20 May 2022

Historical talk aboard Richmond

A cruise that takes you back in time As part of our bicentennial anniversary celebrations, we’re joined by Alan Green, local author and historian, for an evening cruise on board Richmond. This takes place on Wednesday, 29th ...

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20 May 2022

Live entertainment in the Cafe!

Chichester FRINGE brings you Cabaret and poetry, 16th July ‘Poetry on the canal’ runs from 1800 to 1845; tickets cost £5. Concessions/u25s £3. ‘Cabaret on the canal’ runs from 1930 to 2115, tickets cost £10. Concessions/u25s £7. ...

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18 May 2022

Ford to Barnham old canal walk 21 May

Guided walk Thanks to the Friends of Old Ford to Hunston Canal for hosting a guided walk on Saturday 21st May, from 10:30am. The walk will take you from Barnham to Ford along the route of the ...

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08 May 2022

May family fun day

Join in activities and craft making Learn more about the flowers that grow along the towpath and on the banks. Some are familiar, some perhaps less so. On Monday 30th May, from 10am – 3pm, the community ...

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14 Apr 2022

Canal history talk 28th April at the Guildhall, Priory Park

Learn about the history of the Canal 1822 to 2022 On Thursday, 28th April at 6pm, Andrew Gibson, a Trust volunteer and director, will be giving an interesting illustrated talk about the history of the canal… From ...

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13 Apr 2022

Talk by Alan Green 26th April at the Record Office

The 3rd Earl of Egremont’s worst investment – or how Chichester got its canal Chichester was finally connected to the inland waterways network by a branch of the Portsmouth and Arundel Navigation, a venture intended to complete ...

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13 Apr 2022

Happy 200th birthday on 9th April

And what a party it was! Photo credits: Dave Standley, Peter Trimming, Graham Causely and Nadine Duty Photography On 9th April 1822 there was a cold easterly wind as the community gathered around the canal basin to mark ...

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31 Mar 2022

The towpath is now open!

Bank restoration work completed in time for the bicentenary anniversary Hooray the towpath is open! We are pleased to announce that Cain Bio have completed the bank repair work and WSCC Public Rights of Way have approved ...

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21 Feb 2022

Podcasts now streaming

Canal enters the world of podcasts Chichester Canal can be explored in many different ways, and now can be enjoyed on a podcast. We have dipped a toe into the world of podcasts, and recorded the first ...

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17 Feb 2022

Alert: Parking restrictions

21st February to 10th April We would like to inform all our customers that from 21st February to 10th April, parking will be strictly limited on our site due to construction work on adjacent private properties. All ...

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