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Tunnel Vision - the road is through

30th. December 2019

Anyone passing by Birmingham Road over Christmas can’t have missed the work being carried out on the southern bypass railway bridge. 

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November News Roundup

30th November

The November Show and Grand Prize Draw review, news from the IWA,  Waitrose Community Matters and LHCRT on ITV News. 

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QAVS Award Ceremony at Lichfield Guildhall

6th November 2019

The Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire, Ian Dudson, presented a certificate, signed by Her Majesty the Queen, to LHCRT president Eric Wood at the event, attended by many of the Trust’s volunteers as well as civic dignitaries...

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LHCRT wins Waterways Award

October 10th 2019

Lichfield and Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust were winners in the Canal and River Trust’s Living Waterways Awards ceremony, which took place in Birmingham on Thursday October 10.

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Huddlesford Gathering 2019

21st/22rd September 2019

Thousands of visitors came to Huddlesford Junction over the weekend of 21st/22nd. Sept. for the biennial Huddlesford Heritage Gathering. The fine weather on the Saturday drew a massive crowd. 

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Another Gold for Lichfield

September 20th. 2019

This year The LIchfield Canal Trust two contributions to the Blooming Lichfield entry included the planted up “Fosseway Queen narrowboat butty and the ‘oss” on Falkland Road and the re-planted “ Rose Willow narrowboat“

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Cruising The Cut - LCHRT Progress Report

August 29th 2019

David Johns, a popular video blogger who specalises in Canal videos called 'Cruising The Cut", spent a day filming with LHCRT to report on our progress so far.

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Fosseway Queen and another award

18th July 2019

Lichfield and Hatherton Canals Restoration volunteers have done it again! As the Trust’s contribution to Lichfield in Bloom, for which judging was on Wednesday, 17 July, 

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AGM 2019

June 7th. 2019

The 29th. Annual General Meeting of the Lichfield and Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust Ltd. was held at the Park View Centre, Chester Road North, Brownhills, Walsall WS8 7JB on Friday 7th. June 2019 at 7.15 pm.

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LHCRT awarded Queen's Award for Voluntary Service

June 2nd 2019

The Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust has been awarded the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service. 

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Radio WM visits Lichfield

May 1st 2019

LHCRT was delighted to host BBC Radio WM's live outside broadcast celebrating Staffordshire Day at its Tamworth Road base on Wednesday, 1 May. 

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CrowdJustice Appeal - An update

25th April 2019

Our CrowdJustice appeal has worked wonders. We have now, thanks to you, secured recompense of the legal costs we had to expend, which were, sadly to no avail and which diverted funds from our commendable and key objectives.

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A marathon effort for LHCRT

Updated April 28th.

A big congratulations to Steve Williams for sucsessfully taking part in the London Marathon and raising  money for us! Please support us by sponsoring him.

Here's what Steve said...:

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LHCRT in the TV Spotlight

March 12th 2019

Lichfield Canal will play a starring role in television’s Britain in Bloom. A new series of the BBC2 show begins in the spring and the episode at 6.30pm on Thursday April 4 will feature Blooming Lichfield’s gold award-winning entry...

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Press release - Deanslade Farm development

5th March 2019

Lichfield and Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust has issued the following statement after a planning application for a housing development at Deanslade Park... 

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More generous support

February 21st.

The massive support given to LHCRT is highlighted by these two recent examples, the Lichfield TSB and Forresters Scout Group.

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2019 Update

Jan. 14th 2019

LHCRT Trust Chairperson Christine Bull reflects on the state of play at the moment and the Trust’s future plans, and attempts to answer some commonly asked questions.

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