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JOIN PCAS THIS CHRISTMAS
New members are always welcome in PCAS and there are opportunities for volunteering if you would like to take a more active role. See...
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Dec 4
LOW WATER LEVEL AT CANAL HEAD
Statement from the Canal & River Trust 4th December 2024 The majority of the Pocklington Canal is designated as SSSI (Site of Scientific...
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Sep 28
Matt Baker visits Pocklington Canal
Matt Baker will be aboard the PCAS trip boat New Horizons as part of hi TV series Travels with Mum and Dad. The programme is on More4...
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Sep 25
New issue of Double Nine magazine
PCAS members will have received the June issue or it will arrive soon. We welcome new members and you can join via the website or give a...
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Sep 1
PCAS 2025 CALENDAR
The popular PCAS calendar is now available and can. be purchased from our online shop: www.pocklingtoncanalsociety.org/shop . It...
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Aug 1
WEED CUTTING
These Truxor amphibious boats are currently being used on the Pocklington Canal. One is set up to cut reeds and weed and the other...
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Jul 3
New issue of Double Nine magazine
PCAS members will have received the June issue or it will arrive soon. We welcome new members and you can join via the website or give a...
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May 9
BALSAM BASHING – PLEASE HELP
Update 7/6/24. Identification helpsheet Himalayan Balsam is an imported invasive plant that causing a problem on the Pocklington Canal...
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Apr 10
PCAS AGM 2024
Current members. of. the. Pocklington Canal Amenity Society are encouraged to attend the AGM on 17. April. Details can be found in the...
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Mar 28
BOAT TRIPS START AT EASTER
We will be running short trips on New Horizons on Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday. Short trips will run every Sunday and...
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Feb 2
Talk about the Yorkshire Air Museum
Ian Richardson will be talking about the museum and its history on 15 March. This PCAS event will be held in Melbourne Village Hall at...
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Jan 26
New issue of Double Nine
Best wishes for 2024 to all our members. Extensive dredging of the winding hole above Coates Lock has been carried out, which will allow...
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Oct 21, 2023
New issue of Double Nine magazine
PCAS members will have received the October issue or it will arrive soon. We welcome new members and you can join via the website or give...
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Oct 12, 2023
Sunday boat trips etc.
We will continue running short trips on New Horizons until the last Sunday in October. At this time of year you should not have to...
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Sep 4, 2023
PCAS Open Day
Come and join PCAS members for our Open Day at Melbourne Arm on 10 September. Our New Horizons trip boat will be starting early at 11 am...
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Sep 4, 2023
Bird walk with Neil Cooper
Neil Cooper, bird species recorder for the Melbourne Ings, will be leading a guided walk to have a look at some of the birds & wildlife...
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Aug 28, 2023
PCAS 2024 Calendar
Our new calendar features photos of the Pocklington Canal. It can be ordered from the Shop on the PCAS website or from Tim Charlson...
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Jul 25, 2023
New Double Nine magazine
PCAS members have been sent a copy of our June magazine. It is delayed because the arrangements for the Annual Lunch are in the magazine...
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Jul 17, 2023
Waterways funding
The government has announced that the funding of the Canal & River Trust, which manages most of our canals will be cut. The current high...
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Jun 14, 2023
PCAS AGM
At the 2023 AGM was held at the Black Horse in Seaton Ross the existing committee members were returned and Richard Irwin joined the...
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