Events & Activities 2010
The Canals for the Community project, funded through the Big Lottery Fund, aims to make the canals of Stoke-on-Trent a more vibrant and desirable place for the community to use for leisure and recreation. Please see below for further information on forthcoming events and activities.
For more information on any of the following activities please call Louise, Canals for the Community project officer on 07827 083538 or email louise.north@britishwaterways.co.uk
Information about upcoming events will also be found on the Stoke-on-Trent page on British Waterways Waterscape website.
[Editor's note: this page now has the lastest dates at the top]
| Date | Activity | Venue | Time | Info |
| August | ||||
| Friday 27th | Canal Clean Team | Britannia Stadium |
10:30am - 12:30pm |
Help make a difference to your local canal by joining the Canal Clean Team to remove litter along the Trent & Mersey Canal. All equipment provided, please wear old clothes. Volunteers may wish to bring a packed lunch or snack for afterwards, hot & cold drinks will be provided. Event poster here |
| Friday 13th | Canal Clean Team | Middleport Park |
10:30am - 12:30pm |
Help make a difference to your local canal by joining the Canal Clean Team to remove litter along the Trent & Mersey Canal. All equipment provided, please wear old clothes. Volunteers may wish to bring a packed lunch or snack for afterwards, hot & cold drinks will be provided. Event poster here |
| July | ||||
| Friday 30th | Canal Clean Team | Hanley Park |
10:30am - 12:30pm |
Help make a difference to your local canal by joining the Canal Clean Team to remove litter along the Caldon Canal. All equipment provided, please wear old clothes. Volunteers may wish to bring a packed lunch or snack for afterwards, hot & cold drinks will be provided. Event poster here |
| Friday 16th | Canal Clean Team | Etruria |
10:30am - 12:30pm |
Conservation tasks at Lock 38 Event poster here |
| Friday 2nd | Canal Clean Team | Milton |
10:30am - 12:30pm |
Help make a difference to your local canal by joining the Canal Clean Team to remove litter along the Caldon Canal. All equipment provided, please wear old clothes. Volunteers may wish to bring a packed lunch or snack for afterwards, hot & cold drinks will be provided. Event poster here |
| June | ||||
| Friday 18th | Canal Clean Team | Westport Lake |
10:30am - 3:30pm |
Help make a difference to your local canal by joining the Canal Clean Team. We plan to do some weeding outside the visitor centre with a view to seeding a bit later on. Note this is a longer than usual day, but if you can only turn up for a short time you are still very welcome. Hot & cold drinks and lunch will be provided on this occasion. Please wear old clothes. If you can provide a rake or spade, it would be helpful as we only have a small supply. Event poster here |
| May | ||||
| Friday 30th | A walk around Longport, canal port of the Potteries |
Meet at the side of the Packhorse Inn, next to the bridge over the Trent & Mersey Canal |
2.00pm - 4.00pm |
Join Andrew Dobraszczyc on this FREE 2 hour history walk and take a look at some of the wharfs, warehouses, pottery factories, flour mill and lime kiln built next to the Trent & Mersey Canal at Middleport. Event poster here |
| Friday 28th | Bat walk | Westport Lake |
9pm |
Join Staffordshire Bat Group for a FREE guided walk around Westport Lake and discover these amazing creatures. Sensible footwear, warm clothes and a torch are advisable. Event poster here |
| April | ||||
| Friday 30th | Introduction to Wildlife Gardening | Etruria |
9:30am - 4:30pm |
This one day introduction to Wildlife Gardening, provided by BTCV, will demonstrate how you can encourage wildlife into your garden. Event poster here |
| Friday 23rd | Canal Clean Team | Birches Head |
10:30am - 12:30pm |
Help make a difference to your local canal by joining the Canal Clean Team to remove litter along the Caldon Canal. All equipment provided, please wear old clothes. Volunteers may wish to bring a packed lunch or snack for afterwards, hot & cold drinks will be provided. Event poster here |
| Saturday 10th | Easter Family Event | Etruria |
10:30am - 3:30pm |
Step onboard ‘Swift’, the historic working canal boat, dressed in traditional canal clothing. Bring your camera and capture the whole family dressed as Victorian canal boaters, listen to our atmospheric live musician play alongside the wharf at The Jesse Shirley Bone and Flint Mill. Event poster here |
| Friday 9th | Canal Clean Team | Middleport |
10:30am - 12:30pm |
Help make a difference to your local canal by joining the Canal Clean Team to remove litter along the Trent & Mersey Canal. All equipment provided, please wear old clothes. Volunteers may wish to bring a packed lunch or snack for afterwards, hot & cold drinks will be provided. Event poster here |
| Thursday 8th | Easter Family Event | Etruria |
10:30am - 3:30pm |
Bring your teddy and step onboard ‘Swift’ the historic working canal boat. Free family admission to the museum with every teddy bear. Try out a new fun activity drawing sound maps and taking sound walks along the canal. Explore the canal with your ears rather than your eyes. Event poster here |
| March | ||||
| Sunday 28th | Guided walk | Etruria |
1.30pm - 3.00pm approx | Take a guided walk along city's historic canals. Residents can take
a historic look at Etruria with a guided walk around part of the city's
canal system.
More here |
| Friday 19th | Canal Clean Team | Britannia Stadium |
10:30am - 12:30pm |
Help make a difference to your local canal by joining the Canal Clean Team to remove litter along the Trent & Mersey Canal. All equipment provided, please wear old clothes. Volunteers may wish to bring a packed lunch or snack for afterwards, hot & cold drinks will be provided. Event poster here |
| Fri 5th - Sun 7th | Canal Clean Team/ Towpath Tidy 2010 |
Various locations across the area | TBC | Range of volunteer activities to help make our canals a better place for people and wildlife. More details to follow. Event poster here |
| February | ||||
| Friday 19th | Canal Clean Team | Hanley Park |
10:30am - 12:30pm |
Help make a difference to your local canal by joining the Canal Clean Team to remove litter along the Caldon Canal. All equipment provided, please wear old clothes. Volunteers may wish to bring a packed lunch or snack for afterwards, hot & cold drinks will be provided. Event poster here |
| Friday 5th | Canal Clean Team | Westport Lake |
10:30am - 12:30pm | Help make a difference to your local canal by joining the Canal Clean Team to remove litter along the Trent and Mersey Canal. All equipment provided, please wear old clothes. Volunteers may wish to bring a packed lunch or snack for afterwards, hot & cold drinks will be provided. Event poster here |
| January | ||||
| Sunday 31st | Guided walk | Etruria |
1.30pm - 3.00pm approx | Take a guided walk along city's historic canals. Residents can take
a historic look at Etruria with a guided walk around part of the city's
canal system.
More here |
| Saturday 23rd | Volunteer Conservation Task Day: Woodland Management | Milton |
10.30am - 12.30pm approx | Practical Conservation Task Day led by BTCV (British Trust for Conservation
Volunteers). Wear warm old clothing and bring waterproofs.
Event poster here |
| Friday 22nd | Volunteer Conservation Task Day: Woodland Management | Milton |
10.30am - 4.00pm approx | Practical Conservation Task Day led by BTCV (British Trust for Conservation
Volunteers). Wear warm old clothing and bring waterproofs and a packed
lunch.
Event poster here |
| Friday 8th | Canal Clean Team | Etruria |
10:30am - 12:30pm | Help make a difference to your local canal by joining the Canal Clean Team to remove litter along the Caldon and Trent and Mersey Canals. All equipment provided, please wear old clothes. Volunteers may wish to bring a packed lunch or snack for afterwards, hot & cold drinks will be provided. |
