News Archive
Open Weekend. 15th & 16th August 2009
Details to follow.
Chairman's Report No 25 - Autumn 2008
Taken from the society's quarterly newsletter:
The lease is progressing slowly, due to the holiday season it has been hard to arrange a meeting but now the children are back to school I am hopeful that we will have all parties sat around a table some time in mid October. Whilst on the subject of the lease I would like to thank Warren Douglas (Trust solicitor) Brian Pinnager (TDC solicitor) and John Pike for the limitless hours they have put in reading and rereading the lease and the countless letters and emails they have sent to move it on.
Your committee have between April and the end of July put in 572 hours on varying tasks: work parties each month, talks, putting on displays at functions, attending meetings and car boot sales. The team that go to the work parties each month could do with some mechanical help, they are becoming victims of their own success in that now that they have let the light in everything is growing quicker and they are having to go back over the ground they have cleared. So if you or you know of somebody who has an old ride on mower, doesn't matter how old or battered, please let George know. You will make his day. Now on the subject of the "STOVER CANAL" display tent we are willing to come to any village/church/society fete as long as there is no charge, the display tent measures 5 meters by 3 meters, it will stand on hard or soft ground and would be an asset to any fete, please contact me to book it. Thanks must also go to Pauline and Wendy for collecting and running the car boot. Well done girls. Again a great success.
The container is now on site, so now we have a place to put your unwanted tools, items for car boot or empty printer cartridges/old mobile phones. Jed Smith, George Whitehead, John Ellis and myself hold keys so give us a ring and collection will be arranged (telephone numbers inside the front cover of all newsletters).
To all of you who enquired about direct debit there was a problem in that your names did not show on the bank statement so memberships were not sent out, nor were newsletters, so we have opted for a standing order system instead. The treasurer has designed a form to cover this - please see enclosed form and instructions.
Lastly George and I took our display up to Bude for their Canal & Harbour Society open day, all went well till about 3pm, them the rain came down in buckets so that ended the display. A lot of new friends were made and they paid a visit to our canal last weekend and a most enjoyable time was had by all.
Public Talk. Friday 15th May 2009
Stover Canal Society welcome and invite all to a slide show and talk by the Society's Chairman, Roger Harding, on the history of the Stover Canal and plans for its future.
Friday 15th May 2009 7.30pm. Highweek Village Hall.
Admission £2.00 per person, free to society members. All monies raised will be donated to the Society.
Refreshments will be served.
AGM Saturday 21st March 2009
10am - 12am. Kingskerswell Community & Leisure Centre, off School Road, Kingskerswell.
The AGM will be followed by a slide presentation on the history of Newton Abbot by Mr. Fred Tozer.
2008 AGM
Saturday 15th March 2008
10.00am. Kingskerswell Community & Leisure Centre, off School Road, Kingskerswell.
After the AGM there will be an illustrated talk by Helen Harris on the Grand Western Canal.
Prize Draw Winners
1st Mr. G Whitehead
2nd Mr. E Gamble
3rd Mrs M Carter
Many thanks to everyone who bought and sold tickets
Working Parties - Winter 2007
Last weekend of each month, starting September
Please see Working Parties page for details.
Open Days
The Stover Canal Society and the Stover Canal Trust are holding an open weekend on Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th August 2007, 10.30am to 4.30pm each day.
All visitors are welcome. There will be exhibitions and guided walks along stretches of canal that have been cleared, and along stretches still to be completed.
Come along and see:
- The photographic history of the canal and the restoration work done by the Stover Canal Society so far.
- The Trust's plans for the future of the canal.
- The Clay Heritage Society's display of photos and old tools.
- WBB Minerals' Bovey Basin Biodiversity Action Plan
- The Newton Abbot and District Community Strategy
Marquee at the rear of the car park at Teign Bridge, Old Exeter Road, Newton Abbot. Ample parking. Click here for map
For further information contact Roger Harding on 01803 872795.
Stover Canal Society members - help is needed both days with a variety of tasks from marshalling the walks to preparing refreshments. If you can help at all, if only for a few hours, please contact Jed Smith on 01803 872878
Prize Draw
To provide funding to move forward the restoration of the canal, the Stover Canal Trust is running a Prize Draw to match fund a donation by WBB.
1st Prize: £200
2nd Prize: £100
3rd Prize: £50
Tickets £1 each (monies in advance) from:
Mr. Roger Harding, The Shambles, 5, Southey Lane, Kingskerswell, Devon. TQ12 5JF Tel. 01803 872795
Cheques payable to "Stover Canal Trust". Please enclose a stamped addressed envelope with your request.
The draw will take place on Saturday 1st September 2007. Winners will be notified by post or phone from details provided on the draw ticket counterfoil. A full list of the prize winners will appear in the Stover Canal Society newsletter and on the Society’s Website.
2007 AGM
Friday 30th March 2007
7.30pm. Kingskerswell Community & Leisure Centre, off School Road, Kingskerswell.
After the AGM there will be an illustrated talk by Mr. J. Ellis: "Forgotten Times, Forgotten Men" - the story of Newton Abbot in the Great War 1914 - 1918.
Working Parties - Winter 2006
Last weekend of each month - October to March (except December)
Please see Working Parties page for details.
AGM
13th March 2006
7.30pm. Kingskerswell Community & Leisure Centre, School Road, Kingskerswell. (Note change of venue)
After the AGM there will be talk by Stuart Drabble, Bursar of Stover School, on the Templer family and their impact on the Bovey Basin.
Working Parties - February 2006
February 25th & 26th 2006
Please see Working Parties page for details.
Working Parties - January 2006
January 14th & 15th 2006
January 28th & 29th 2006
Please see Working Parties page for details.
1st November 2005
Website update: Picture Gallery added.
Working Parties - Summer/Autumn 2005
August 20th & 21st 2005
September 24th & 25th 2005
October 29th & 30th 2005
November 26th & 27th 2005
Please see Working Parties page for details.
Guided Walks 2005
Discover some of the history of the Stover Canal on one of two walks along part of an important piece of Newton Abbot's industrial heritage. the walks are conducted at a leisurely pace and cover a circular route of approximately two miles, and take about one hour fifteen minutes. Stout footwear should be worn.
You will hear about the history of the building of the canal and its use. Find out about our plans to preserve, restore and maintain this valuable asset for the education, pleasure and recreational enjoyment of the people of Newton Abbot and the surrounding area.
Start from Gallows Gate car park by the River Teign bridge (Map Ref SX858734)
Saturday 14th May 2005 10.45am
Saturday 11th June 2005 10.45am
Adult £2.00, Child £1.00
For more information telephone 01626 207287
27th February 2005
Website update: Added History & Present & Future sections, Business & Development Plan moved under "Present & Future". Introductions added for each section. Revised style with navigation bar giving quick access to top level pages.