IWA Chelsmford Branch Newsletter January 2016

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Ice Cream Boat by Stephanie Mason

Campaigning for the conservation, use, maintenance, restoration and development of the Inland Waterways Disclaimer: The IWA may not agree with opinions expressed in this Newsletter but encourages publication as a matter of interest. Nothing printed herein may be construed as policy or official announcement unless stated otherwise. The IWA accepts no liability for any matter in the Newsletter

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Content From the Editor From the Chairman Notice of AGM Mid week Working Parties Social Events Blackwater Boats

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Generally Speaking Essex Waterways Update Working Parties The New Cut Update Just For Fun Branch Committee

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From The Editor I hope that the start of 2016 finds you all well and looking forward to using the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation. There have been some interesting broadcasts, Great Canal Journeys on Channel 4 and New Canal - The Making of a Nation on BBC4.

I would like to thank the new contributors of articles and photographs to the recent issues of the Newsletter. It is good to see the different trips and journeys that are taken on the Inland Waterways.

We would still like to increase our contributors to this Newsletter. Please make time to look out your photos, articles and ideas and send them in for our next Newsletter: Last inputs for Spring Newsletter 21/03/2016. Tell us about your own waterway experiences, your holiday or send in Readers Photos.

For those on e-mail please send your input to chelmsford.news@waterways.org.uk Those without just give me a call to arrange for collection. 07837 576464.

From The Chairman A happy new year to you all.

Here in the south-east we have been a great deal more fortunate so far this winter than have those elsewhere, with the floods. Nevertheless, the staff and volunteers of Essex Waterways Ltd. have had their repair and the maintenance schedule severely curtailed by the flooding that has occurred along the Navigation and it is to be hoped that this can be rectified in improved conditions during the coming spring and summer.

During normal summers there is always a shortage of water in our area and I always wonder why more is not done to transfer water from places further north, where there is usually too much. The inland waterways could be so much better utilized to spread water resources; perhaps the powers-that-be are waiting for the volunteers to bring all the disused and currently unusable waterways back into full working order first!

Further north, there has been considerable damage to parts of the waterways system, with canal banks and towpaths, bridges and embankments affected. In some places, months of major engineering works are going to be necessary to put things right. The Canal and River Trust is, therefore, seeking additional funding for this work, from the government and other sources. They have issued an appeal to the public for donations and, if you would like to contribute, details can be obtained from canalrivertrust.org.uk/donate/flood appeal.

Before the CRT took over from British Waterways, it was possible to see BW workboats of all kinds moored up in all sorts of places around the system. This was because each boat was allocated to a particular region or waterway and, if there was no specific work for it, it could be out of action for a long time. CRT wants to put right this situation by managing all workboats centrally and maximising their use by "hiring" them out to regions when and where necessary. They will be moved between work places as required. IWA volunteers are being sought four in each region - to become part of a national team, appropriately trained and insured, to monitor the boats and, when necessary, move them to where they are needed. Volunteers would work in pairs. If you are interested and have the time and potential ability, Paul Strudwick would like to know, so that your name can be forwarded.

Molly Beard

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AGM Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Chelmsford Branch of the Inland Waterways Association will take place at 8pm on Thursday 10th March at Moulsham Mill, Parkway, Chelmsford CM2 7PX. IWA CHELMSFORD BRANCH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. 8.00 pm Thursday March 10th 2016 at Moulsham Mill, Parkway, Chelmsford CM2 7PX 1. Apologies.

2. Approval of Minutes.

3. Matters arising from Minutes.

4. Report from the Chairman.

5. Report from IWA Trustee.

6. Presentation of Accounts.

7. Election of Committee Members.

8. Business of the meeting notified under Bye-law 1.3. * 9. Questions from the floor. *Bye-law 1.3 provides that any member of a region or branch may propose business to appear on the agenda of an AGM of their region or branch, provided that notice of such business is delivered in writing to the Chairman of the region or branch at least six weeks before that meeting.

The AGM will be followed by a talk by Peter Webb, ‘The Good Life’

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Mid Week Working Parties I have just jotted down a list of jobs we have done in the six months since my last report and it is the most varied list yet. The period started with the inevitable mowing. These days we concentrate more on the locks because members of the staff use the Avant on most of the towpaths, as this is very much quicker than pushing mowers along them. Between July and the beginning of October we spent seventeen days mowing round locks with up to three volunteers a day.

