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@lhcrt.org.uk Oct 2, 2026, 9:10 AM

Dumper issues meant we couldn’t complete this week’s concrete pour, so the team switched focus to drainage.

A 150mm connection and inspection chambers were installed, and the drain crossing onto our land was picked up.

Now backfilled, with benching and covers to follow.

#UKCanals #Lichfield

Construction team standing beside a newly excavated drainage trench and inspection chamber at Gallows Reach. An excavator, spoil heaps and boundary fencing are visible as drainage works progress along the site boundary.

Volunteer levelling drainage pipework in a trench beside a new concrete inspection chamber. Additional workers and an excavator are visible nearby as drainage connections are installed before backfilling.

Volunteer standing inside a new concrete inspection chamber while colleagues work in a drainage trench behind. Underground pipework is being connected along the trench, with soil stockpiles and an excavator visible in the background.

Long drainage trench running alongside a boundary fence and mature trees, with newly installed drainage pipework and an inspection chamber visible before backfilling. Soil stockpiles line the edge of the excavation.

@postcards2025.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 6:36 AM

Transforming Ball’s Bridge
#PostProcess #Artyear #ukcanals #canal #bridges

@lovetwotravel.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 6:08 AM

Looks like we scheduled the release of our video a little too early. 24 hour clocks are a heck of thing.

New #narrowboat Husbands Bosworth Tunnel and life on the #ukcanals

Hope you enjoy!!!!

youtu.be/IYtmxhiUsUc?...

@yaca-uk.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 4:39 PM

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Food! Dinner preparation and a finger buffet on the move. The Tillerman's Lunch is very much consumed... #ukcanals

@waterwaysexp.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 1:41 PM

Our trips are fully accessible and can be enjoyed by all ages & abilities. We welcome everyone to experience the fun and the beauty of our waterways 💙 #OlderPersonsDay #ThursdayMotivation #Canal #GrandUnionCanal #Charity #TBThursday #BoatHire #KeepCanalsAlive #UKCanals #Accessible #Community

Older person in wheelchair steering boat on trip

@towpathtalk.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 10:34 AM

📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY From Robert John Yelland St Mary's Marina, Rufford 🫶

#towpathtalk #canals #canalsandrivers #narrowboat #rivers #waterways #lifeonthecut #boating #boats #canallife #canallifeuk #UKCanals

@landsil.net Oct 1, 2026, 6:01 AM

Great Crested Grebe with a fish going to feed it's young.

📷 #FujiFilm #XT5
🔭XF70-300mm

#Photography #Nature #Birds #BirdPhotography #Wildlife #UKCanals #Canals #UK #NaturePhotography #noAI #Grebe

Great Crested Grebe with a fish in its beak moving in green water.

Great Crested Grebe with a fish in its beak moving in green water towards a young to feed it.

@waterwaysexp.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 2:48 PM

Our trips are all about making a difference in the community 🌿💙 Nothing beats seeing happy, smiling faces enjoying the water and creating lasting memories #WednesdayMotivation #Charity #BoatHire #Community #LifesBetterByWater #UKcanals

Clients posing on lockgate. School children with teachers

@lhcrt.org.uk Sep 30, 2026, 9:40 AM

A welcome return from Natalie at Nationwide on Tuesday, volunteering through their CSR scheme.

She joined our regular volunteers and helped ready another base for concreting and saw the big strides since her last visit.

#Lichfield #UKCanals #WeDigCanals

Workers in high‑visibility clothing and helmets stand around a rectangular rebar frame set into an excavated area. The steel grid is supported on small blocks, ready for concreting. Temporary fencing and a brick retaining wall marked “18” sit behind the team.

Several workers in safety gear prepare a concrete foundation. One kneels to adjust rebar inside a wooden frame while others inspect the structure. An excavator and tools sit in the background, with temporary fencing around the freshly dug site.

A worker in a high‑visibility jacket stands over a rectangular rebar grid framed with timber, checking the reinforcement before concreting. The area is enclosed by metal fencing, with a corrugated retaining wall on one side and trees and construction materials behind.

@towpathtalk.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 8:54 AM

📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY Taken at Burston, a small hamlet located between Stafford and Stone, situated along the Trent & Mersey Canal. Photo by Annette Clayton. 🫶

#towpathtalk #canals #canalsandrivers #narrowboat #rivers #waterways #lifeonthecut #boating #boats #canallife #canallifeuk #UKCanals

@landsil.net Sep 30, 2026, 5:39 AM

Two more from the same evening.

📷 #FujiFilm #XT5
🔭XF18-120mm

#Photography #Nature #Outdoors #UK #Sunset #Canals #UKcanals #Reflections #Red

Wodę photo of a red sunset over the lake with some yellow bidding behind branches in the right hand side.

Closed up of a chain of builds on the water moving to the left under a dark deep red sunset.

@themontgomerycanal.org.uk Sep 29, 2026, 9:44 PM

Well that's a wrap! Our Visitor Centre in Llanymynech is now closed until next year but there's still so much for our dedicated volunteers to do to keep busy. One of which is the refurbishment of our narrowboat toilet. Must look for some new tiles this week! #UKCanals

A sink and tap in the boat toilet. Blue marble effect tiles that need refreshing and replacing are visible

@robertfoxon.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 6:31 PM

#ukcanals

@every1nose.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 3:10 PM

YES. This is great news for Britain (those parts where water was privatised) and for its waterways.

Let’s hope that #Labour and #Burnham remember to include provision for those citizens that live on the canals and rivers too.

#UKCanals.

@towpathtalk.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 2:39 PM

Thorne Lock, near the lock keeper's cabin on the Stainforth & Keadby Canal. Photo from Towpath Talk follower Angela AKA Angela Tumbleweed 🫶

#towpathtalk #canals #canalsandrivers #narrowboat #rivers #waterways #lifeonthecut #boating #boats #canallife #canallifeuk #UKCanals

@themontgomerycanal.org.uk Sep 29, 2026, 2:28 PM

You are invited! Croeso i bawb! #UKCanals #Cymru #Powys

@lhcrt.org.uk Sep 29, 2026, 7:20 AM

Lovely to see our duck family enjoying Darnford Moors Ecology Park. This section has only been in water since 2023, yet it’s already flourishing. 🪶

Thanks to support from Biffa Award #theLCF this section of the canal has become a rich, thriving environment for wildlife. 🌿

#Lichfield #UKCanals

A male mallard with a green head and yellow bill swims beside a female mallard with mottled brown plumage in a canal. The water is dotted with floating green leaves, and the bank is lined with dense vegetation.

A single duck with brown plumage, a greenish head, and a yellow bill floats on calm water near a plant‑covered bank. Small clusters of oval aquatic leaves drift on the surface, surrounded by rocks and thick greenery.

Three ducks swim near the edge of a canal bordered by tall grasses and dense vegetation. Lily pads float across the water, and a towpath runs parallel in the background.

@landsil.net Sep 29, 2026, 1:16 AM

There was a cool sunset a few days ago.

📷 #FujiFilm #XT5
🔭XF18-120mm

#Photography #Nature #Outdoors #UK #Sunset #Canals #UKcanals #Reflections #Red

A very red sunset over a lake seems through 3 windows divided by thick wooden beams.