2017 IWA Festival of Water Programme

IWA Festival of Water

26th – 28th August 2017 | Ilkeston, DE7 5BP

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Keeping our waterways alive

Moorings, lodges and lifestyle Full service marina on the Trent & Mersey Canal. National award winning facilities, recognised conservation work and a friendly active community in beautiful Derbyshire. Flood free and excellent cruising location.

Pub, restaurants, farm shop/cafe, gift shop, tea rooms, boutiques, Midland Chandlers, brokerage, workshop, dry dock, convenience store and more

Lodges for sale and hire

2 and 3 bedroom lodges available on 100 year licences from ÂŁ156.000.

5 years free mooring on purchase of new lodges

Mercia Marina, Findern Lane, Willington, Derbyshire, DE65 6DW 01283 703332

www.merciamarina.co.uk info@merciamarina.co.uk

Welcome A very warm welcome to IWA’s Festival of Water in Ilkeston.

Fifty years ago the Erewash Canal was threatened by plans to reduce it to a water channel from Langley Mill to Tamworth Road in Long Eaton. The County Council had their eye on covering some of the waterway for road use! Long Eaton locals, including Jim Stevenson an angler at the time, joined forces with The Inland Waterways Association (IWA – organisers of this Festival) and held a public meeting in Long Eaton. Together they decided that one way to save the Canal would be to form a new campaigning group. The Erewash Canal Preservation & Development Association (ECP&DA) was born and Jim Stevenson is now the President.

The combined effect of public opinion, keen volunteers and support from local authorities changed the County Council’s mind about the new road but in 1968 the Transport Act designated the canal primarily as a remainder waterway over most of its length. Remainder status offered the lowest level of support for the waterway and so the future of the Erewash was still uncertain.

That same year the Chairman of British Waterways (now Canal & River Trust) visited the Canal and was impressed by its potential. IWA members and volunteers from the newly formed ECP&DA held work-parties to clear rubbish from the Canal under the leadership of Mick Golds, a role he carried on for over 40 years. In a bid to get more boats on the Canal, trips were organised up to Langley Mill and an

Norman Cornwell, Festival Chairman

annual boat rally was held. The Erewash Canal finally became relatively safe under the British Waterways Act 1983.

Today the Erewash Canal attracts an increasing number of boats from all over the country, along with walkers and cyclists who regularly use the towpath. ECP&DA has opened cottages on the canal at Sandiacre and welcomes visitors each month including Sunday 27th August and Monday 28th August 11am-3pm. The Association is currently raising funds to purchase the last remaining cottages.

If you have the time, please take the opportunity to visit these cottages, as well as the buildings restored at the top of the Canal at Langley Mill and Great Northern basin.

Whether you have visited by boat, car, by cycle or on foot, I hope you enjoy this marvellous IWA Festival of Water.

Norman Cornwell Festival Chairman

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Contents

Erewash Canal © Alan Feebery

Contact Information.........................................................................3 Highlights of the Erewash Canal................................................5 The Canals of the Erewash Valley.........................................6-7 Love your Waterways - Get Involved....................................8 Lucky Prize Draw - Win £50 today.........................................9 Festival Highlights.....................................................................10-11 IWA’s Show-only Membership Offer...........................12-13 Entertainment Timetable............................................................14 Site Plan................................................................................................15 Canal Restoration...........................................................................16 Derby & Sandiacre Canal............................................................17 Cromford Canal........................................................................18-19 Grantham Canal...............................................................................20 IWA Christmas Cards & Gifts..................................................21 Exhibitors’ Listing......................................................................22-23 Photography Competition.........................................................24 Help us restore a canal................................................................25 Historic Boats at the Festival....................................................26 Thank You to Our Supporters................................................28 2018 IWA’s Festival of Water - St Neots.........................28

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Highlights of the Erewash Canal Cromford Canal A610

Brinsley The Great Northern

Railway Tavern

Langley Mill A608

Eastwood

DH Lawrence Birthplace Museum See the place where the writer and miner’s son was born.

Kimberley

Great Northern Basin Busy boating centre

A610 A6096 Bridge Inn

Awsworth

Little Acorn B6007

Bennerley Viaduct Spectacular 1500ft iron railway viaduct spaning the Erewash Valley set to be restored to a cycle path.

