Previous Meetings

Northern Canals Association meetings chaired by Ivan Cane
2025
01 October
22 March Langley Mill, Amber Valley, Derbyshire (Friends of the Cromford Canal)
2024
01 October
17 March Boley Park Community Hall, Ryknild St. Lichfield. (Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust)
2023
8 October Outreach Centre, 35-37 Blackburn St, Radcliffe (Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal Society)
12 February Wilkinson Primary School, Bradley, Bilston. (Bradley Canal Restoration Society)
2022
9 October Hollingwood Hub, Works Road, Brimington (Chesterfield Canal Trust)
24 April Canal Cottages Café, Hopwell Road, Draycott, Derbyshire (Derby & Sandiacre Canal Trust)
2021
Spring Meeting lost to COVID
Autumn Meeting lost to COVID
2020
Spring Meeting lost to COVID
Autumn Meeting lost to COVID
2019
Spring Meeting lost to COVID
Autumn Meeting lost to COVID
Northern Canals Association meetings chaired by Chris Hayes
2018
7 October Denstone Village Hall, College Road, Denstone (Caldon & Uttoxeter Canals Trust)
25 February Hollingwood Hub, Works Road, Brimington (Chesterfield Canal Trust)
2017
1 October Melbourne Village Hall, Main Street, Melbourne (Pocklington Canal Amenity Society.)
19 February Lichfield Cruising Club, Canal Cottages, Huddlesford Junction,Lichfield, (Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust.)
2016
25 September The Canal Depot, Woolsthorpe by Belvoir, Grantham, Lincs., (Grantham Canal Society)
2015
11 October Moira Miners’ Welfare Club, Bath Lane, Moira (Ashby Canal Trust)
12 April St Patricks Social Club, 111 Common Road, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside (Sankey Canal Restoration Society)
1 March Ironville Church Hall, Casson St, Ironville (Friends of the Cromford Canal)
2014
12 October The Women’s Institute, 14C Lower Lane, Chinley, High Peak. (Bugsworth Basin Heritage Trust)
27 April Chellaston Club, 12 Derby Road, Chellaston, Derby (The Derby and Sandiacre Canal Society)
4 March Junction Inn, Norbury Junction, Staffordshire (Shrewsbury and Newport Canals Trust)
2013
13 October Kirklees College, Waterfront Quarter, Manchester Road, Huddersfield, (Huddersfield Canal Society)
28 April Swingers Golf Centre / Darnford Moors Golf Club & Restaurant, Darnford Lane, Lichfield (Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust)
10 March Heritage Skills Centre, Lincoln Castle, Castle Hill, Lincoln ( Sleaford Navigation Trust)
2012
30 September Stafford boat Club, Maplewood, Wildwood, Stafford (Stafford Riverway Link)
22 April Whitefield Garrick Theatre, Bank Street, Whitefield, Bury (Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal Society)
04 March Hollingwood Hub, Works Road, Brimington (Chesterfield Canal Trust)
2011
9 October Staffordshire University, College Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (Burslem Port Trust)
17 April Flowery Field Centre, Spring Gardens, Hyde, (Hollinwood Canal Society)
6 March The Cromford Community Centre, 9 Market Place, Cromford. (Friends of Cromford Canal)
2010
25 April East Cottingwith Village Hall, Church Lane, East Cottingwith, East Yorkshire (The Pocklington Canal Amenity Society)
7 March Lubenham Village Hall, Laughton Road, Lubenham, Leicestershire (The Foxton Inclined Plane Trust)
2009
4 October Pinxton Village Hall, Kirkstead Road, Pinxton (Friends of Cromford Canal)
26 April Wappenshall Junction Warehouse, Wappenshall (Shrewsbury & Newport Canals Trust)
8 March Boston West Golf Club, Hubbert’s Bridge, Boston, (Lincolnshire Waterways Partnership)
2008
5 October CONKERS, Rawdon Road, Moira (Ashby Canal Association)
27 April Middlewood Locks, East Ordsall Lane, Salford. (: Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal Society and British Waterways Restoration Directorate)
