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High Sheriff of Staffordshire visits Lichfield Canal

The High Sheriff of Staffordshire, Mrs Sarah Elsom with Cllr and Mrs Humphreys,
Eric Wood (President of the Trust) and Peter Buck (Engineering Director of the Trust)
with volunteers and members of the Trust
Meeting members of the Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust, the High Sheriff was pleased to see how much has been done by so few who volunteer their time and expertise from many walks of life to undertake such public spirited work. With her own background as a Museum Curator and as the Queen’s Representative for upholding law and order in Staffordshire, she recognised the value of restoring such a valuable public amenity in the County.
In dedicating the tree, Mrs Elsom said it provides a focal point for the public to recognise Trust workers, past and present, who have striven over many years, often against difficult circumstances, towards putting Lichfield back on the waterways map of Britain. She says that “The whole fabric of community life would crumble without the many people who give their time and resources tirelessly to help others. There are so many organisations and individuals across the County who make a real difference to the lives of others.”
EASTER COFFEE MORNING CANCELLED
Because of the very wintry weather and the forecast of more snow and ice to come over the Easter weekend it has been decided to cancel the "Coffee Morning" at Whittington Wharf this year. This is always a very enjoyable and well supported event and we are disappointed to have to call it off.
We hope everyone will understand and we will try to re-schedule it when the weather improves.

(This is not Whittington Wharf, it's Bob's car on the drive in Hammerwich, but you get the idea!)
MORRISTON ORPHEUS CHOIR
Charity Concert in LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL
Saturday 4th May 2013
| We are very fortunate to have engaged this renowned choir to give a memorable performance in support of our Silver Jubilee Year.
Formed in 1935 and enjoying an international reputation as a leading exponent of male choral singing, the Morriston Orpheus Choir is in constant demand performing around 25-30 engagements annually. The Choir, often referred to as the ‘Ambassadors of Song’, is probably the most travelled of the Welsh male voice choirs, often appearing on television and at engagements abroad. Proceeds to aid restoration of the Lichfield Canal |
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BOOKING ESSENTIAL
Tickets £17.50 available from the Cathedral Bookshop, 01543 306150 or
email Sue Williams or phone 01543 671427
(doors open at 18:45, reserved tickets can be collected at the door on the night)
ONLINE PAYMENTTo order online click on the "Add to Cart" button below.
(remember to click on "update cart" if you change the quantity)
SPONSORED COAST TO COAST WALK
By Terry Brown in aid of the Lichfield & Hatherton Silver Jubilee Appeal
Starts Saturday 13th April 2013
Terry Brown, our newest Director and Lichfield worksites manager, has set himself a challenge to walk from the west coast of England to the east coast. He'd like to raise £1,000 in sponsorship for the Trust. Can you help him do it?
The Coast to Coast Walk is an unofficial and mostly unsignposted long distance footpath in Northern England. Devised by Alfred Wainwright, it passes through three contrasting national parks: the Lake District National Park, the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and the North York Moors National Park.
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From the Irish Sea at St Bees to the North Sea at Robin Hoods Bay, Wainwright’s Coast to Coast Walk passes through some of the most beautiful and varied scenery in the country: the rugged mountains and beautiful lakes of the Lake District, the rolling hills and pretty valleys of the Yorkshire Dales and the expansive heather moorland of the North York Moors, with some dramatic coastal scenery at each end.
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| I’m Terry Brown; I’ve been a Trust member and volunteer for 12 years, so I know how hard it is to raise money and how careful we are to spend it wisely. As this year marks our 25th anniversary I’ve decided to do a sponsored walk and am asking for your support. In the last 2 weeks in April I’m doing Wainwright’s Coast-to-Coast walk. At about 200 miles, and with a total ascent equivalent to climbing Everest, it’s described as “challenging”, but I’m confident of completing it.
I know that simply by being a member you already contribute, and that many of you live a long way from Lichfield, so never get the chance to see the progress we’re making, but if you could make even a small donation it would mean a few more bricks in the wall.
Please make any donations via the website, or send to Bob Williams at the address below.
Thank you for reading this appeal and, hopefully, for your support. Terry. |
If you would like to sponsor Terry you can make an online donation with your debit or credit card using PayPal, or download a sponsorship form and send a cheque to the address below.
