- 10:00

WORK PARTY &endash;- Locks 12 - 13

For further details please contact:

Bob Parnell 01225 428055

 

 

Thursday 28th January -- 19:30

SOCIAL EVENING -- "Film of Local Railways including Kilmersdon Colliery

by Andrew Linham (postponed from December)

-- Includes film of the Kilmersdon Inclined Plane --

 

Sunday 17th January -- 10:00

WALK -- Monkton Combe, Shepherd's Walk & Old Midford Hill

(4 miles & hilly)

Meet: Twinhoe Lane, Midford

 

 

 Sunday 3rd January -- 10:00

WORK PARTY -- Location to be advised

 

 

 

2009

   

Sunday 20th December -- 10:00

WALK -- Camerton and its association with the S.C.C.

(2 miles)

 

Thursday 17th December -- 19:30

SOCIAL EVENING -- "Canals of the South Wales Coalfield, Part 1"

Meet: The Radstock Working Mens' Club,

 

Sunday 6th December -- 10:00

WORK PARTY -- Locks 12 - 15

 

Thursday 19th November -- 19:30

SOCIAL EVENING -- Films of Local Railways in the 1960's

by Andrew Linham

Meet: The Radstock Working Mens' Club,

 

Sunday 15th November -- 10:00

WALK -- Withy Mills Colliery, Timsbury.

(2 miles)

Meet: Bottom of Radford Hill at junction with Weekesley Lane

 

Sunday 1st November -- 10:00

WORK PARTY -- Lock flight

 

 Thursday 22nd October -- 19:30

SOCIAL EVENING -- Talk "The Archaeology of Canals"

by Patrick Moss

Meet: The Radstock Working Mens' Club,

 

Sunday 18th October -- 10:00

WALK -- Lower Conygre Pit, Timsbury.

(2 miles)

Meet: Near the Old Post Office, Red Hill, Camerton

 

Sunday 4th October -- 10:00

WORK PARTY -- Lock flight

 

Thursday 24th September -- 19:30

SOCIAL EVENING -- Talk: "Coal By Canal"

by Patrick Moss

Meet: The Radstock Working Mens' Club,

 

Sunday 20th September -- 10:00

WALK -- Hodshill Fullers Earth Workings & the S.C.C.

(3 miles)

Meet: Opposite Bridge Farm (by railway arch near Lock 15) Combe Hay

 

Sunday 6th September -- 10:00

WORK PARTY -- Pounds between Locks 12 and 15

 

Sunday 16th August -- 10:00

WALK -- Widcombe Locks & the River Avon

Meet: Widcombe bottom lock.

 

Sunday 2nd August -- 10:00

WORK PARTY -- Lock flight

    

Sunday 19th July -- 10:00

WALK -- The K&A Canal at Claverton

Meet: A37 Warminster Road.

 

Sunday 5th July -- 10:00

WORK PARTY -- Clearing Lock 12

 

Thursday 25th June -- 19:30

EVENING WALK -- Particularly suitable for beginners & non-members:

Combe Hay Lower Locks & Midford

(5 miles)

Meet: The Avenue, Combe Hay

 

 

Sunday 21st June -- 10:00

WALK -- Hampton Rocks Tramway

(Steep climb, wear good boots)

Meet: A37 Warminster Road.

 

Tuesday 9th June -- 19:30

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Radstock Museum, Waterloo Road.

Followed by a talk on Canal Engineering

by Jim Tinnion

 

 

Sunday 7th June -- 10:00

WORK PARTY -- Cleaning Lock 13

 

Thursday 28th May -- 19:30

EVENING WALK - Particularly suitable for beginners & non-members:

Combe Hay Upper Locks (3 miles)

Meet: The Avenue, Combe Hay

(near the thatched cottage)

 

Sunday 17th May -- 10:00

WALK - Kilmersdon Pit & Inclined Plane

(3 miles)

Meet: Radstock Public Car Park,

Waterloo Road.

 

Sunday 17th May -- 10:00

WALK - Kilmersdon Pit & Inclined Plane

(3 miles)

Meet: Radstock Public Car Park,

Waterloo Road.