9 March Denstone Village Hall, College Road, Denstone Nr Uttoxeter (Caldon & Uttoxeter Canals Trust)
2007
07 October The Guildhall, Bore Street, Lichfield (Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust)
20 May Denstone Village Hall, College Road, Denstone, Nr Uttoxeter (Caldon & Uttoxeter Canals Trust)
11 March The Chequers Inn, Woolsthorpe by Belvoir, Lincs (Grantham Canal Society).
Northern Canals Association meetings chaired by Keith Gibson:
2006
8 October St Olav’s Church Hall, Marygate, York (River Foss Society)
21 May Mechanics Institute, Market Street, Whalley Bridge (Inland Waterways Protection Society)
19 March Fiddlers Ferry Sailing Club, The Lock, Penketh, Warrington (Sankey Canal Restoration Society)
2005
2 October The Stables, Staveley Hall, Staveley, Chesterfield (Chesterfield Canal Trust)
19 June Playgoers’ Riverhead Theatre, Louth (Louth Navigation Trust)
20 March The John Howarth Centre, Daisy Nook Country Park, Failsworth (Hollinwood Canal Society)
2004
3 October The Boat Museum, Ellesmere Port (The Waterways Trust)
27 June Royal Victoria Hotel, Newport (Shrewsbury & Newport Canals Trust)
28 March Nags Head, Burntwood (Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust)
2003
12 October The Anderton Lift Visitor Centre (organised by Huddersfield Canal Society & British Waterways Board staff)
29 June Sleaford Rugby Club, Sleaford (Sleaford Navigation Trust)
23 March The Institute, Ironville, Derbyshire (Friends of the Cromford Canal)
2002
13 October Visitor Centre, Hollingworth Lake, Littleborough (British Waterways Board & the waterways Trust)
30 June Village Hall, Melbourne (Pocklington Canal Amenity Society)
17 March Gloucester House, Melton Mowbray (Melton & Oakham Waterways Society)
2001
14 October Moira Miners’ Welfare Club, Swadlincote (Ashby Canal Association/Ashby Canal Trust)
15 July Heritage Centre, Portland Basin, Ashton-under-Lyne (Huddersfield Canal Society)
8 April British Waterways Board Regional Office, Fearns Wharf, Leeds (British Waterways Board)
2000
15 October National Watersports Centre, Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham (Grantham Navigation Association & Grantham Canal Restoration Trust)
2 July Derby Canal walk with barbecue lunch provided en route (Derby & Sandiacre Canal Trust)
26 March Etruria Industrial Museum, Burslem Port (Caldon Canal Society & Burslem Port Project)
1999
17 October The Ribble Link Centre, Preston Docks (Ribble Link Trust)
27 June Market Tavern, Elsecar (Barnsley, Dearne & Dove Trust)
28 March West Felton Village Hall (Waterway Recovery Group – Montgomery Canal)
1998
4 October Moira Miners’ Welfare Club, Swadlincote (Ashby Canal Association)
19 July Crooklands Hotel, Milnthorpe (Lancaster Canal Trust)
15 March Transhipment Warehouse, Dobcross (Huddersfield Canal Society)
1997
05 October Foxton Village Gall & Shoulder of Mutton public house (Foxton Inclined Plane Trust
22 June Melbourne (Pocklington Canal Amenity Association)
23 March Transhipment Warehouse, Dobcross (Huddersfield Canal Society)
1996
13 October Carpenters Arms, Lichfield (Lichfield & Hatherton Canal Society
02 June Solo Club, Sleaford (Sleaford Navigation Society & IWA Lincolnshire & Humberside Branch)
24 March Shireoaks Village Hall (Chesterfield Canal Society)
1995
1 October On board MV ‘Weaver Sovereign’, Northwich (Trent & Mersey Canal Society for the Anderton Lift Trust)
18 June West Felton Village Hall (Waterway Recovery Group – Montgomery Canal)
05 March Elvaston Castle, Derby (Derby & Sandiacre Canal Society)
1994
06 November Village Hall, Hickling & the Rutland Arms, Woolsthorpe (Grantham Canal Restoration Society)
19 June Transhipment Warehouse, Dobcross (Huddersfield Canal Society)
27 March New Technology College, St Helens (Sankey Canal Restoration Society)
1993
28 November Mechanics Institute, Whalley Bridge (Inland Waterways Protection Society)
5 September Bell Hotel, Driffield (Driffield Navigation Ltd.)
18 April Market Hotel, Elsecar (Barnsley Canal Group)
1992
29 November Tapton Golf Club (Chesterfield Canal Society)
19 September Carnforth Ex Servicemen’s Club (Lancaster Canal Trust)
22 March Hebden Bridge Tourist Information Centre (Rochdale Canal Society)
1991
01 December Radcliffe British Legion Club (Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal Society)
23 June Marsden Conservative Club, (on the route of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal. Organised with help of Huddersfield Canal Society staff – Frank Smith, Bob Gough, Steve Whitby)