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Lichfield Canal September 2025 update @LHCRT

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Court Above The Cut @courtabovethecut.bsky.social · 7d

Narrowboat Nige also visited the Lichfield as he so regularly does, here’s his latest on the project showing a lot more action than my video! Pop him a view and a sub if you can!

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Breaking Boundaries on the Lichfield Canal

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Court Above The Cut @courtabovethecut.bsky.social · 11d

As always there’s absolutely amazing progress on the @lhcrt.org.uk tonight I meet Narrowboat Nige to see the incredible work done by the volunteers. It’s looking great!

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Uncovering a lost Welsh Canal

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Court Above The Cut @courtabovethecut.bsky.social · 18d

Tonight we pop back to the Swansea Canal Society & see the fantastic progress at the hidden lock. The visiting Waterway Recovery Group doing their usual excellent work. This one is nearly ready for water! Amazing stuff

Uncovering a lost Welsh Canal
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Court Above The Cut @courtabovethecut.bsky.social · 19d

It’s my birthday! If you’d like to wish me a happy birthday and support the work that I do then please become a member on Patreon! You get all sorts of extra stuff and with it you help me to pay for a very expensive hobby in making you all videos!

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Insane Canal Engineering | Foxton Inclined Plane

Court Above The Cut @courtabovethecut.bsky.social · 25d

Today I’m walking with a friend who sadly lost his best friend this year, I’m not raising money for the RSPCA I’m just here for support but if you’d like to donate to his cause it would be greatly appreciated.

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Court Above The Cut @courtabovethecut.bsky.social · 25d

Tonight we visit the incredible Foxton locks and look at the history of site with the brilliant inclined plane. What a truly fascinating area

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Manchester's Canal Revival

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Court Above The Cut @courtabovethecut.bsky.social · Sep 9

Do you want a group of like minded canal lovers to chat all things canal, restoration and more? Then please join my new WhatsApp group! The link is below!

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Court Above The Cut @courtabovethecut.bsky.social · Sep 6

Tonight we look into the history of canal restoration and see the amazing success that Manchester had in the early days of restoration. They really did lead the way!

Manchester's Canal Revival
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Court Above The Cut @courtabovethecut.bsky.social · Sep 6

If you’d like to be added to the WhatsApp chat please follow this link!

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It’s a place where we can share all things canal and restoration!

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Toddbrook Reservoir - Minutes from Disaster

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Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust @lhcrt.org.uk · Aug 31

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Court Above The Cut @courtabovethecut.bsky.social · Aug 31

Thank you, I need a few to do it to jump up the rankings. I’ll let you all know later!

I think because it’s so new you don’t have it if you haven’t had the update yet.

Court Above The Cut @courtabovethecut.bsky.social · Aug 31

Can I ask you all a favour please? Can you hype my latest video please, you’ll find the hype button underneath where you have the like & sub buttons (you may need to scroll across)

It’s a new feature and I’d like to see if it makes a difference, you can hype 3 times 🙂

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Toddbrook Reservoir - Minutes from Disaster

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Court Above The Cut @courtabovethecut.bsky.social · Aug 30

6 years ago Whaley Bridge nearly faced complete disaster. 1500 people had to leave their homes, the army were mobilised and they were minutes from catastrophe. How are Canal and River Trust repairing the problems? Find out below!

Toddbrook Reservoir - Minutes from Disaster
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Extending The Cotswold Canal

Court Above The Cut @courtabovethecut.bsky.social · Aug 23

Tonight’s visit takes us to the other end of the The Cotswold Canals where we joint Waterway Recovery Group for more of their fantastic summer camps. Such amazing progress yet again!

Enjoy!

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Digging the Lichfield Canal

Court Above The Cut @courtabovethecut.bsky.social · Aug 16

Tonight we are back on the @lhcrt.org.uk to hear from the amazing volunteers from WRG who have just completed a fantastic 2 weeks of work camps. What great progress they’ve had

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Manchester's Next Canal Restoration

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Court Above The Cut @courtabovethecut.bsky.social · Aug 13

And we are on the countdown to hitting 30K subscribers, if you love my content please hit subscribe and the bell, much love and thanks to all of you for pressing it!

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Court Above The Cut @courtabovethecut.bsky.social · Aug 10

Once upon a time Manchester, Salford, Bury and Bolton were connected, what’s happening to restore this once thriving industrial waterway into a green and blue corridor for all to use, through development comes restoration and Manchester is growing rapidly.

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Rebuilding London's Lost Link

Court Above The Cut @courtabovethecut.bsky.social · Aug 2

What a summer the @lhcrt.org.uk is having, there’s so much going on now especially with 2 weeks of WRG work camps on the canal! Let’s see more of this amazing canal dug!

Incredible Lichield Canal Progress
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Court Above The Cut @courtabovethecut.bsky.social · Jul 26

Today we stay on the Wey & Arun Canal at Rooks hill and see the incredible progress in just a month! New bridges, culverts and more!

Rebuilding London's Lost Link
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Can a Canal Defeat An Emperor

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Court Above The Cut @courtabovethecut.bsky.social · Jul 19

Today we visit the Wey & Arun Canal Trust and see the fantastic work going on to restore the waterway, from a forgotten canal, that lost its purpose to a vibrant waterway running through the Surrey and West Sussex countryside, this canal has a bright future!

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Tracing Lichfield's Lost Canal

Court Above The Cut @courtabovethecut.bsky.social · Jul 12

Tonight we take a stroll down the unseen sections of the @lhcrt.org.uk following the abandoned McClean railway that Back The Track are currently turning into a greenway. Two fantastic projects creating a nature highway between Walsall and Lichfield.

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Court Above The Cut @courtabovethecut.bsky.social · Jul 12

I’ll be doing a live draw for the slates early this afternoon so keep an eye on my channel for the draw!

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