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WRG BITM normally has a working party once a month.

This month’s work party will be on the Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation in Essex, with accommodation in a community hall at Heybridge Basin.

The hall should be available from 4:00pm on Friday evening, and we’ll meet for a meal at a local pub, probably The Jolly Sailor (no food after 8pm).  Please book beforehand, so that we know how many to book the tables for (and early or late).  I believe there is a chippy in Maldon if you’d prefer to eat a take-away at the hall.

Please remember to bring a sandwich box so you can make your lunch before leaving the hall.  Cost for the weekend is £15.

Essex Waterways has toilets and showers at Heybridge Basin.  These just need a code number.

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Event Dates

15th to 17th March

Location

Maldon

Restoration

WRG BITM – Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation Weekend Dig

WRG BITM normally has a working party once a month.

This month’s work party will be on the Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation in Essex, with accommodation in a community hall at Heybridge Basin.

The hall should be available from 4:00pm on Friday evening, and we’ll meet for a meal at a local pub, probably The Jolly Sailor (no food after 8pm).  Please book beforehand, so that we know how many to book the tables for (and early or late).  I believe there is a chippy in Maldon if you’d prefer to eat a take-away at the hall.

Please remember to bring a sandwich box so you can make your lunch before leaving the hall.  Cost for the weekend is £15.

Essex Waterways has toilets and showers at Heybridge Basin.  These just need a code number.

Details

Contact and Bookings

Please book your place via this Google Form or contact Dave Wedd at [email protected]

Time

9am - 5pm

The team will gather on site at 9.00 a.m. on the Saturday and Sunday.
Accommodation available from 9.00 p.m. on the Friday.

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Location

Maldon

Heybridge Basin, Maldon, UK

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