We meet at the Red Bull Hotel, Church Lawton, near Kidsgrove. It has a large car park and, as you can see from the photo below, it is alongside lock 43 of our canal. The full address is Congleton Road South, Church Lawton, ST7 3AJ Telephone: (01782) 782600 . See their own website for more details.
See our Diary of Events for meetings and events in the near future. For past events see our archive pages Reports of Talks, Reports of Socials and Reports of AGMs.
2025-26 Season
Talks are usually 7:45 for 8 pm start. but please check our Diary of Events for the start time for all events before attending.
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The Peak Forest canal |
October 17th The talk will look at the photographic record of the Peak Forest Canal, its structures and trade during the period 1900 to the 1950’s when it carried limestone coal and textiles. |
Dave Kitching |
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Canal Films |
November 21st An Alan Chetwyn film evening with a trip from the Oxford Canal to Worcester via the River Avon in 2002 followed by a trip on the Droitwich Canal in 2014. |
Alan Chetwyn |
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December 5th Our Christmas meal at Red Bull |
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The canals of the eastern United States |
January 16th 2026
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Peter Gurney |
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The Shrewsbury & Newport canals |
February 2oth 2026 |
TBA |
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City of lakes and rivers |
March 20th 2026 Waterways in and around Berlin
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John Pomfret |
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The history and restoration of the Caldon canal |
April 17th 2026 A 1981 John Cunningham documentary
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Ray Johnson (Staffordshire film archive) |