The latest Newsletter is now in the post heading for our members' letterboxes!
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Showing posts with label Canal Society. Show all posts
Tuesday, 14 April 2020
Thursday, 26 September 2019
Autumn Newsletter
Thursday, 26 May 2016
Event: Annual Meeting 2016
A reminder that our Annual Meeting will take place on Wednesday 8th June 2016 at 7.30 pm. The venue will once again be the back room at the Buffet Bar, Stalybridge Station. Members only due to limited space.
Friday, 22 April 2016
MP gets to know the canal
Angela Rayner, MP for the Ashton under Lyne constituency, in which most of the canal's course is situated, joined members of the canal society today for a walk around the canal features in Daisy Nook Country Park.
Angela was elected as MP for Ashton in 2015, following the retirement of David Heyes, who is very supportive of canals. The visit has been planned for some time but had to fit in with Angela's busy schedule as Shadow Pensions Minister.
Angela Rayner MP takes a tour of the canal, with members of the society.
Photo: twitter.com/AngelaRayner
Angela was elected as MP for Ashton in 2015, following the retirement of David Heyes, who is very supportive of canals. The visit has been planned for some time but had to fit in with Angela's busy schedule as Shadow Pensions Minister.
Angela Rayner MP takes a tour of the canal, with members of the society.
Photo: twitter.com/AngelaRayner
Saturday, 11 July 2015
Event: Annual Meeting 2015
A reminder that our Annual Meeting will take place on Wednesday 22nd July 2015 at 7.30 pm. The venue will once again be the back room at the Buffet Bar, Stalybridge Station. Members only due to limited space.
Saturday, 8 March 2014
Ten Years On
February 2014 saw the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the Hollinwood Canal Society. To mark the occasion we have put together a bumper edition of the Newsletter, which members will be receiving shortly. This edition includes old photographs never previously published.
The Spring 2014 Newsletter includes an extended article on the Wood Park Colliery Tramway, from which coal was loaded onto canal boats at a loading staithe near the Waterhouses Locks in Daisy Nook. The article is accompanied by photographs from the 1960s never shown publicly before.
The Spring 2014 Newsletter includes an extended article on the Wood Park Colliery Tramway, from which coal was loaded onto canal boats at a loading staithe near the Waterhouses Locks in Daisy Nook. The article is accompanied by photographs from the 1960s never shown publicly before.
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
Northern Canals Conference
On 17th April the Society hosted a conference of the Northern Canals Association. Delegates came from canal societies from all over England north of Birmingham.
The conference was followed by site visits to Droylsden Wharf and to Daisy Nook County Park.
Thank you to our volunteers who helped the day to go smoothly!
The conference was followed by site visits to Droylsden Wharf and to Daisy Nook County Park.
Thank you to our volunteers who helped the day to go smoothly!
Friday, 5 November 2010
Level Survey for Daisy Nook Canals
Modern technology has come to the aid of the Hollinwood Canal Society to check out the levels of the 213-year-old canal in Daisy Nook Country Park.
The GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite network was used to measure the exact heights above sea level of the canal between Crime Lake and Bardsley Bridge in Daisy Nook Country Park.
The Society is most grateful to N. D. Oliver and Co. Ltd., Chartered Land Surveyors, of Sale, who carried out the survey, and to the Business in the Community scheme, which enables businesses to benefit society by assisting community groups and charities.
Gina Hine, who is the North West Community Impact Manager for BITC, put the Society in touch with N. D. Oliver and Co. and arranged a site meeting at Daisy Nook. The survey was completed on 21st September.
N.D. Oliver and Co. gave their services free of charge and the Society only had to pay for the Ordnance Survey mapping used for the presentation of the results. This is a considerable help to a young Society that lacks huge financial resources.
The survey is a first step towards more detailed investigations exploring the plan to re-open the mile long stretch of water between Crime Lake and Bardsley Bridge, which includes part of the main Hollinwood Branch and much of the Fairbottom Branch.
In the past there has been mining subsidence in the area so it is necessary to find out whether this will be an issue. Other matters that will need to be investigated are ways to prevent leaks at Valley Aqueduct and on the embankment near Valley Farm, which had been a problem in the past.
The plan was first put forward in 2006 in a bid made jointly by the Society and Oldham Council for funding from IWA’s Jubilee Grant. The scheme was one of 9 chemes
short-listed out of 34 bids.
The work would have included removing the infill above Valley Aqueduct and carrying out repairs to that Aqueduct and the one over Crime Lane. The scheme would also have involved dredging as well as vegetation clearance, towpath improvements and a slipway. It would also have enabled a trip boat to be put onto the canal.
