2022 calendar of events The Canal is 200 years old in 2022! The formal opening of the canal was held on 9th April 1822. Happily, 9th April 2022 falls on a Saturday, the first weekend of the ...
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A day of celebrations One date for your diary is the flagship ‘200th Anniversary Celebration Event’ on Saturday 9th April 2022. We’re inviting the community to the Basin, where the event will begin at 11am with short speeches ...
Family fun day in February We have lots of wildlife… furry, fishy and feathery… along the canal. On 23rd February, come and join us at our Heritage Centre at the Canal Basin between 10 am and 3 ...
Annual inspections Volunteers have been busy making sure everything is ship shape at the canal ahead of our 200th anniversary celebrations. Every January, we arrange for one of the canal trip boats to be removed from the water ...
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A Christmas message We are reminded once again what a lovely caring community we have at Chichester Canal, Your generous support in 2021 has helped to provide a beautiful canal and a tranquil setting for all to ...
Learn, make and enjoy! On Friday, 17th December, please bring the children along to our Christmas family fun day. We are holding this in our Heritage Centre, so you’ll be nice and dry if it’s raining. Starting ...
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Celebrating our bicentennial anniversary in 2022 Chichester Canal has been an important part of Chichester’s community landscape and the social and cultural scene for almost 200 years, having marked its first formal opening on 9th April 1822. ...
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Spooky times ahead! We have lots of bats along the canal if you’re brave enough to venture along the towpath when dark. But on 27th October, between 10 am and 3 pm, you can enjoy some fun ...
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2nd October 3-4 p.m. As part of our planned 2022 series of events to celebrate the canal’s 200th anniversary year, we have engaged with University of Chichester staff and students. And plans are afoot! But in the ...
Lots of fun at the races With very many thanks to one of our canal members, who wishes to remain anonymous – we’ll refer to him as “M”! This video (c 14 mins) is really enjoyable and ...
