Dates for the diary
Keep an eye on this page for all the events and meetings which the Friends are involved in. Put the dates in your diary! I will endeavour to keep this up to date with work party dates, sales stand dates and other relevant events.
All Social meetings are held at Ironville Church Hall, Casson St, Ironville NG16 5NN and start at 7.30pm. In case you get confused when you get there - find a picture of the hall here!
If you know of any event locally that you feel may be of interest to the membership of the FCC, please fill out an events form: EVENT_FORM (MS Word Document 27 KB) / EVENT_FORM (PDF Document 19 KB)
(Events in italics are not FCC organised but have FCC representation)
| 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Type | Details |
| May | ||
21st May |
Social |
'Notable and notorious women of Derbyshire'. Talk given by Joan Ward. Poster available here |
26th / 27th May |
Work Party |
Working party to continue the rebuilding of the Gauging Narrows at Sawmills. 9am - 5pm each day, parking in Lockwoods car park. Tools will be provided, but please bring lunch and a drink and any trowels / buckets if you have them. Please contact the webmaster for more information and to register your interest (THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR ORDERING MATERIALS), BY 11:00 on SATURDAY 19th MAY . Futhermore, join the mailing list for more updates. |
| June | ||
2nd June (AM) |
Sales |
Our sales team will be at the Heanor Community Fair |
2nd June (PM) |
Sales |
Our sales team will be at the Wilmot Street Centre |
3rd June |
Sales |
Our sales team will be at the Jacksdale Soldier Day |
3rd June |
Sales |
Our sales team will be at Belper River Gardens |
9th / 10th June |
Work Party |
Working party to continue the rebuilding of the Gauging Narrows at Sawmills. 9am - 5pm each day, parking in Lockwoods car park. Tools will be provided, but please bring lunch and a drink and any trowels / buckets if you have them. Please contact the webmaster for more information and to register your interest (THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR ORDERING MATERIALS), preferably at least a week beforehand. Futhermore, join the mailing list for more updates. |
17th June |
Fundraiser - walk |
Treasure Hunt. A 6 mile walk with questions to answer - a Kindle for the winner!! The walk will start at 10.30 from the car park at Whatstandwell - parking available at Derwent Foundry or Whatstandwell Railway Station (charges apply). £5 each or £10 for a family, and a question sheet will be supplied on registration. Please contact Matthew Rogers on 07968 766620 for more information. |
18th June |
Social |
'Derbyshire ghosts and legends'. Talk given by David Bell |
23rd / 24th June |
Work Party |
No longer at Sawmills as previously advertised. Instead work will be going on with DCC. More information will be available from Dave Tinkler nearer the time. |
30th June |
Sales |
Our sales team will be at the Chesterfield Canal Trust Rally at the new Staveley Town Basin |
| July | ||
1st July |
Sales |
Our sales team will be at the Chesterfield Canal Trust Rally at the new Staveley Town Basin |
14th July |
Sales |
Our sales team will be at the Ambergate Carnival |
21st / 22nd July |
Work Party |
Work will be going on with DCC. More information will be available from Dave Tinkler nearer the time. |
| August | ||
4th / 5th August |
Sales |
Our sales team will be at the Cromford Steam Rally |
4th - 18th August |
WRG |
The Waterway Recovery Group will be back for 2 weeks working on the replacement of the Derwentside overspill weir near to Gregory Tunnel. They will also potentially be working on the Gauging Narrows at Sawmills. |
| September | ||
9th September |
Sales |
Our sales team will be at Brinsley Headstocks |
17th September |
Social |
'Saint Pancras'. Talk given by Nigel Lowey |
| October | ||
15th October |
Social |
'1811 and all that: 200 years on the Cromford Canal'. Talk given by archivist Hugh Potter |
| November | ||
3rd / 4th November |
Sales & Other |
Our sales team will be at the World Heritage Site Discovery Days, along with many more fun activities - this year including a selection of 'Wild Over Waterways (WoW)' events for children. More details nearer the time. |
19th November |
Social |
'Sir Arthur Heywood's Duffield Bank Railway'. Talk given by Chairman Pat Morriss |
| December | ||
TBC |
Social |
Christmas Social. Details TBC |
| 2013 | ||
| January | ||
TBC |
WRG |
WRG NW will be back to continue tree felling at Sawmills along with other clearance work along the canal. |