 

Sunday 3rd May -- 10:00

WORK PARTY -- Cleaning up Locks 14 & 13

 

Thursday April 23rd - 19:30

 

SOCIAL EVENING -- With a talk:

"The Peak Forest Canal and Tramway"

(similar to the S.C.C.)

by Ian Moss, past president of the Railway and Canal Historical Society.

at: The Radstock Working Mens' Club,

 

Sunday 19th April - 10:00

WALK -- Wellsway Pit

Meet: Radstock Public Car Park, Waterloo Road. (3 miles)

 

Sunday 5th April - 10:00

WORK PARTY -- Locks 15 - 16

 

Thursday March 19th - 19:30

SOCIAL EVENING -- With a talk on

Historic Canal Restoration

by Patrick Moss

 

Sunday 15th March - 10:00

WALK -- Clandown Pits

Meet: Radstock Public Car Park, Waterloo Road. (3 miles)

 

Sunday 1st March -10:00

WORK PARTY -- Above Lock 16

 

Thursday 19th February - 19:30

SOCIAL EVENING -- With a talk on

"Walking Beam Paddle Steamers"

 

Sunday 15th February - 10:00

WALK -- Ralph Allen's Stone Tramway

Meet: Widcombe bottom lock (4 miles & steep)  

 

Sunday 1st February - 10:00

WORK PARTY -- Above Lock 16 

 

Thursday 29th January - 19:30

SOCIAL EVENING -- With a talk on Combe Hay

by Richard Hignett

     

Sunday 18th January - 10:00

WALK - Braysdown

Meet: Radstock Public Car Park, Waterloo Road. (4 miles)

 

Sunday 4th January - 10:00

WORK PARTY - Above Lock 16

 

2008

Sunday 21st December - 10:00

WALK - William Smith's Tramway *

Meet: Tucking Mill

For further details please contact:

Mike Chapman ( 01225 426948

 

Thursday 18th December - 19:30

SOCIAL EVENING

With a Display of Photographs and Artifacts by Roger Halse

Meet: The Radstock Hotel, Radstock.

For further details please contact:

Patrick Moss ( 07736 859882

  

Sunday 7th December - 10:00

WORK PARTY - Above Lock 16

 

Thursday 20th November - 19:30

SOCIAL EVENING & TALK

"Coal Canal Historians" by Mike Chapman

Meet: The Radstock Hotel, Radstock.

 

 Sunday 16th November - 10:00

WALK - Hill's Pit *

Meet: Tunley, outside the 'King William' public house.

 

Sunday 2nd November - 10:00

WORK PARTY - Lock 12

 

Sunday 19th October - 10:00

WALK - Vallis Vale and the De la Bêche Unconformity

The industrial archaeology of the Mells Valley

 

Thursday 23rd October - 19:30

SOCIAL EVENING

with an Intoductory Talk by Patrick Moss

Meet: The Radstock Hotel, Radstock.

   

Sunday 5th October - 10:00

Postponed to 12th October because of bad weather

WORK PARTY - Pound below Lock 12

 

 

Sunday 21st September - 10:00

WALK - Writhlington & Foxcote (3 miles)

Meet: Radstock Public Car Park, Waterloo Road.

 

Sunday 7th September - 10:00

WORK PARTY - Pound below Lock 12

 

 

 Sunday 17th August - 10:00

WALK - MIDFORD BASIN Ý

Meet: Twinhoe Lane, Midford. (Do not take up parking space at the Hope & Anchor)

 

Sunday 3rd August - 10:00

WORK PARTY - Lock 13

 

Sunday 20th July - 10:00 - - - CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS

WALK - BASSKNOCKER TO MIDFORD (3 miles)

Meet: Brassknocker Canal Centre car park

 

Sunday 6th July - 10:00

WORK PARTY - Lock 15

 

Sunday 15th June - 10:00

WALK - THE LOCKS and FOOTPATHS of ROWLEY BOTTOM (3 miles)

Meet: The Avenue, Combe Hay

  

Tuesday 10th June - 19:00

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

At the Radstock Museum,

Waterloo Road,

Radstock

 

Sunday 1st June - 10:00

WORK PARTY - Lock 15

 

 

Sunday 18th May - 10:00

WALK - GREYFIELD - and the tramway that wasn't (3 miles)

Meet: Goosard Bridge/Paulton Sewage Works

 

 

Sunday 4th May - 10:00

WORK PARTY - Locks 14-15

 

 

Sunday 20th April - 10:00

WALK - MIDFORD to TWINHOE Ý

Meet: Twinhoe Lane, Midford. (Do not take up parking space at the Hope & Anchor)

 

   

Sunday 6th April - 10:00

WORK PARTY - Lock flight

 

 

Sunday 16th March - 10:00

WALK - COMBE HAY TUNNEL to DUNKERTON (4 miles)

Meet: The Avenue, Combe Hay

 

   

Sunday 2nd March - 10:00

WORK PARTY - Lock flight

 

 

Sunday 17th February - 10:00

WALK - THE TRAMWAY TO TIMSBURY (3 miles)

Meet at Paulton Sewage Works

 

 

Sunday 3rd February - 10:00

WORK PARTY - Lock flight

 

 

Sunday 20th January - 10:00

WALK - THE CAMERTON PITS Ý

Meet: Bottom of Red Hill, Camerton

 

 

 

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