We also spent several days clearing some of the navigation’s invasive weeds – Himalayan Balsam and Floating Pennywort at various points along the Navigation. We have also been involved with several lots of tree work.

We helped fell (and dispose of) a dangerous tree near the Maldon Tesco, and then a week later we cleared a fallen tree near Ulting Church. Amongst other things this involved towing a good portion of it to a suitable place the haul it out. The poor outboard was screaming its head off while moving at a snails pace. Then we used the Tirfor winch to get it to the bank to be cut up and removed.

We spent a couple of days helping replace some rotten planks in the company’s dam boards and when they were finished we spent a couple of days in the bottom of Rickett’s Lock clearing out gravel that had washed in during floods, and doing some painting before new bottom gates were craned in. We also spend many days at to the bottom of Baddow Lock helping replace the cills and cleaning and painting the gates. We also learnt the art of mixing oakum to waterproof around the new cills. Unfortunately the warm dry December ended before the job had finished and we got interrupted by floods, so at the time of writing there is about three or four days work left.

What else have we done? We’ve helped clear the feeder stream at Chelmsford and a length of towpath alongside the basin. We helped clear the slipway at Chelmsford. We’ve spent several days planting willows, and days cutting back vegetation that was beginning to encroach on to the towpath.

Now in January we’ve got more days in Baddow Lock; we’ve got several hundred more willows to plant. Then the mowing season will begin again. This year we will be taking paint with us, so as well as mowing we will smartening up the locks. This will be a quite a long job, but, hopefully, by the end of the season they will look a lot better. And we will probably get into the bottom of Paper Mill Lock as new top gates are due to arrive soon.

Social Events 11th February 2016 The future of Chelmsford’s Waterways and what we can learn from Bedford, with a talk by Gordon Willey.

7:15 till 8:30 to be held at Essex Record Office, Wharf Road, Chelmsford CM2 6YT. Joint meeting with Chelmer Canal Trust Doors open at 7.00pm please note there will be no refreshments at this meeting 10th March 2016 AGM - Followed by Peter Webb 'The Good Life' . Moving from the town to the country.

At Moulsham Mill Chelmsford 14th April 2016 Michael Taverner - National Coast watch Southend Station At Moulsham Mill Chelmsford 12th May 2016 Mike Petty - The Fenlands Waterways At Moulsham Mill Chelmsford

Meetings held at Moulsham Mill, Parkway, Chelmsford (between B & M Storeand the Army & Navy roundabout).

7:45pm for an 8:00pm start. Plenty of parking.

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Blackwater Boats - Celebrating 21 Years It all started with a unplanned career break after 20 years in the NHS, firstly working as a Hospital maintenance electrician to retiring as a Director of Estate Management. With virtually no forward plan about where future life choices was going to take me except to realise that I was too old to continue in a high profile stressful management role but too young to take up gardening or perhaps join a golf club. So for a couple of months different options were explored and evaluated until by chance an advert was spotted in a national waterways magazine; Established Hire Boat Business For Sale on the Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation. (This consisted of 4x 27ft 4 berth Narrowboats).

Wanting to find out more, coupled with the business being just 24 miles from home the temptation to have a look was irresistible. Since the age of 12 when joining the Sea Cadets, to hiring boats and generally grabbing any opportunity to be on the water in a boat or canoe, it was looking like a great opportunity to combine a pleasurable hobby with keeping busy until I qualified for my pension. How little did I know then what the next twenty years would bring?

Firstly, after having negotiated a price for the boat business, it was a matter of writing a Business Plan and to then include the past, 3 years accounts so that the banks could be approached for a matching fund loan that was needed to purchase the business and everything that came with it. However the first obstacle was the banks, or at least their business managers, as it soon became obvious that they just could not comprehend why someone would want to take on a business that had metal boats, as its main assets, that they thought would probably rust away after a few years leaving the owner with nothing remaining to pay off the debt. Well this was quickly becoming a challenge that could not be refused and so sheer determination to prove that those bankers cannot see an obvious viable business if it bit them on the nose, while personally hiding a sense of fear and some trepidation that it could all go horribly wrong, one of the banks eventually said “Yes�.

So it was expected that the next ten years would be fulfilled by a dream to run a hire boat business, while meeting lots of nice people. But as it turned out it was not going to be quite like that!