Dewdrop

Ilkeston

Cossall

Gallows Inn

Erewash Museum With a Victorian schoolroom, wartime gallery plus picnic arena and maze.

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Trowell

Trowell Marsh Nature reserve

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Stanton

by Dale

IWA Festival of Water site

Stapleford Plough

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Sandiacre Risley

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Derby & Sandiacre Canal

Sandiacre Lock Cottages Look around the historic lock cottages built in 1779.

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Long Eaton

Barge B6540 Steamboat

Trent Lock Major waterways junction and fantastic picnic spot.

Sawley M1

River Trent

Trent Lock

Photos clockwise from top right: DH Lawrence Birthplace museum © Nick Macneill, Bennerley Viaduct © Grant Shaw, Sandiacre Lock © Stephen McKay, A narrow boat enters Trent Lock © David Lally, Great Northern Basin Langley Mill © Q.

River Soar

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Canal in water Canal not in water Road Adjoining waterway Lock Pub

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The Canals of the Erewash Valley

Erewash Canal © Tim Lewis

At the height of what you might call the “Golden Age” of canals, the Erewash Valley boasted five separate routes. It was the success and riches of local coal barons, alongside that of ironstone and lime works

owners in Cotmonhay, Stanton and Long Eaton, that paid for these canals to be built.

It was good business. In its early days the Erewash Canal produced dividends of over 50% of the share purchase price.

Opened

Length

Closed

Erewash Canal (p.5)

1779

12 miles

Never

Cromford Canal (p.18)

1793

15 miles

4 miles currently open

Nottingham Canal

1795

14.7 miles

1937

Derby Canal (p.17)

1796

15 miles

1964

Nutbrook Canal

1796

4.5 miles

1949

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Probably the least well known of these canals today is the Nutbrook Canal from Stanton to Shipley which brought coal down to the Erewash for wider distribution. The Canal’s downfall was its poor water supply.

Also in the lower part of the Erewash Valley, the Derby Canal went through five locks to the River Derwent in Derby and then on to Swarkestone on the Trent & Mersey Canal. With little canal traffic after World War II the Derby Canal Company accepted an offer from Derby City and despite local opposition from IWA and others the canal was quickly closed and filled in.

At the Langley Mill end of the Erewash, the Cromford Canal opened in 1793. The canal was engineered by Jessop and Outram who also founded the Butterley Engineering Company. The Butterley Tunnel was one

of the longest in the country but due to subsidence it closed in 1900 severing the Canal. Only about 4 miles is still in water at the Cromford end and is owned by Derbyshire County Council.

The Nottingham Canal joined the Cromford Canal in Langley Mill and dropped through 18 locks to the River Trent in Nottingham offering an easier route to the city.

Subsidence in the 1930s brought an end to traffic and the locks closed after the War. The only section remaining is about two miles from the River Trent at Meadow Lane Lock to Beeston. The junction of the Cromford and Nottingham Canals was restored in 1973 by the Erewash Canal Preservation & Development Association as the terminal for the re-juvenated Erewash Canal.

Visit the IWA stand to purchase The Inland Waterways of Great Britain map by Imray

Reproduced by kind permission of Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson Ltd

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With Love Your Waterways, IWA is aiming to focus attention on the great things our canals and rivers bring to the country and encourage more people to get out there and enjoy them. The waterways need our care as well as our custom. We need communities to recognise the importance of waterways for boosting health, wellbeing, leisure activity and the local economy. In many areas there is a thriving community spirit, and lots of people who give up their time and energy to improve the local environment.

Nottingham Canal Join IWA Notts & Derbyshire Branch for a clean up of the Nottingham Canal.

There will be a chance to remove underwater objects such as bicycles and shopping trolleys as well as litter picking along the towpath and associated hedges and bushes.

Dates coming up Sunday 3rd September 9.30am – 4.00pm The clean up will commence on the canal towpath near Notts County football ground on Meadow Lane. For more information, please email Mike Snaith at mike.snaith@team.waterways.org.uk

Come and join our volunteers as our local waterways deserve your love.

