
Join IWA Lancashire and Cumbria Branch for our first meeting of 2026.
History of the Haslingden canal. 1790s ‘canal mania’ with a proposed link between Bury and Accrington that never got built.
A short branch AGM follows after the talk.
Guest Speaker : Nigel Hardacre
IWA member and guided walk leader.
Join IWA Lancashire and Cumbria Branch for our first meeting of 2026.
History of the Haslingden canal. 1790s ‘canal mania’ with a proposed link between Bury and Accrington that never got built.
A short branch AGM follows after the talk.
Guest Speaker : Nigel Hardacre
IWA member and guided walk leader.
All our live meetings start at 7.30 pm but we will be there from 7.00 pm for setting up and chatting.
We usually finish between 9.30 pm and 9.45pm
We will provide tea, coffee and biscuits.
The Lammack Methodist Church, on Lammack Road in Blackburn BB1 8LA, has a meeting room which we have hired.
There is ample car parking when you turn at the church, off Lammack road.