Essex Waterways Update Page 5 Social Diary

Social Diary

We have been able to secure 2 speakers to give us online Zoom talks for April and May. An email link will be sent from Head Office. If you have email you can access Zoom. You do not need a microphone or a camera for these sessions. Just click on the link you are sent.

Thursday 8th April 2021 7.30pm

Mike Kelley – The Sleeping Beauty – Sixteen years of work to help restore the Cromford Canal in Derbyshire. Including information about the passenger carrying horse drawn boat.

Thursday 13th May 2021 7.30pm

Brian Margetson - Crossing the Severn – Man’s attempts to secure a reliable means of crossing the Severn Estuary. Two major ferry crossings, one tunnel and three bridges later. The civil engineer Thomas Telford described it as ‘one of the most forbidding places at which an important ferry was ever established’ These two talks will conclude the social diary for this year. During the year and the Pandemic your branch will have put on 5 talks, a Christmas Quiz and an AGM plus held all the usual committee meetings. Your committee is committed to providing you our members with a social diary where we can. Please let us know if you are able to give a talk or know anyone who can.

September 2021 and future meetings

The Galleywood Heritage Centre will re-open at the end of May with social distancing and reduced capacity in place. It is possible providing Government rules allow and IWA Head Office advises that we will be able to resume social meetings in the Autumn. The availability of Speakers and the number of people willing to return is an unknown. As always, we will keep your informed via the web site and emails and the newsletter.

Rebecca Loader

Branch Committee Vacancy

Due to the sudden and unexpected death of Dennis Padfield a vacancy on the branch committee has arisen.

The position is for the Publicity and Press Officer in promoting the IWA Chelmsford Branch activities and the Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation and attracting more supporters and members to the branch.

The role is to promote the Branch and the Navigation and its events with the local media and press. If you think you could help with this role please contact rebecca.loader@waterways.org.uk or telephone Rebecca on 01621 332619.