Sleaford Navigation IWA Lincolnshire Branch supports waterway work parties run by Sleaford Navigation Trust on the second Sunday of the month. Come along and help out. It keeps you fit and is a lot of fun too. All tools provided.

March 2018 – date to be confirmed There are plans to clean up the Erewash Canal around Ilkeston and Sandiacre in March next year. Email mike.snaith@ team.waterways.org.uk to find out more.

Dates coming up 2nd Sunday of each month 10th September, 8th October, 12th November, 10th December.

Volunteers are welcome at all of these clean up events and should come dressed for rain or shine and wear a stout pair of shoes (not trainers) and old clothes. Please bring a packed lunch and something to drink.

Dates are subject to change so check the Trust’s Facebook page SleafordNavigation-Trust or email workparties@ sleafordnavigation.co.uk or call 01522 689460 to confirm dates and location. #FestivalofWater

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Lucky Prize Draw

Win £50 today!

Erewash Canal © Alan Feebery

Fill in the form and put your completed entry in the Lucky Draw Postbox at the main IWA stand and be in with a chance of winning £50.

First Name Last Name Postcode

Home/Mobile tel. no.

Email Address Tick here to be kept up to date with local and national waterways news, events and offers via IWA’s regular email newsletters.

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Please post your form in to the postbox in IWA’s marquee.

Word of Mouth Other (please tell us) Rules of the Lucky Prize Draw Entry to the lucky prize draw is restricted to one entry per person per day please. Multiple entries will be disqualified. The daily prize of £50 is provided in GB sterling only as cash or cheque. Cheques can only be sent to a valid UK address. One winner will be chosen each day 30 minutes before the close of the Festival at random from all valid entries. Winners will be contacted via the details provided. The Judges decision is final and no correspondence will be entered in to. The lucky draw will run each day from 26th August 2017 to 28th August 2017. The Inland Waterways Association is compliant with the data protection act. We will not pass on your details to any third party without your prior consent. Promoter: Jane Elwell, Island House, Moor Road, Chesham, HP5 1WA. Registered Charity No. 212342. Registered with Chiltern District council No. 09/1439/GASLOT

Festival Highlights IWA’s annual celebration of our navigable waterways is here in Ilkeston, bringing over 100 boats to the Erewash Canal.

Opening Ceremony

Fun for Children There’s plenty to keep the children entertained with fairground rides and water zorbing. Meet Shreck the boat horse or get up close Shreck the boat horse and personal with some of the birds of prey. IWA’s Waterway Recovery Group is offering children the opportunity to have a go at driving a digger.

Visit IWA’s Wild Over Waterways stand to pick up a WOW Passport for kids who can win a prize when they have collected all the stamps from around the festival.

Saturday 26th August 13.15pm

Deputy Mayor Erewash Borough Council, Cllr Chris Corbett has been a fantastic supporter to the Festival and together with IWA National Chairman Les Etheridge will be declaring the event officially open.

Over 100 Boats Take a walk along the towpath and look at the boats decked out with bunting and flags.

There are several historic boats on display (see p.26 for details) as well as traders selling their wares from their boat.

Classic Cars Admire the display of classic cars and vintage buses.

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Learn to Drive a Digger

dance troupes and some from further afield.

Learn to Drive a Digger

International street entertainer Chucklefoot will be roaming the site – a colourful one man band playing banjo, harmonica, tambourine, cymbals, ukulele and so much more.

Come to the WRG stand where Waterway Recovery Group volunteers will be running FREE “learn to drive a digger” sessions. Visit the stand to try out some fun digger games or just sit in the cab to have a photo taken.

Your Chance to Win £50 Turn to page 9 of this programme, fill in your details in the pull-out prize draw form and take your completed entry to the IWA Marquee where you will find a postbox.

Pop your form in the box and be in with a chance of winning a cool £50. See the entry form for details and terms.

Chucklefoot One Man Band

Have a go at fishing

IWA Marquee

Learn a few angling basics alongside Gallows Inn lock. Sessions are open on Sunday and Monday.

