The 36th Annual General Meeting of the Society will be held at the Whitefield Garrick Theatre on Tuesday 8th October 2024 at 7-30pm. AGENDA If a quorum of 20 members is not present within 15 minutes from the time appointed for the meeting the members present shall be a quorum. 1.         To receive apologies for absence. […]

Waterway Wonder – this years’ programme of events at Little Lever Library came to an end yesterday evening with a splendid talk by author and musician Tom Kitching. And as a bonus Tom treated us to one of his own songs which you can hear here. Tom read extracts from his recent book, “Where There’s

Waterway Wonder – Coming up soon- Tuesday 27th August 2024, 6.30pm at Little Lever Library Author and musician Tom Kitching will be talking about his new book and accompanying album ‘Where There’s Brass’. As a renowned fiddler, we hope Tom might sneak in a tune or two. This is an event not to be missed.

A tiny baby step towards restoration? Salford Council are asking for comments on a planning application regarding the site presently occupied by the Regent Trading Estate.  The site is immediately adjacent to the Islington Mill Arts Hub. The application, by the council’s development partner ECF, is for the construction of a “Passivhaus certified” low carbon

Waterway Wonder – Following on from two excellent talks by James Long of CRT and Paul Hindle, chair of MBBCS, this week we were treated to a fascinating talk by Russ Hedley of Nature Talks and Walks (https://www.naturetalksandwalks.co.uk/) who told us about the wonderful wildlife you can find on waterways. Russ told us that canals

The Hidden Canal soundwalk – a unique collaboration between the MBBCS and Salford based arts group “Walk the Plank” has resulted in an innovative enticement to explore the initial 3 miles of the Salford Branch of the canal.  When Salford born musician Ewan Maccoll wrote “Dirty Old Town” he included the line “Dream a dream

May 2024 saw the Middlewood Locks Fest take place that celebrated the re-opening to navigation of the Middlewood Locks section of the Manchester, Bolton & Bury.   And it’s fair to say that the inaugural Middlewood Locks Fest was a roaring success! Plenty of sunshine and a positively buzzing crowd made for a fantastic day.  More

The Oldfield Wharf development (previously branded as the historically more accurate Outwood Wharf) was granted planning permission in 2018.  Unfortunately our suggestion that the brick northern bridge parapet with stone capping should be retained and preserved along with any features of the bridge was not adopted. However one of the conditions attached to that planning

In 2023, we worked with Rob Langdon of the Canal & River Trust who put together an excellent online storymap describing many of the features of the canal environment on the summit level between Hall Lane in Little Lever and Radcliffe and beyond.

The Towpath Guide has just been updated. It now has colour photos and maps throughout, and although the format is essentially unchanged there have been updates to virtually every paragraph. Since the last revision in 2013 pubs have closed, firms have changed their names or closed, and much towpath detail has also needed to be