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Floating Pennywort

Floating Pennywort is an invasive nonnative plant which is smothering plants and aquatic life in our rivers and streams. Members of British Canoeing have been organising several days on the River Wey and Mole (both of which join the River Thames) to help combat this plant. I visited them recently near the River Mole and witnessed first hand the amount of Floating Pennywort they are able to remove in a few hours. Once the plant has been lifted onto the riverbank it is allowed to decompose naturally and any insects etc. can make their way back to the water.

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Mikron Theatre Group

Small Scale on a Big Scale

Multi-award-winning Mikron was founded in 1972, and 2022 marks Mikron’s 50th year of bringing professional theatre to your doorstep. Mikron is the UK’s most prolific theatre company, touring to over 120 venues per year. We tour on our narrowboat, Tyseley, in the summer and by road in spring and autumn, to every conceivable type of venue, reaching audiences that other companies cannot.

We have 2 new shows for this year:

Raising Agents: 100 years of the WI

Join us for our brand new revival! On the threshold of one century into the next, this tale of hobbyists and lobbyists asks how much we should know our past or how much we should let go of it. Above all else, like the WI itself, Raising Agents is a story of friendship.

Red Sky at Night: The wild and wonderful world of weather

The weather is changing. And Hayley must tell the world, hold onto her brolly and her microphone, and walk into the eye of the storm. Bring your anorak. And maybe your factor 50. Well, you never know.

Please visit our website for the Tour Dates. More dates are being added all the time.

The Inland Waterways Association Chesham Staff

Phil Hornsey Chief Executive Officer extn 609 Tracy Higgin Administration Manager Day-to-day running of the Head Office at Chesham. Rachel Bryant Membership extn 601

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The Inland Waterways Association IWA South East Region

Chair: Verna Smith 63 Avondale, Ash Vale, Aldershot, Hants GU12 5NE Tel: 07986 244479 Email: verna.smith63@gmail.com

IWA Guildford & Reading Branch Committee

Acting Chair: Verna Smith 63 Avondale, Ash Vale, Aldershot, Hants GU12 5NE Tel: 07986 244479 Email: verna.smith63@gmail.com

Secretary: Chris Jones Tel: 07711 784374 Email: chris.jones@waterways.org.uk Acting Treasurer & R. Wey: Mike Lewis Basingstoke & R. Thames: Vacant K & A, WACT & Planning: Verna Smith

IWA Kent & East Sussex Branch Committee

Chair: Les Etheridge Tel: 07768 132703 Email: les.etheridge@waterways.org.uk Secretary, Sussex Ouse & Cargoes Contact: Roy Sutton 79, St Leonards Park, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 1EG Tel: 01342 317569 Email: RoyDavidSutton@Yahoo.co.uk Treasurer & Royal Military Canal: Peter Wilkinson Membership Secretary: Les Etheridge Social Secretary: Sue Schwieso Waterways Representatives

R. Medway: Michael Marsh

R. Adur: Brendan Whelan R. Stour: Malcolm Hasler Northfleet Harbour: Vacant Thames & Medway: Bernard Snell R. Rother: Malcolm Jones Dartford & Crayford: Brian Franklin Faversham & Swale: Vacant

IWA Oxfordshire Branch Committee

Chair: Ian Lindsay Tel: 07889 070623 Email: ian.lindsay@waterways.org.uk Secretary: Robin Williams Tel: 07490 454260 Email: robin.williams@waterways.org.uk

Treasurer: Roger Badger Cargoes co-ordinator & Jericho: tba

Webmaster: Robin Williams Non Committee Responsibilities Thames RUG 3: Sue & David Cooper Next issue: Summer Copy date: 29th April 2022

Opinions expressed in Cargoes are not necessarily those of IWA. IWA, Island House, Moor Road, Chesham, Bucks, HP5 1WA. Tel: 01494 783453

Company No: 612245. Charity No: 212342 www.waterways.org.uk Cargoes Editor: Chris Jones chris.jones@waterways.org.uk

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