Notwithstanding frequent flooding, unexpected and extended navigation closers most years, the Foot & Mouth Outbreak (2001) and numerous other unforeseen occurrences, including a few difficult customers, the business survived and made small profits until 2004 when the navigation company was placed in the control of administrators. After 210 years, with huge debts and little prospect of recovery, was this the end of an era?

Well it was for the Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation Company and although it was trying to solve the financial troubles, partly by threatening to double all our mooring and license charges and selling off most of their assets, it could have also spelt the end for Blackwater Boats had it not been for a saviour in the form of the Inland Waterways Association.

They rose to the challenge of keeping the navigation open and took management control for its day to day operations.

But unfortunately it was just one too many challenges for Blackwater Boats to overcome with the long term future of the navigation in much doubt and with hire boats that may have been left with a much shorter and unmaintained river navigation to use.

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Backwater Boats - Celebrating 21 Years (cont)

Fortunately, with some foresight a few years earlier, a boat for trips and charters, named Blackwater Rose, was introduced during 2001 in order to diversify the business and provide another source of income. It was then decided to sell the original hire boats to pay off the bank loan and then concentrate on boat trips and charters so that the business could continue, at least until the future was far more certain.

This situation continues until the present day, for how much longer nobody really knows, but most importantly the business survives.

So here we are working hard in our 21st season with a larger trip and charter boat that also has a platform lift to help wheelchair users to access the boat, and on board toilet facilities if needed.

The current navigation management company, Essex Waterways Ltd., and a subsidiary of the Inland Waterways Association, is also celebrating their 10th year and if they decide to continue then the future of the Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation looks very promising and that must bode well for Blackwater Boats; and hopefully for another 21 years.

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Backwater Boats - Celebrating 21 Years (cont) The Business Facts Established: 1991 and purchased by current owners October 1994.

Current Owners: Ronald & Judith Abbott. Bumble Bee Cottage, Boxted Road Colchester, Essex. CO4 5HF. Operational Range: The Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation. (C&BN). 14.5 Miles.

Between Springfield Basin, Chelmsford and Heybridge Basin Nr Maldon, Essex.

Base: Sandford Lock, Brook End, Chelmsford, Essex. CM2 6NX. Vessel: Wide Beam 27ft X10ft with Disability access and toilet facility.

Commercial Operations: Providing Skippered trips & charters for groups up to 12 people. Also used for RYA Inland Waterways Helmsman Courses.

Time Line: 1994: The purchase of 4 X 27ft traditional style Narrowboats with accommodation for up to 4 people.(1 or 2 doubles or 1 double & 2 single beds) Customer Source was initially through a combination of local advertising tourist information centres. Blakes Holidays provided an agency service the 4 boats were featured in their brochures for short Breaks & Holidays.

1999: Blakes Holidays Agency agreement terminated. One of the 4 boats sold to finance the preparation of a Trip & Charter Boat as a second income steam.

The boat to be used for trips and charters (named Nordic Rose BW Reg. No. 068302) was a typical Springer built narrow beam boat owned by the proprietors since 1990 and previously used as a private family boat moored at Napton-on-the-Hill, Warwickshire, on the Oxford Canal.

2001: After a total refit and alterations, which included the reconstruction of a traditional Boatmans Cabin, ‘Blackwater Rose’ was launched for passenger use on the Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation ready for use from Easter onwards.

2004: Remaining 3 Narrowboats sold and the business restructured to operate for skippered trips & charters only with the proprietors continuing to also offer Inland Waterway Helmsman courses through local RYA Training Centres.

2013: Blackwater Rose replaced with a wide beam 27ftX 10ft boat with disability friendly access lift and large toilet facility.

2014: Blackwater Boats celebrates 20 years with special trip and charter offers, hosting a BMF ‘On-The-Water’ event and generally raising the business profile.

Ron Abbott Backwater Boats

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Generally Speaking Well, we needed a holiday from the Chelmer and Blackwater so we booked a holiday - with a narrow boat of course, on the Ashby. The Ashby was chosen because my crew of one - Nicky, would get a break from working locks. We picked the boat up from ABC hire at Rugby and continued North up The Oxford canal. Very much a rural location passing through farm land and trees much of the way, the only time peace was broken was when one of the Virgin trains sped passed at about 160 mph which made our 4mph progress seem rather snail like.

We passed the occasional marina but no permanently moored boats which was nice when I think of last year on the Kennet and Avon with miles of floating slums moored up with all sorts of rubbish stacked on their roofs.

