Wooden Canal Boat Society

03/06/2026

Celebrating National Volunteers Week - 1st to 7th June. Many thanks to all our Amazing Volunteers.

If you would like to join us, have a look at the volunteer’s page on our WCBS website where an overview of various roles are listed. Maybe you have skills or experience that would be a good fit? Maybe you just want to try something new? It all helps keep our Heritage Fleet of 6 Wooden Narrowboats afloat.

https://www.wcbs.org.uk/home/volunteering

28/05/2026

The new Civic Mayor for Tameside, Councillor Helen Bowden has selected The Wooden Canal Boat Society as one of the Mayors Charities.

We have updated our home page to celebrate this news, with links to the Mayors Charity homepage and Tameside Council’s announcement.

www.wcbs.org.uk

Tameside Council are delighted to appoint their new civic mayor, Cllr Helen Bowden, for 2026/2027.

Cllr Bowden has held the position of the borough’s deputy mayor for 2025/26 and was elected to Tameside Council in 2007, representing Hyde Newton Ward.

The new civic mayor actively works with communities and in particular with mental health groups. Beyond her public duties, she loves helping people and has a range of interests in sports, both football and cycling.

The new civic mayor’s chosen charities include People First Tameside, Hyde Festival Theatre and Wooden Canal Boat Society

Her husband, Mr Leslie Bowden, will be her consort and her chaplain is Linda Marshall.

The new deputy mayor is set to be Councillor Jacqueline Owen, who represents Longdendale ward.

26/05/2026

18/05/2026

The days when we used to take a train of boats on recycling trips

Actually it's not a tunnel, just a long bridge which gave the name to the area of Guide Bridge. "Southam" is towing "Forget me Not" and "Lilith" towards Fai...

10/04/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m27SBd6F7o

"Southam" and "Lilith" head downstream below Holme Lock in the evening sun en route to Lincoln to load timber for restoring "Hazel"