Bratch 2026
The gods smiled on us again. After a somewhat soggy start on our trip up, the weather brightened up and had us all worried on Friday when it rained again. […]
The gods smiled on us again. After a somewhat soggy start on our trip up, the weather brightened up and had us all worried on Friday when it rained again. […]
A Grade II-listed canal warehouse at Wappenshall Junction has reopened following an eight-year programme of restoration led by volunteers from the Shrewsbury and Newport Canals Trust. The building, designed by […]
(From December 1960 Broadsheet) Why is it that so many otherwise intelligent women make the fatal mistake of taking an interest in their husband’s hobbies? The wife of an angler […]
When we last reported on the failure at Lock 38, Penkridge, the situation was still very much uncertain. The bywash culvert beside the lock and beneath Cannock Road had collapsed, […]
Members who attended Julian Souter’s talk, The Staffs & Worcs Canal: A Historical A–Z, will be pleased to hear that his long-awaited book on the canal has now been published. […]
The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Society (SWCS) will be returning for the fourth year to “The Bratch” Locks for their Annual Rally of Boats on the 30th – 31st of […]
This year is a significant anniversary for the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal, which was opened in 1772, 250 years ago. In order to celebrate the canal’s historic milestone, the Staffordshire […]
The next society meeting at Bradmore will be Monday the 9th of May. The great and knowledgeable Edwin Fasham will stage his illustrated talk “From north sea ferry to mission […]