Along the Oxford to Ansty where we spent the night with just three other boats. One pub just a short walk away but otherwise a quiet little village.

The next day it was through to Hawkesbury junction where there was the only lock we were to encounter on the journey.

With just six inches in difference in water level this stop lock was designed to hold up the working boats for just long enough for a man to pop out of the toll both and collect the dues.

Turn right on to the Coventry canal. This looked an interesting place to have a walk but apart from another popular pub there wasn't much to see other than the junction and its canal side structures and lovely cast iron bridge.

Up the Coventry, which was a bit busier with boats coming the other way but still devoid of permanent moorers.

Some way up the Coventry we encountered what can only be described as a boat junk yard. I'm definitely into junk I would love to have been allowed to rake around. There were rows of derelict fibre glass cruisers and some poorly narrow boats as well as classic cars which could be spotted at the bottom of heaps of scrap iron. There were also some old working boats submerged with just their rims showing above the water.

At the Marston junction we turn right into the Ashby Canal. Although this had a winding hole adjacent it was still a three point turn to get the 47 foot boat under the bridge that marked the start and I'm afraid it didn't go without bashing the boat on the side which rang like a bell just to notify all around of my bad manoeuvre. Spent the night at bridge two where I did a bit of fishing. I'm afraid I found the water quality on the Ashby rather daunting, chocolate brown with clumps of weed and occasional rubbish floating by and nothing caught.

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Generally Speaking (cont) The Ashby meanders river like and all the village pubs were shut or were open tomorrow or open yesterday but not today. Shackerstone boasted a railway museum with a tea room. We arrived on Monday to find that it wasn't open Mondays but the farm shop at Shenton' was' and offered a side of a cow or a whole pig and you know every narrow boat should have a whole dead pig to hand. We settled on some farm made ice cream. And so up to Snarestone and that is as far as you go until they open the restored lengths. At Snarestone a charity shop is on the canal side selling donated items to help fund the canal restoration. I didn't want anything but the attendant was desperate to move things on and hearing I liked a bit of fishing extracted a fiver and bundled me out the door with an arm full of broken fishing tackle. All for a good cause I suppose.

Hampered by the wind we turned around in the winding hole with a neat ten point turn, when you are struggling there are always plenty of on lookers. Back we go to the evenings stop where it decided just before mooring to have a thunder storm. Slippery grass bank, wet rope all done with one hand, the other holding the official ABC boat hire brolley which had seen better days and was missing another spoke each time I used it. I always enjoy a wilderness mooring, just a passing boat. The local swan was not quite so happy. He could see his reflection in the gloss black paint of the boat and launched a prolonged attack much to our amusement. Swan assault over, the large brown cow immediately over the hedge had a mooing fit but by dusk she was tucked up in bed and all was peaceful.

Another thundery squall where the brolley gave up and the wet suit couldn't cope saw us pass through a thousand ducklings,some strange yellow pollution, and a large oil slick. Back to Marston junction. Got out this time without ringing the bell. Gawped at the junk yard, found an open pub, had a cracking meal at Hawkesbury junction and decided the next day to go down the Coventry, It was nice for the first few miles, its known as the green corridor to Coventry and then it gets to industrial dereliction and then it gets industrial and then there is rubbish floating in abundance and drunks sitting around the canal edge. Any minute we will have a snagged propeller, we pass over a wheelie bin, beer cans float passed and finally we are at the Coventry Basin. The Basin was beautifully restored. The old wharf buildings and an old crane all clean and tidy but why were we the only ones there. We expected a night of riot but a local shop keeper said we were in for a quiet night and it was. We returned the next day to Hawkesbury and we wouldn't recommend a trip into Coventry on the canal but the city centre was worth a visit.

Once more through the stop lock which Nicki commented," it was treat to operate" and back to Rugby and sadly give them their boat back. Can't wait for next year, anyone got any recommendations?

Dave and Nicki Iszard.

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Essex Waterways Update Having completed the lock refurbishment and new bottom gate installation at Ricketts Lock in the middle of September, it was time to move the DREDGER up to Paper Mill Lock to undertake the dredging of several moorings that had been subject to silting.

The rebuilt DREDGER with its new Hi-ab arm had already proved its usefulness at Ricketts Lock with lifting and moving equipment including the large diesel pump used throughout the work.

