10 Oct 2018

November special offer

Pie & mash cruise On 2nd November at 12:30 we are running a new type of canal cruise as a special offer. We have been gathering feedback from our many customers who have enjoyed a fish & ...

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04 Oct 2018

Canal signs up to Refill

Reducing single use plastics Chichester Canal Cafe is delighted to have signed up as a Refill station. This means that people can ask to have their reusable water bottles filled with tap water, for free, at the ...

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01 Aug 2018

Weed mystery solved!

The weed returns…. but why? You may recall that we explained (with a great deal of excitement) about our latest cunning plan to combat the weed covering  on the surface of the canal water. At some considerable ...

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09 Jul 2018

Wildlife a-plenty

Time to take a boat trip With the balmy Mediterranean weather still with us for yet more days, this remains a great time of year to enjoy the sunshine, the scenery and abundant wildlife that the canal ...

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11 Jun 2018

Dragon boats ahoy!

Rotary annual dragon boat races draw in the crowds On Sunday, 10th June, the weather was kind to us and 12 teams grabbed their oars and took to the water. Hundreds turned out to support their teams ...

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11 Jun 2018

Volunteers’ week is a success

7 days of “thank you’s” Each day for a week from 1 to 7 June, we have thanked our 165 volunteers in pictures, stats and in the media, for the amazing work that they do. The cafe ...

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01 Jun 2018

Celebrating Volunteers’ Week

Thank you to all! The first week of June marks that time of year when thousands of organisations celebrate the voluntary work carried out by even more thousands of volunteers across the UK. At Chichester Canal, we ...

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29 May 2018

Basin in bloom

Green fingered? Come and join our gardening team. It’s that time of year for planting up summer bedding and our “garden girls” Stella, Chris and Wendy have been busy clearing tubs and planting to ensure a magnificent ...

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29 May 2018

Where are the cygnets this year?

We have the answer! Our swans have been seen along much of the canal recently but this year’s nest has been devoid of eggs. Checking our good friend Google, it would seem that laying time is normally ...

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26 May 2018

Tripadvisor award 2018 Certificate of Excellence

Thanks to our customers for great reviews For several years in a row, Chichester Ship Canal Trust has been awarded a much coveted Certificate of Excellence from Tripadvisor. These certificates are very hard to come by and ...

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