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31/05/2025

Congratulations and all the best for your future endeavours!

07/05/2025

We’re also in the nostalgia business, obviously, our 'schtick' is reviving by-gone times and a halcyon past for pleasure. But some traditions are disappearing and England's position on the world stage risks losing another standard bearer.
Dunoon pottery and the Pottery industry in the Stoke-on-Trent area is under threat.
I was horrified to see the BBC Midlands Today report about the struggles Dunoon pottery is going through, and further reading reveals major potters have already closed in the past weeks.
This industry is worth investing in, not least because it puts a bit of England on every table and in every kitchen worldwide: I can’t go into a restaurant without looking at the stamp on the bottom of my plate and marvelling at the contemporary reach of my local potteries.
If you can, go out today and search out a piece of Staffordshire pottery. For a few £££s you can do your bit to preserve a significant placeholder in British industrial history for future generations.

01/05/2025

And we're done. We raised £156,759 towards the new lock.

Thank you so much to everyone who pledged and donated, and to our champion funders Reed Foundation.

You are all awesome! 😍

***Stop press***
Some of the match funding didn't go through at 12pm, due to the amount of website traffic, so the total is now:
£157,154 🥳

28/04/2025

Time is running out!

With only two days left, we urgently need your support to reach our target and unlock the champion funding pledged to us, so we can build a new lock for the Lichfield Canal.

Every pound counts! Donate £1 or more, and your contribution will be doubled to make an even greater impact.

https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS0000023bUzYAI?c=31292

Thank you!

22/04/2025

22/04/2025

On behalf of Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust:

“Our Big Give appeal is now live and anything you donate will be doubled.

We’re aiming to raise £90,000 in online donations by noon on 29 April. If we hit our target, we’ll unlock an additional £90,000, reaching an incredible £180,000!

This funding will go towards building our new lock 24 at the Tamworth Road and Cricket Lane junction.

Please help us reach the target and unlock the match funding - every donation counts. Please also share the link with your friends and neighbours to help multiply the support.

Thank you!”

08/03/2025

Our favourite canal-side pub…

Guaranteed the best breakfast you’ll get in Wheaton Aston this morning 😉. We’ve got sandwiches and pancakes stacks on the menu as well. All served from 9:30-11:30.

For today only we’re delivering breakfasts for £10 each. It’s a takeaway portion delivered in a sealed warm tray and ready to eat. You can call your order through to 01785509703 after 9am. Delivery to Wheaton Aston only, collection available also.

☕️🍳🥞🚚

07/03/2025

More excellent progress by our volunteer brickies at Tamworth Road Narrows. They'll reach Cricket Lane before we know it.

📷 photo by Geoff Ralph.

27/02/2025

Have you thought about a narrowboat holiday? Check out Kodran’s accommodation, where you can go in a week, and tips for travelling with a family on a narrowboat at UKvacationsAfloat.com/quicklinks
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19/02/2025

Halsall's March Schedule (with a lovely photo of our home base!)

03/02/2025

🍾🥳HAPPY NEW SEASON! Spring onto the Canals with a 15% Early Bird Booking discount on 7 night stays March-May 2025🌷|Use Code SPRING15 or Contact Us for details and reserve your dates with just 10% deposit! Offer ends 07/02/2025🌼

24/01/2025

HALSALL'S FEBRUARY '25 SCHEDULE

Last months fuel run, was one of our most challenging trips ever, battling snow, then thick ice, finally defeated by over running stoppages from CRT. All the team were totally exhausted from both working Fuel boat Halsall & supporting with road deliveries. We're posting this as Storm Eowyn is battering us.... so that may effect our plans too! So once again, (5th attempt!), we're going to try the challenge of circumnavigating the Four Counties Ring, there's a stoppage beginning early Feb at Lock 57 on the CheshireLocks & we're hoping that Woodseaves cutting will reopen next week, so plan to work around those...... wish us luck, we'll need it!

Our aim for a February 2025 schedule is as follows:-

25th -28th Jan: Northwich area to Middlewich (loading 27th at Anderton) including Park Farm & Oakwoods Marinas
29th - 30th Jan: Wheelock & Hardingswood Jn (Lk 57 stoppage begins 3rd Feb)
31st Jan - 1st Feb: Stoke, Stone, Great Haywood, Penkridge (Star Lock 27, Stone stoppage ends 31st Jan)
2nd - 5th: Gailey, Autherly, Wheaton Aston & Norbury to Tyrley (hopefully Woodseaves cutting may be open by Wed 29th Jan)
6th - 8th: Market Drayton, Audlem, Nantwich to Barbridge
( Beeston,Tattenhall to Christleton, Chester & Ellesmere Port will be delivered by road)
9th: Middlewich (across the branch)
10th - 13th: Northwich area including Anderton, Park Farm & Oakwoods Marinas

Road deliveries (Four Counties area) :-
River Weaver 1st /2nd Feb
Calverley, Beeston, Tattenhall, Chester & Ellesmere Port 3rd/6th
River Weaver 13/14th.

As you can see this is a tough schedule to hit, so please help us by pre-ordering when possible & by being patient if our plan slips a bit, as always, it's not exact as it can vary due to stoppages, customer demand, weather conditions, falling trees, landslides, & our unending patience with CRT communications! To place an order please text us on 07491 149149. Cheers, Team Halsall, Rachel, Ian & Finn