Working Parties

The society holds regular working parties, presently concentrating mainly on scrub clearance. As well as being a valuable start to the physical restoration of the canal, the work has halted further root damage to the structures and allowed further archaeological and survey information to be gathered.

2010

30th/31st January 2010    27th/28th February 2010    27th/28th March 2010    24th/25th April 2010

Work will be continuing on the section adjoining Sibelco East Golds Site.

9am to approximately 4.30pm each day.

Meet at Sibelco East Golds site, Newton Road, Kingsteignton (opposite Newton Abbot racecourse). All cars to use this entrance and wait opposite the office block just inside the entrance for risk assessment and health and safety information.

You will need old clothes, stout footwear and gardening gloves or similar.

For more information contact George Whitehead on 01626 775498.

2009/2010

5th/6th September 2009    26th/27th September 2009    24th/25th October 2009    28th/29th November 2009    27th December 2009

2008/2009

27th/28th September 2008    25th/26th October 2008    29th/30th November 2008    27th/28th December 2008
24th/25th January 2009    21st/22nd February 2009   28th/29th March 2009   25th/26th April 2009
30th/31st May 2009    27th/28th June 2009    25th/26th July 2009

Clearance was completed down to the railway culvert, followed by towpath repairs and maintenance in preparation for the Open Day in August. The whole length from the Railway culvert up to Teign Bridge has now been cleared.

2007/2008

September 29th & 30th 2007, October 27th & 28th 2007, November 24th & 25th 2007
January 26th & 27th 2008,  February 23rd & 24th 2008,  March 29th & 30th 2008,
April 26th & 27th 2008,   May 31st & June 1st 2008,  June 28th & 29th 2008

Winter 2006/2007

Five weekends of working parties were held, again on the section above the railway culvert, working towards the Teignbridge Clay Cellars. The full width of the towpath, canal bank and bywash are now clear between the access point from East Golds works and the nature reserve, with only a small quantity of clearance still to be carried out on the railway side of the canal. This section of canal is on private land with no public access at present.

January/February 2006

Three weekends of working parties were held, again working on the section above the railway culvert, working towards the Teignbridge Clay Cellars. On one weekend we were joined by Officer Cadets from Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. The extra willing and hard working hands made a significant impact and the full width of the towpath, canal bank and bywash are now clear over more than half of this section. This section of canal is on private land with no public access at present.

Autumn 2005

Four weekends of working parties were held from August to December 2005. The remaining trees were removed from the canal between the railway culvert (lock 2) and the Teign Bridge clay cellars. Over a significant part of this section the canal, towpath and the area between the towpath and bywash are now clear of unwanted trees and vegetation. This section of canal is on private land with no public access at present.

January/February 2005

Four weekends of working parties were held in late January/early February 2005. A section of canal and towpath above the railway culvert (lock 2) was cleared of trees and scrub, and the towpath cleared to nearly meet up with the Teign Bridge clay cellars bywash work carried out the previous year. This section of canal is on private land with no public access at present.