Jim Doran wil give a talk entitled “A Walk through History along the Leeds & Liverpool Canal”.

In his talk, Jim will walk us in pictures along the canal between Wigan and Liverpool including the Rufford Branch, whilst exploring the historical links of villages to the canal.

The talk is free to attend but a donation to help cover the cost of the rent of the room and speaker’s expenses will be appreciated.

The talk will be followed by a brief Annual General Meeting of the Branch during which members of the branch can participate and visitors are welcome to stay if they wish to learn more about the Branch activities. The AGM will include brief reports and will confirm the membership of the Branch Committee. We are keen to get members involved in the Committee. You can offer fresh ideas, help us to track what’s happening around our canals, help to organise things, almost anything! We aren’t asking anything arduous or time consuming and you will be able to find out more about the canals that we all love. IWA membership is desired but not essential as you can also be co-opted as a Committee member. If you have any questions about the available roles, please do not hesitate to contact Phil: [email protected]