Keeping our waterways alive

Come and visit the IWA marquee to chat about the waterways both locally and nationally. There’ll be volunteers to answer all your questions and a stall offering waterways books, maps, guides and exclusive greetings cards.

Treat Yourself

Also, check out the special Festival offer for you to join and support the waterways’ leading membership charity and don’t forget your £50 Prize draw entry on page 9.

Music and Dance

From morning doughnuts or hot chocolate and churros through to lunchtime crepes or pies and teatime stew there is something for everyone. Follow it all up with a coffee and an ice cream and you are good to go. Time for a beer from the Real Ale Bar? See you there.

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IWA works to protect and restore the country’s 6,500 miles of canals and rivers.

As well as being a place to relax, your nearby canal has the potential to boost health and the economy. Our volunteers combine local knowledge with our national perspective to get the best for Britain’s waterways and protect our industrial heritage.

We also help to bring forgotten waterways back to life. Our Waterway Recovery Group boosts the work of local restoration groups by rebuilding whole sections of canal, derelict bridges and crumbling locks.

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MAP INLAND WATEROF THE WA OF GREAT BRITAYS IN Inset plans: North

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Site Plan & Entertainments Entertainments Marquee Timetable

Opening Times Saturday 26th August: 10:00 - 18:00 Sunday 27th August: 10:00 - 18:00 Monday 28th August: 10:00 - 17:00

See pages 10-11 for festival highlights.

Morning

Martin Frances

Saturday 26th August

BFAB Street Dancers

Braunston Pickle Afternoon

BFAB Street Dancers Jazz Mick & the Moonshiners

Martin Frances Jazz BFAB Street Dancers Evening *

Roger Butler

The Mercy, 60s Band Morning

Braunston Pickle

Sunday 27th August

Umpteen Reasons to Swerve

BFAB Street Dancers

Bonito Sisters Afternoon

Mick & the Moonshiners Umpteen Reasons to Swerve Bonito Sisters Martin Frances Braunston Pickle

Mick & the Moonshiners Evening *

Martin Frances Mick & the Moonshiners

Monday 28th August

Morning

Braunston Pickle Martin Frances Folk Frendzy Dancers

Afternoon

Awards Penny Bun Folk Duo Folk Frendzy Dancers Penny Bun Folk Duo

Bonito Sisters

Braunston Pickle

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* Evening entertainment for wrist band wearers only

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Site Entrance

Car Park

Historic & Trade Boats

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Trading Area

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Canal Restoration

2016 WRG Canal Camp in the Cotswolds

Restoration has been a pillar of IWA’s work since it formed in 1946. Today we continue to support, advise, fund and equip restoration efforts throughout the country.

There are nearly 100 canal restoration projects across England and Wales. These are at various stages of development ranging from well-established groups seeking full restoration to isolated pieces of lost canal being restored by a small group of people.

groups, both by providing legs and arms on the ground as well as wheels, diggers, dumpers, pumps, mixers, winches and other necessary equipment.

Where WRG really comes into its own, however is running Canal Camps, typically week-long and open to volunteers over the age of 18. These ‘working holidays’ aren’t confined to the more clement summer months – scrub clearing ‘bonfire bashes’ attract over 100 volunteers, and there’s even a Christmas camp ensuring restoration efforts aren’t forgotten over the festive period.

Research has shown that restored canals boost tourism, regeneration and community action plus it has been suggested that property values may be boosted by between 15-25%. Respondents to some recent research on the topic believe restoration had boosted the economy of their town during the recession, by stimulating regeneration and protecting and creating jobs through increases in leisure and tourism.

Meanwhile, WRG’s regional groups organise weekend canal restoration ‘digs’ for volunteers, and a dedicated forestry arm is available to tackle major scrub and tree clearance.

Want to get involved?

