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West Midlands Canals get ready for a Spring clean!
With winter on its way out, the change in season brings with it some essential spring cleaning for British Waterways as Towpath Tidy Week approaches. Members of the public and local communities are being asked to spare a couple of hours to help clean up their local waterway between Monday 10 March and Friday 14 March 2008. The week’s events will bring important wildlife benefits as well as improving the appearance of canals in the West Midlands.

Towpath Tidy is the week-long clean-up campaign organised by British Waterways where its employees join forces with volunteers and local communities to 'tidy' the waterways

In 2007, Towpath Tidy events held across the country helped to give a real boost to the nation's over 200 years old waterway network. The events also benefited waterways wildlife with a staggering 152 tonnes of rubbish removed in just a single week.

Towpath Tidy activities in the West Midlands include the following areas:

Monday 10 March
Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Salford Junction to Curdworth Top Lock
Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Aston Lock Flight
Walsall Canal between Ocker Hill, British Waterways Yard, Bayleys Lane, towards Bilston to Bulls Lane

Tuesday 11 March
Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Salford Junction to Curdworth Top Lock
Birmingham Main line – Coseley Tunnel Area
Birmingham Main line – Coseley Tunnel Portals handrail painting


Wednesday 12 March
Stourbridge Canal- Fens Branch, Wordsley

Thursday 13 March
South Stratford Canal-Kings Norton Area
Coventry Canal at Sutton Road, Hopwas School and Dunstall Bridges

Friday 14 March
Staffordshire & Worcester Canal- Aldersley Junction to Autherley Junction, Wolverhampton
Birmingham Main Line – 21 Locks in Wolverhampton, from city centre to Aldersley Junction
Dudley Number 2 Canal
South Stratford Canal-Kings Norton Area
Birmingham Main Line – Smethwick Galton Bridge
Coventry Canal at Sutton Road, Hopwas School and Dunstall Bridges

Thursday 3 April
Droitwich Leisure Centre

Towpath Tidy events will be taking place across the West Midlands each day from Monday 10 March to Friday 14 March 2008. For further information about the events and to register please contact: Jessica Black on 07710 175247. To ensure that the event is both fun and safe, volunteers must register with British Waterways by Friday 7 March 2008.

Alternatively - For further information, an interview or a photograph please contact Annabel Smith, Communications Executive on Tel: 01827 252 036 or Mob: 07823 531418.

For further information about waterway wildlife and enjoying Britain’s canals and rivers visit www.waterscape.com.

Please note any participants must be 16 and over.

What about all the dog sh!t on the Teme valley ::)

What about all the dog sh!t on the Teme valley  :-? ::)

that was reported four weeks ago.

Good man

hee hee...... ::)

Towpath Tidy Week? You'd need a month at the very least just to collect the beer cans from the back of Pegs 65 to 71 on the Walsall Canal!