To donate online click on the "Donate" button below.
| If you are a taxpayer Gift Aid can make your donation worth more. For every £1 you give us we get an extra 25p from the Inland Revenue. Just select "yes" in the Gift Aid box below to allow us to reclaim tax on the amount you have paid. It’s that simple. (You must pay an amount of Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax for each tax year that is at least equal to the amount of tax that the Trust will reclaim on your gifts for that tax year.) |
or download the sponsorship form below
and send with your cheque to:-
Bob Williams
Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust
Norfolk House, 29 Hall Lane
Hammerwich, Burntwood
Staffs WS7 0JP
To download a printable sponsorship form
You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to open this file
It is freely available from the Adobe Web Site
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the 23rd Annual General Meeting of
AGENDA
Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust Limited will be held at
Park View Centre, Chester Road North, Brownhills, WALSALL, WS8 7JB
on Friday 7th June 2013 at 7.15pm
(a) Directors retiring by rotation and eligible for re-election:
| | Michael Battisson
| | Robert Mullarkey
| | Robert Williams
| (b) Directors co-opted during the year and nominated by Council for election:
| | Terence Edwin Brown
| (c) Any other nominations received
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After the AGM, tea and biscuits will be served with an opportunity to view displays and sales material.
GRAND PRIZE DRAW WINNERS 2012
Announced on Saturday 20th October 2012
at Whittington Village Hall
Congratulations to all the lucky winners in the Grand Prize Draw for 2012 whose tickets were drawn out by members of the audience at our Autumn Social Evening at Whittington Village Hall on 20th October.
We give special thanks to all the donors and sponsors of the prizes shown below, and to Bob Williams and George Simonczyk for all their hard work organising it.
The lucky winners were:-
| No. | PRIZE | WINNER | Ticket No. |
| 1. | £500 CASH | Mr A F Taylor, Lichfield | 07018 |
| 2. | £150 off your holiday | Mr O W Pinfold, Perton, Wolverhampton | 02894 |
| 3. | A night for two at Ash Villa Bed & Breakfast, Malvern sponsored by Mr & Mrs Morgan, proprietors | Mr & Mrs K Birch, Sutton Coldfield | 14636 |
| 4. | £50 MARKS & SPENCERS VOUCHER sponsored by a Trust member | Mr R H Rea, Lichfield | 14704 |
| 5. | 75th Anniversary DVD & book set "The Story of the Spitfire" | Mr M Neville, Castle Donington | 03215 |
| 6. | Latest 400-page "Inland Waterways of Great Britain" by Imray | Mr Ford, Sutton Coldfield | 07030 |
| 7. | Auto Glym car valeting set sponsored by Halfords, Cannock | Mr P D Wall, Ashtead, Surrey | 11531 |
| 8. | CHOICE OF DVD from the Laurence Hogg Catalogue | Mr B Broad, Harefield, Southampton | 07231 |
| 9. | "Gold" a mystery novel by local author Carl R Stokes sponsored by a Trust member | Mr R A Strike, Erdington, Birmingham | 04424 |
We wish to thank everyone who bought and sold tickets again this year, raising £4,200 for Trust funds. The Prize Draw for 2013 will be launched in March and tickets will be offered to members with the Spring edition of “Cut Both Ways” due out in May.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The 22nd AGM held on Friday, 15th June 2012 at Park View Centre, Brownhills was attended by nearly 50 members and supporters including Trust Patrons Chris Coburn MBE and Michael Fabricant, Member of Parliament for Lichfield. We were also delighted to have with us John Dodwell, Transition Trustee for the new Canal & River Trust, Tony Harvey (Head of Regeneration Midlands for British Waterways) and Staffordshire County Councillor Patrick Corfield (Cannock Chase - Cannock Town Centre)
Four Directors retiring by rotation were duly re-elected along with Geoff Crook, a new Director co-opted in May.
Dains LLP were again appointed as main examiners/auditors.
Following the close of formal business John Dodwell gave a confident and reassuring analysis of the foreseeable future for the successor to British Waterways, the Canal & River Trust. He thanked the Chairman for his leadership and wished the Trust well for the future.
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| The Annual General Meeting held at the Park View Centre, Brownhills, 15th June 2012 |
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| Left to right: Chairman Brian Kingshott; Tony Harvey, British Waterways; President Eric Wood; John Dodwell, Canal & River Trust, Chris Coburn MBE; Cllr. Patrick Corfield and Michael Fabricant MP |
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the 22nd Annual General Meeting of
AGENDA
Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust Limited will be held at
Park View Centre, Chester Road North, Brownhills, WALSALL, WS8 7JB
on Friday 15th June 2012 at 7.15pm
(a) Directors retiring by rotation and eligible for re-election:
| | David Dixon
| | Brian Kingshott
| | Peter Magee
| | Susan Williams
| (b) Directors co-opted during the year and nominated by Council for election:
| | Geoffrey Crook
| (c) Any other nominations received
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After the AGM, tea and biscuits will be served with an opportunity to view displays and sales material.
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