But restorations of canals are only possible if there are sufficient volunteers to make it happen. It’s people power that ultimately drives a restoration project forwards. IWA has been providing site volunteers right from day 1, both through local branches and our distinctive, red-shirted Waterway Recovery Group helpers. WRG backs up work already being done by local restoration #FestivalofWater

Waterway Recovery Group www.wrg.org.uk Cromford Canal www.cromfordcanal.info Derby & Sandiacre www.derbycanal.org.uk Grantham Canal www.granthamcanal.org

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Derby’s Golden Mile restoration to form the first part of a new 25 mile cruising ring

Canal Facts Length of Canal: 15 miles (24.1 km) Canal Completed: 1796 Navigation ceased: 1946 Number of locks: 17

Shacklecross Lock in Borrowash under restoration in 2006, Derbyshire © Martin Cordon

The Derby Canal is a great place to enjoy a walk, spot wildlife and see remnants of the industrial revolution. Although the canal isn’t currently navigable, the original toll cottage still remains at Swarkestone, and there are lock chambers at Shelton Lock, Borrowash and Sandiacre. Derby & Sandiacre Canal Trust volunteers have restored bridges at Swarkestone and Borrowash. You can even visit the historic toll cottages at Sandiacre on an open day - see page 1 for more details.

Originally built to transport coal, the Derby Canal runs from Sandiacre via Derby to Swarkestone and connects the Trent & Mersey Canal to the Erewash Canal. A branch to Little Eaton was connected to Denby coal field by a horse drawn railway.

The canal was formally abandoned in the sixties but the line of the canal has now been protected by the granting of outline planning permission for its restoration.

When restored, the canal will create a new 25 mile circular waterway route.

The Derby and Sandiacre Canal Trust has recently bought six 200 year old derelict cottages, which will form part of the Draycott Golden Mile. Initial proposals for the cottages include a heritage centre. Once completed, the Golden Mile will be a hub for waterside activities, with facilities for canoeing, boating, angling, walking, cycling and horse riding.

You can support the Draycott ‘Golden Mile’ by pledging your support in the form of a donation to be given once the balance has been raised. Pledge forms are available from http://derbycanal.org.uk/activities/thedraycott-project

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Experience the Cromford Canal from a horse drawn boat The Cromford Canal passes through the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site and links Cromford with the Erewash Canal at Langley Mill. Completed in 1794, the Canal was used to transport limestone, coal, lead, iron and cotton through the Industrial Revolution. The Canal was severed in 1900 due to the closure of Butterley Tunnel, finally abandoned in 1962, and the Friends of the Cromford Canal is now working to bring it back to life.

a haven for wildlife. This section between Cromford and Ambergate is listed as a Biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Local Nature Reserve.

Also of interest along the canal is the 3,083 yard (2.82 kilometre) Butterley Tunnel, which contains an underground wharf and mining tunnels. The tunnel has unfortunately been closed since 1900 due to mining subsidence.

Experience the canal from a different viewpoint and book a trip on ex working boat, Birdswood.

Enjoy a walk along the canal towpath, of which about 5 miles is still in water and is

Boat horse Chelsea with handler Corinne Rose setting off with narrow boat Birdswood from Cromford Wharf Š Cromford Canal Trust

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Leawood Pump Š Rob Bradford

Get a taste of history and choose for the boat to be drawn by a horse while you journey between Cromford Wharf and Leawood Pump House. Built in 1849, the Pump House is a Grade II listed building, which lifted water 30 feet (9.1 m) from the River Derwent to supply the Canal.

recently been submitted to restore the Canal above Langley Mill. Find out more about the Friends of the Cromford Canal and book your boat trip at www.cromfordcanal.info

Canal Facts Length of Canal: 14.5 miles (23.3 km) Canal Completed: 1794 Navigation ceased: 1962 Number of locks: 14

The boat trip is run by the Friends of the Cromford Canal to raise funds for the restoration and preservation of the waterway. A Planning Application has

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Grantham Canal Opened in 1797, the Grantham Canal climbed through 18 locks along the 33 miles from the River Trent in Nottingham to Grantham. It was modestly successful but by the mid-19th century a parallel railway had opened and in 1936 the Canal closed.

But all was not lost as during the years of dereliction, the Grantham Canal has become a valuable wetland habitat for local wildlife and with towpath improvement works the area is now popular with cyclists and walkers.

The Grantham Canal Society aims to re-open the canal, connecting Grantham once again to over 4,700 miles of inland navigable waterways. Not only will this provide economic benefits to the town and surrounding district, it will enhance the ecology of the canal and its surroundings throughout the Vale of Belvoir.