This was however its first real dredging work and the performance met our expectations. This will now enable EWL to undertake the dredging of local shoals from the water without having to hire in a land based excavator which often also has the added complication of gaining bank access through land belonging to adjoining land owners.

Meanwhile volunteers at Heybridge Basin had been busy rebuilding the temporary lock access bridge that was previously used by Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation Co. during their lock repair work. This would now be required by EWL for their lock repairs as it would not be possible to use the lock gates to cross from one side to the other whilst work was underway. A further modification to DREDGER enabled the bridge to sit onboard so it can be transported to any lock and lifted directly in to place.

Carrying out major lock refurbishment during the winter months is desirable as lock closures at this time of year have the minimum impact upon users of the Navigation. However, there are the disadvantages of shorter work days and unpredictable winter weather. You may recall that the final months of 2014 brought long periods of flooding to the Navigation when it was impossible to carry out any work and then when the floods and storms receded there was a period of clearing up necessary.

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Essex Waterways Update (cont)

As there is a backlog of lock repair work as a result of the loss of our previous contractor, a busy programme of repair work has been planned for EWL through the current winter. This unfortunately started two weeks late at Little Baddow Lock due to the delayed delivery of new dam timbers. Whilst there are usually telltale signs to indicate work required such as leaking cills or gates, the true extent of the work is not known until the lock is dammed and the water pumped out. We knew Little Baddow Lock had leaking cills and a build up of silt. Our volunteer excavator driver Nigel was therefore soon busy with DREDGER removing the silt so the dams could be lifted into place and the lock de-watered. The lock cills appeared to be in reasonable condition, but further examination revealed that they had been faced-up with concrete rendering and behind this there were numerous large voids where the timber had eroded. It was therefore necessary to replace all the main cill timbers and not just their capping boards. Removing the cills is a laborious and time consuming task, but this was achieved with added help from Bob, one of our reliable regular volunteers and Eric a new volunteer. John and Wendy, two regular weekly volunteers were busy meanwhile painting the lock gates. New oak cills and capping boards are now installed and work on refurbishing the gates and the lock quoins is continuing. At the time of writing it is anticipated that the lock will reopen before early in February.

I previously mentioned the possibility of winter flooding and the north of the country has certainly been hit badly already this winter. Unfortunately our work at Little Baddow Lock was affected by flooding in January and this dislodged the lower dam required it to be re - positioned to enable the refurbishment to be completed.

Roy Chandler

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Working Parties Help from volunteers is very important to Essex Waterways in both maintaining and improving the Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation. Recent months have seen help from several work parties.

At the end of October we hosted a week long Waterway Recovery Group (WRG) Canal Camp, (our second camp in 2015 but WRG’s Camp No. 28). This was led by our local volunteer, Bob Crow with Iain as his able assistant and cook Bob Coles who, by all reports provided fantastic catering throughout the whole week. A full Camp Report was published in the December/January edition of Navvies (WRG’s regular newsletter) and this provides an amusing daily account of the camp including the evening entertainment and also illustrates how the sixteen volunteers quickly became a very useful team and had an enjoyable and very worthwhile week together.

Accommodation was provided at the Haybay barge at Heybridge Basin, a favourite with WRG, and the weeks work was at Springfield Basin clearing and levelling the tow path between Lockside Marina and Travis Perkins premises. This had become very overgrown and the uneven ground prevented the use of mowers for regular cutting. Scrub-bashing rapidly cleared the path to enable levelling to be undertaken with the Avant. Larger logs were moved in the RAIDER workboat and DREDGER was on hand for the bigger lifting jobs. The existence of several high pressure gas mains in the area meant that the EWL wood chipper was used instead of bonfires.

The large piles of wood chip were spread along the newly levelled path by regular volunteers the following week.

Towards the end of the week the clearance undertaken allowed contractors access to fell mature willows for cricket bat manufacture whilst the camp volunteers moved to the opposite side of the Navigation to clear the path from the lock to the public car park. Another very successful WRG Canal Camp.

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Working Parties (cont) November saw WRG BITM (Bit in the Middle) visit for a weekend work party and also a stay at the Haybay barge. Work on the Saturday was at Beeleigh continuing the work commenced by a previous work party removing ivy from the footbridge and flood lock and cutting overhanging vegetation. On Sunday the group moved to Chapmans Bridge to remove vegetation and some serious ivy growth from the bridge. The BUDDY workboat provided transport for tools and a very useful work platform throughout the weekend. Needless to say, the BUDDY journeys to and from the work sites on both days included removing contractor’s fence panels and shopping trolleys from the Navigation.

