06 Sep 2021

2021 Photo competition winners announced

And the winners are…. Chichester Ship Canal Trust’s 2021 photography competition, open to all amateur photographers, attracted a high calibre of entries. We are delighted to announce that first place (Basin in the mist) went to Donna ...

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25 Jul 2021

Heritage open day

Come and learn about the Canal Chichester Ship Canal Trust is taking part in Heritage Open Days for the first time. This popular national event http://www.heritageopendays.org.uk encourages people to celebrate our history and culture. As the 200th anniversary of ...

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17 Jul 2021

Covid update effective 19 July

Lifting of restrictions In the light of the latest government announcements lifting many restrictions, we are pleased to confirm the following: As per recent months, we will open our Cafe daily, offering a wide range of drinks, ...

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22 Jun 2021

Cygnet diving practice

Free entertainment at Chichester Canal Basin Every Tuesday and Thursday morning, our volunteer work party meet to enjoy each others’ company and to attend to the many chores around the Canal. Our volunteers come from many different ...

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15 Jun 2021

Moorhen stops the work party!

All in a day’s work The normal Tuesday work party turned up to discover that a moorhen mum had found the perfect place to build her nest – behind a bollard in the bows of Frisky, one ...

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02 Jun 2021

Thank you to our photographers

Customers help to promote the Canal As it’s volunteers week, it seems only right to also thank those customers who regularly share the most stunning photos. In many ways, these lovely people are our unsung volunteer heroes. ...

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02 Jun 2021

Thank you to our volunteers

Chichester Canal recognises volunteer contribution during Volunteer Week 2021 This week is Volunteer Week (running from 1-7 June). The Canal is a much loved and valued asset of Chichester We offer a wide range of opportunities for ...

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14 Feb 2021

Comic Relief comes to town

Billy Monger, BBC Sports Personality 2018, trains at the Canal It’s not every day that I receive a call from my colleague at VisitChichester to say “please can you call BBC Comic Relief ASAP as they want ...

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19 Jan 2021

Lockdown #3

Closed… but not quite With the onset of lockdown #3 and rising numbers of Covid cases, our Trading Board has taken the decision to “shut up shop”, almost literally. So our popular Cafe is now closed and ...

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02 Jan 2021

Towpath closure 4 Jan

Towpath resurfacing WSCC has advised that the next phase of towpath resurfacing will start on 4 January for c 21 days, weather dependent. The section to be closed is between the steps to Canal Walk and the ...

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