Canal Facts Length of Canal: 33 miles (23.3 km) Canal Completed: 1797 Navigation ceased: 1936 Number of locks: 18

WRG Canal Camp on the Grantham Canal in 2016

Grantham Canal - www.granthamcanal.org Discovery Day - 8th October 10am-4pm Book a cruise - lasting 2, 3 or 4 hours.

Currently volunteers on the Grantham are all hands to the pump, rebuilding locks 14 and 15, having received £830,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to set up a Heritage Skills Training Centre at Woolsthorpe. The longer term plan is to use the skills gained to restore the remaining two locks of the (seven-lock) Woolsthorpe flight, giving boats on the currently restored “A1 section” full access to the lock-free 20 mile stretch.

What a sight this would be!

This year IWA’s Waterway Recovery Group will help complete the restoration of lock 15 before moving onto lock 14 during a series of week-long Canal Camps which run up to the end of October. Set in the beautiful Vale of Belvoir, with excellent local support and the chance to learn how to bricklay you can book your space on the final camp this year 21st-28th October - www.wrg.org.uk

Christmas Cards & Gifts Keeping our waterways alive

IWA Christmas Cards & Calendars available from the IWA Marquee.

All proceeds support IWA campaigns.

Code X115: Cruising Home for Christmas From an original painting by Dave Gardham

Code X116: Aldersley Junction on a winter evening From an original painting by Alan Firth

Code X117: Winter gathering at Braunston From an original painting by Alan Firth

Code X118: Spikes Bridge, Grand Union Canal, Southall Photograph by Colin Harris

Code X119: St Cyr’s Church, Stonehouse on the Stroudwater Navigation Photograph by Peter Llewellyn

Christmas Cards - £3.60 Per Pack Printed on high quality card. Supplied in packs of ten of one design.

2018 IWA Calendar - Code X035 - £5.50 One month to view with space for daily notes.

Illustrated with a waterway scene in a detachable postcard format.

Code X120: Coventry Canal, Whittington Photograph by Dean Barnes

February

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Available from the IWA Marquee

Buy at www.iwashop.com or call 01494 783453

Exhibitors’ Listings A-Plan Marine Insurance Specialist Marine Insurance.

Beez Neez Ethnic / retro clothing and accessories.

Black Country Living Museum Charity awareness and kids activities.

Boaters Christian Fellowship BCF is an association of Christians interested in the waterways who meet all over the country for fellowship and worship. BCF seeks to serve the community and to share their faith at festivals and with local churches.

Buckingham Canal Society Buckingham Canal Society is restoring canal heritage for future generations. Visit the stall and help raise funds to restore Cosgrove bridge.

Canal & River Trust Charity entrusted with the care of 2000 miles of the inland waterways network in England and Wales.

Cook Spanish Spanish terracotta tableware.

Derby & Sandiacre Canal Trust The Trust maintaining the Derby & Sandiacre Canal.

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The Dough Lady Handmade saltdough - all original designs.

ECP&DA ECP&DA is a charity that maintains the Erewash Canal through fundraising and restoration.

Fairoak Replanting Scheme Family games, hoopla and can game.

Monday only.

Forever Living Products Healthy and nutritional personal care, pet friendly products and much more.

Friends of Bennerley Viaduct The Friends of Bennerley Viaduct is a community based non-profit organisation supporting the Sustrans bid for Heritage Lottery Funding to restore the grade II listed Bennerly Viaduct and convert it for use as a cycle and walking route. The historic wrought iron structure is less than two miles up the canal from the festival site and is well worth a visit.

Friends of the Cromford Canal The Friends of the Cromford Canal is a charitable organisation whose aim is to see the restoration of the historic Cromford Canal for the benefit of the general public.

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Gary Hardie Fresh fruit.

Ilkeston Methodist Church Children’s games.

IWA IWA is the charity campaigning to restore and protect 6,500 miles of inland waterway and is the organiser of this festival.

Marine Engine Services Sales of Lister parts and repair and renovation of marine engines, specialising in old engines.

Melton & Oakham Waterways Society Waterways books and tea towels.

M & N Accessories Fashion jewellery.