The short timescale in 2006 meant that a level survey could not be carried out at that time.
The Society’s Ed Mortimer said back in 2006, "While we are disappointed not to be awarded this grant, we are pleased with the enthusiasm shown for this scheme and the positive feedback received. As a new society, we did well for our bid to reach the shortlist. Putting the bid forward has helped to raise the profile of the restoration potential of this canal. Preparing the bid was a useful exercise involving the canal society working closely with Oldham Council."
The current economic climate makes it less likely that funding will be available for such projects in the immediate future but the level survey is a step towards being ready to make future bids.
In the mean time, working parties involving the Waterway Recovery Group North West are continuing to improve the condition of the Fairbottom Branch by removing trees growing in the canal bed as well as those damaging the wash wall and edging stones.
You can find more information about Business in the Community at www.bitc.org.uk and about N. D. Oliver and Co. at www.ndoliver.com
The GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite network was used to measure the exact heights above sea level of the canal between Crime Lake and Bardsley Bridge in Daisy Nook Country Park.
The Society is most grateful to N. D. Oliver and Co. Ltd., Chartered Land Surveyors, of Sale, who carried out the survey, and to the Business in the Community scheme, which enables businesses to benefit society by assisting community groups and charities.
Gina Hine, who is the North West Community Impact Manager for BITC, put the Society in touch with N. D. Oliver and Co. and arranged a site meeting at Daisy Nook. The survey was completed on 21st September.
N.D. Oliver and Co. gave their services free of charge and the Society only had to pay for the Ordnance Survey mapping used for the presentation of the results. This is a considerable help to a young Society that lacks huge financial resources.
The survey is a first step towards more detailed investigations exploring the plan to re-open the mile long stretch of water between Crime Lake and Bardsley Bridge, which includes part of the main Hollinwood Branch and much of the Fairbottom Branch.
In the past there has been mining subsidence in the area so it is necessary to find out whether this will be an issue. Other matters that will need to be investigated are ways to prevent leaks at Valley Aqueduct and on the embankment near Valley Farm, which had been a problem in the past.
The plan was first put forward in 2006 in a bid made jointly by the Society and Oldham Council for funding from IWA’s Jubilee Grant. The scheme was one of 9 chemes
short-listed out of 34 bids.
The work would have included removing the infill above Valley Aqueduct and carrying out repairs to that Aqueduct and the one over Crime Lane. The scheme would also have involved dredging as well as vegetation clearance, towpath improvements and a slipway. It would also have enabled a trip boat to be put onto the canal.
The short timescale in 2006 meant that a level survey could not be carried out at that time.
The Society’s Ed Mortimer said back in 2006, "While we are disappointed not to be awarded this grant, we are pleased with the enthusiasm shown for this scheme and the positive feedback received. As a new society, we did well for our bid to reach the shortlist. Putting the bid forward has helped to raise the profile of the restoration potential of this canal. Preparing the bid was a useful exercise involving the canal society working closely with Oldham Council."
The current economic climate makes it less likely that funding will be available for such projects in the immediate future but the level survey is a step towards being ready to make future bids.
In the mean time, working parties involving the Waterway Recovery Group North West are continuing to improve the condition of the Fairbottom Branch by removing trees growing in the canal bed as well as those damaging the wash wall and edging stones.
You can find more information about Business in the Community at www.bitc.org.uk and about N. D. Oliver and Co. at www.ndoliver.com
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Website Improved!
The Hollinwood Canal Society website has been re-launched today with a much improved layout and more content!
The site has been sorted into four main sections. One section contains information about the canal itself, one is about the Society and one is a Gallery section featuring a variety of photographs. The fourth section is the News section and appears here in the form of a blog, which means that you can write comments about items, should you wish!
More content will be added, including maps and aerial views.
The new site tries to conform with accessibility guidelines, making it easy to read, even for those with visual or other disabilities.
Why not make a comment to let us know what you think?
Don't forget to call back later to see what else has been added!
The site has been sorted into four main sections. One section contains information about the canal itself, one is about the Society and one is a Gallery section featuring a variety of photographs. The fourth section is the News section and appears here in the form of a blog, which means that you can write comments about items, should you wish!
More content will be added, including maps and aerial views.
The new site tries to conform with accessibility guidelines, making it easy to read, even for those with visual or other disabilities.
Why not make a comment to let us know what you think?
Don't forget to call back later to see what else has been added!
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