Early December it was the turn of Essex WRG with volunteers from the IWA Chelmsford Branch. Also staying on the Haybay, work this time started below Boreham Bridge at Little Baddow to cut back vegetation that was encroaching on the tow path as well as felling several trees that were obstructing the Navigation on the opposite bank. A RAIDER workboat was used to move cut vegetation to a very hungry bonfire that was encouraged by the strong winds. On Saturday evening Essex WRG held their annual Christmas Dinner on the Haybay. On Sunday work moved downstream towards Paper Mill to remove and burn a large area of scrub that was growing between the tow path and water edge.

The tow path between Paper Mill Lock and Boreham Bridge is a popular and well used section which suffers very badly from muddy conditions during the winter months. It is hoped that future work parties will be able to undertake surfacing of this section.

Chelmer Canal Trust has also continued their regular monthly Saturday morning work parties concentrating upon the removal of invasive Floating Pennywort and litter picking. They have recently been working from both Sandford and Paper Mill.

Roy Chandler

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Chelmsford Waterways - The New Cut Following on from Roy’s article in July’s newsletter I thought I would provide an update for everyone, regarding the Cut in Chelmsford.

An initial meeting was held on the 14th September, facilitated by the Chelmer Canal Trust, to bring together the interested parties and a group has been set up, to work on making sure the route of the cut is incorporated into the redevelopment or at least safeguarded.

The group consists of representatives from Chelmer Canal Trust, Chelmsford Civic Society, Liberal Democrat Councillors, local interested parties, Essex Waterways Ltd and IWA Chelmsford Branch.

Much was discussed including the context of the proposal and current situation for the cut, as well as our objectives and the next steps forward.

The following were agreed at the meeting: •

A name for the group to be used in publications, promotions etc; Chelmsford Rivers and Canal Link (CRACL)

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A Mission statement for the group; The mission of the group is to see the two navigable bodies of water in Chelmsford linked. This will help optimise the recreational and environmental benefits of the rivers in the city.

The link created should be designed to be sustainable in the long term, and provide benefits to the City outweighing the costs of construction.

As part of the process of reaching this objective, the group will promote diverse public use of the city’s waterways.

In the age of various marketing avenues and vast electronic distribution methods, a logo is currently being worked on and will go a long way in providing a quick and easy representation of the group and ultimately assist us in hopefully achieving our objectives and goal.

Another meeting has been scheduled for next month, where the final design will hopefully have been decided so we can then share it with you in the next newsletter, along with any other updates.

For those of you on Facebook, a page has been setup, so please take a look and Like and Share to help spread the word and show your support. https://www.facebook.com/chelmsfordcut Please also keep an eye out on our IWA Chelmsford Branch site, as I will be looking to add various website links and any other information to keep you updated. https://www.waterways.org.uk/chelmsford Please also see Social Events for the public meeting at the Essex Record Office on 11th February and come along to support this initiative.

Adam Wyllie

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Just For Fun SUDOKU Fill in the grid so that each row, column and 3 x 3 block contains the numbers one to nine (1 - 9) 9 4

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Branch Committee If you have any topics or subject that you wish to bring to the committees attention please use the contact details below Molly Beard:

Chairman

molly.beard@waterways.org.uk

John Gale:

Vice Chairman & Treasurer.

24 Longleaf Drive, Braintree CM7 1XS

Paul Strudwick:

London Region Chairman.

Paul.strudwick@waterways.org.uk

Chris Chandler:

Secretary.

Chris.chandler@waterways.org.uk

Roy Chandler:

Planning and Conservation.

Roy.chandler@waterways.org.uk

John Carlaw:

Newsletter and Membership.

Chelmsford.news@waterways.org.uk John.carlaw@waterways.org.uk

Mike Huggett:

Publicity.

Mike.huggett@waterways.org.uk

Stephanie Mason:

Refreshments.

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Kirsten Smith:

Youth.

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Rebecca Loader

Social Secretary

rebecca.loader@waterways.org.uk

Adam Wyllie:

Branch Web Editor.

Adam.wyllie@waterways.org.uk

IWA Chelmsford Web Address

http://www.waterways.org.uk/chelmsford

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