Northern Fabrications Boatman Stove, Cast Iron Stoves & Stove Accessories.

Phoenix Trading Phoenix Trading greeting cards and stationery. Great cards, great value, great opportunity.

The Pod Floating Studio Handmade canal inspired fused glass. Items include sculpture, pictures, plates & jewellery.

R & M Daniel Ilkeston based company selling toys, gifts & garden sundries.

Monday only.

Rachaels Fund Raffle & fundraising games.

Ram Air Microlights Microlight Flying School, gift vouchers and trial flights, see a microlight up close.

River Canal Rescue RCR offers assistance 24/7 and with one annual fee, there are no callout or hourly charges to worry about.

Roving Trader nb Northern Lights Antique & contemporary glass and hanging mobile crystals.

Ruff Life Jibbitz bands, shoe charms and handcrafted novelty bracelets. .

Sarah Bonser Everything for a £1.

Seal Support Sewing, knitting, haberdashery, crocheting, underware, table linen and storage items.

Sew Singular Handcrafted aprons, bags, storage items, beadwork and mini books.

Velvet Art Studios Velvet art colouring board & inflatables.

Silverfields Sterling silver jewellery.

Vimart Signwriting Have a go at Signwriting during the Festival.

Sugarfoot Traditional canal art, roses & castles.

The Stem Stylist Handmade flower crowns and hair accessories.

The Treat Trailer Sweets sold from the Trailer.

Treetops Hospice Care Treetops Hospice Care provides nursing care and emotional support for anyone affected by a lifelimiting illness in Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.

Willow Boats Beautifully handpainted narrowboats.

Woofs Treats Dogs find Woofs Treats irresistible as they are homemade with real succulent chicken, pork, beef, fish and cheese. Plus gifts for dog lovers and toys for dogs.

WRG NW Selling books and bric-a-brac to raise money to support local canal restoration projects.

Trent and Mersey Canal Society The Trent and Mersey Canal Society promotes the future of the Canal, as well as looking after its past. The Society helps run work parties on the Cheshire Locks and paint Mileposts.

Food & Drink Whether it’s fine alfresco dining or real ale drinking you want, there is a wide range to tempt and satisfy your appetite.

Boxed Drinks A cool Horsebox serving premium artisan coffee and hot drinks plus doughnuts.

Café 2U Cafe2U will be providing us with delicious coffee, teas, hot chocolate and pastries.

Dage Churros and vegan bakes, such as cakes, traybakes, sweet tarts and cheesecakes.

Food Team Events Tasty burgers from the butcher, loaded dogs and breakfast baps.

L & A Donuts Donuts, hot and cold drinks, sweets, novelty goods.

Saturday & Sunday only.

Pancrepes Delicious sweet and savory crepes.

Gluten free on request. Great coffee and range of teas.

Real Ale Bar It wouldn’t be an IWA Festival without a good mix of local real ale on sale. See you there?

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Tango Ice Blast Tango Ice Blast/Slush puppies.

The Green Kitchen A popular range of homemade good quality foods including distinguished stews, duckfat roast potatoes, BBQ chicken sandwiches and homemade lemonade.

The Pie Wagon Pies and sausages.

Turkish Greek Grill Turkish and Greek grill and mezes.

Walls Whippy Ice cream van.

IWA Festival of Water

Share your Waterways Photos to be in with a chance of winning our monthly competition Go to IWA’s UK Waterways group on Flickr and upload your photos from today’s Festival of Water or from another day you’ve spent by the waterways. Share your photos and your image could be chosen to win our monthly calendar competition and feature in our downloadable background for desktops and tablets.

For more information go to waterways.org.uk/monthlycalendar

Wor king boats at Bu

ckby © Ryan Dimm

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Heron on the Paddington Arm, Grand Union Canal © Colin Harris

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#WeDigCanals

Help us to Restore a Canal Get outdoors and help to bring a derelict waterway back to life.

There is little more rewarding than spending a week restoring a crumbling lock chamber or rebuilding a bridge alongside other like-minded volunteers.

Canal Camps, run by IWA’s Waterway Recovery Group, are unique residential volunteer holidays, designed to restore unnavigable canals to their former glory.

