A boat tag chase, an unexpected wall (courtesy of a stray pair of tracksuit bottoms round the prop), and a spot of old-fashioned horse-towing down the Delph Locks — our trip from Bentley Bridge to Wombourne had a bit of everything, finishing with a soggy but scenic cruise to Wombourne for next weekend’s Staffs & Worcs Canal Society gathering.

Our 4th year at Brownhills Festival

Eight coats of paint, a stripped-back roof, broken locks, low water levels and a lot of single locks later — we’ve made it from the Southern Grand Union up to the West Midlands, with the wreath of remembrance in tow. Come find us on the cut and take a photo with it.

A busy month in June to mark then halfway point of the year.

Read on the learn about the history of TheWaka Butty

We’ve been busy planning which events we’ll be attending over the upcoming months, and working out how we’re going to trade off of the butty, we hope to see lots of you over the course of season. 3/5 April Easter weekend - Paddington Branch, Grand Union Canal 2/4 May IWA Cavalcade, Little Venice 16/17 May Batchworth 23/25 May Crick 15/16 August Brownhills 5/6 Sept Bratch 3/4 October Banbury We’ll keep you updated with any other events we attend.