Louth canal, its music and other amazing opportunities
A full programme of music was enthusiastically presented by artists such at Zeph, Patrick Purves, Mambo Jambo and Molly Amour and her band 'The Hot Club de Lincoln', which all attracted good crowds.
The Model Boats club (from Cleethorpes), paddle boarders and even a canoe, provided action on the water.
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Hide AdCoun Simmons gave her full support to Louth Navigation Trust and encouraged everyone to volunteer and get involved.
A couple of weeks previously, at the LNT (Louth Navigation Trust) AGM, Roger Subden, chair, had explained the campaign.
He said: “Our aspirational goal is still to open the waterway to boats one day, but right now we want to get young people out on the water, have more people using the towpath, and everyone keeping it high on their list as a place to enjoy this summer.”
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“We’ve had many projects over the years,” said Roger, “from renovating the Navigation Warehouse, to siting milestones and information boards along the towpath. But now is a good time to tell everyone the other work we do and to encourage more people to get involved.”
The next major event is in August, when a group of volunteer experts from the Inland Waterways Association will be working at Ticklepenny Lock to help repair the brickwork and preserve the lock’s unique ‘barrel-shaped’ walls.
Roger added: “They are an extremely knowledgeable and skilled group and we will be very lucky to have them working with us.”.
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will be open to visitors, as part of the Heritage Open Days festival.
For more information visit www.louthcanal.org.uk or email [email protected] .