And there are plenty of projects taking place across England and Wales to choose from.

Volunteering with WRG is a great experience for anyone who loves being outdoors, meeting people, and wants to learn new skills such as bricklaying; stone walling; and machine operation.

Register your interest to receive next year’s brochure Website: www.wrg.org.uk Email: enquiries@wrg.org.uk Phone: 01494 783453

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IWA Festival of Water

Historic Boats at the Festival

Keep an eye out for these historic working boats at the Festival.

Fulbourne (1937) Grand Union Canal Carrying Company Motor boat. Town class.

Pavo (1935) Grand Union Canal Carrying Company Star Class boat.

Kew (1960) British Waterways South East Division River class butty.

Skylark (1934) Cowburn & Cowpar. Motor boat.

Stewarts and Lloyds Tug No 2 (1934) Grand Union Canal Carrying Company.

Purton (1936) Grand Union Canal Carrying Company Motor boat. Town class.

Fulbourne (1937) GUCCCo. motor boat

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Join us for a relaxing two hour cruise

on the beautiful Cromford Canal Birdswood is a 72 foot ex-butty now in use as a trip boat

Private hire of Birdswood can be tailored to meet most needs

Powered Trips

Running on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Weekends Return Fares Only Adults £8.00 Seniors £6.50 Children £4.00 Family £19.00

Horse Drawn Days

Running on selected days (see below for details) Return Fares Single Fares Adults £12.00 Adults £8.00 Seniors £10.00 Seniors £7.00 Children £6.00 Children £4.00 Family £29.00 Family £19.00

Family tickets are for two adults and two children

Horse Drawn Dates

August 5th, 6th, 27th & 28th, September 16th & 17th, October 7th, 8th, 28th & 29th Why not round the day off with a visit to the old Weighbridge Office which is now a Canal Shop selling some unique gifts & souvenirs

www.birdswood.org 07552 055 455 bookings@birdswood.org

Thank You to our Supporters The Inland Waterways Association is a registered charity and we rely on legacies, fundraising and membership subscriptions to fund our work.

Our events, such as the IWA Festival of Water, Ilkeston are organised and staged with substantial help from IWA members, a very small team of professionals and many other volunteers and supporters and we are thankful for all that they do.

We are also grateful to other organisations for their help and sponsorship. Thank you to the following who have helped make the 2017 IWA Festival of Water, possible:

IWA’s Festival of Water 2018 Next year St Neots, on the River Great Ouse, will host IWA’s 2018 Festival of Water.

The site is a beautiful meadow, alongside the river and very close to the centre of town.

IWA is working closely with both St Neots Town Council and Huntingdonshire District Council and there are already plans for some fun surprises.

River Ouse, Riverside Park, St Neots © Bear 1975 Wikipedia

See you in St Neots….

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We are at Swanley Bridge Marina

Willow Boats Ltd Beautifully Hand Painted Boats

Find us at willowboats.co.uk

Call us on 07791245134

www.willowboats.co.uk

Established 1978

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Canal Vue

Now over 25 Years Providing Care, 1990 - 2017

Awsworth Road, Ilkeston, Derby, DE7 8JF

Providing spacious accommodation for residents.

The Festival of Water brings interest to the area and we offer boaters a coffee stop at Canal Vue, on the way to the entertainment at Gallows Inn Fields

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The carers are excellent - caring, patient and kind to the residents & relatives, as too are the domestic staff. The lounges are nicely decorated, the corridors are cheerful and ‘themed’ and there is always music playing, the home is clean, warm and welcoming.

Relative Mary H.

● Nursing, Convalescence, Respite, Dementia, Personal & Residential Care ● Single spacious en-suite rooms tastefully decorated ● Fully qualified Nursing Staff ● Links with local GP & other services ● Dedicated Activities Co-ordinators ● Comfortable welcoming lounges with fabulous canal-side views ● Eastgate Care - An established local Company

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www.eastgatecare.co.uk

To discuss your requirements contact: managercanalvue@eastgatecare.co.uk/Telephone 0115 979 1234 option 5

Eastgate Care Homes

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Alexandra House Belle Vue Canal Vue Melbourne House Park House