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In 2019, I made a video about the restoration of the Lichfield canal, which had been ongoing for several decades, powered largely by volunteers and donations. So many people asked me for an update that I've now gone back to see what's changed and whether the pandemic brought things to a halt.
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@CruisingTheCut 11 месяцев назад

@sianwarwick633 11 месяцев назад

Is this the Lichfield and Hatherton canal system ?

@crystaledelmann 11 месяцев назад

Wow I envy the people of Britain being able to visit and cruise on the canals. We have lots of waterways and streams here in western Pennsylvania but none that match the peaceful beauty or history of Britain's narrow canals. Hooray for all the volunteers who are working to preserve these treasures!

@daviddishon642 11 месяцев назад

Look around we actually have canals all over the eastern US

@sianwarwick633 11 месяцев назад

We have some canals in Eastern Ontario, but...not enough of them ?

@mconnors1733 11 месяцев назад

Much of Pennsylvania is too mountainous for canals to be profitable. Not that they didn't build them, but there were too many locks, which meant too many lock-keepers and infrastructure. To actually cross the state, one had to take a boat which could be disassembled into halves, put on an inclined railway system, and hauled over a mountain! Railways soon put the Western Pennsylvania canals out of business. IIRC, a couple in the east were flatter and hauled coal to New York City area, so they survived for many years.

@PraxZimmerman 11 месяцев назад

Buy land and build your own canal 😃

@user-kq8cb3le2j 8 месяцев назад

You colonist have the Erie canal and the susquehanna river.

@paca_bill4863 11 месяцев назад

Amazing job by the volunteers, the Trust, and the paid contractors working on this project. They need to be proud of their persistence :) Thanks, David, for continuing to report on the work, and thanks also to ABNB for sponsoring you. Their support of this channel is appreciated, even from Seattle :)

@CruisingTheCut 11 месяцев назад

Thank you

@AdventuresonTour 11 месяцев назад

The answers as to why it's being done is brilliant. Having a quiet place to get away from the hectic world and just walk with nature is something so many people don't have quick access to now adays. We live next to a waterway canal here in Canada. And going for along along the canal is a daily thing we do as its so relaxing for the body and mind.

@CruisingTheCut 11 месяцев назад

Yes! Absolutely 😊

@sianwarwick633 11 месяцев назад

Yes !

@volvo09 6 месяцев назад

Yes! And with water brings habitat and food for wildlife.

@thomastrout9997 11 месяцев назад

One of my favorite attributes of this channel is the way you follow up exactly what you said you'd follow up. I know it seems simple, but that is not always so with some presenters. Appropriate and nicely done.

@CruisingTheCut 11 месяцев назад

😀

@NeverlandSystemZor 11 месяцев назад

I LOVE that there are people THIS passionate to work like this to restore history. I love this. Good for them!

@Nex5Network 11 месяцев назад

Inspiring that the value of the canals is being recognized and the system is growing again

@evelynsutton4411 11 месяцев назад

Crumbs. What an undertaking. The mind boggles. l hope l am still around to see it finished. l am 80 so it's in the balance!

@minixtvbox 11 месяцев назад

The bridge done 1997, they'll never get under the a road for 30years, rip

@davidsedlickas8222 11 месяцев назад

Restoration of any canal is always to be applauded. The engineering challenge on this one sends me chivers. Huge respect to all those involved trying to achieve this aim. The Wey and Arun canal is also stuttering with cost and engineering challenges.

@LHCRT 11 месяцев назад

Thank you.

@greenspiritarts 11 месяцев назад

Loved seeing this follow-up! Considering we had Covid and severe economic downturns impact all our lives in harsh ways for nearly 2+ years, it looks like they are doing as well as can be expected! You Brits are such an inspiration for the funding and volunteer energy you jointly muster for projects such as this. I doubt a canal would get that kind of support here in the US! Well done you all! ❤

@LHCRT 11 месяцев назад

Thank you.

@rickterry8148 11 месяцев назад

omg, the scale is staggering. What is quite remarkable is that many of the volanteers will never see the end result, best wishes to them. I am going to visit family in wolverhampton and will try to get along to see.

@dennyporter2447 11 месяцев назад

Thanks David for another great Litchfield canal restoration video.. the canal has come along way due to the hard work of everyone involved, so many complicated issues, going underneath two major roads and railroad.. let alone building several new locks.. what a project! Watching progress from Missouri USA.. Cheers David and the CRT , volunteers..

@fishjones4618 11 месяцев назад

If someone announces that a canal is going to be cut (or an existing one widened) to connect the north and south networks for ALL boats, narrowboats and widebeams, I’ll be there with a pick and shovel!

@leswallace2426 11 месяцев назад

I was so impressed by the LHCRT in your 2019 video I became a member although I live two hundred miles away in Scotland. Thanks for the update!

@CruisingTheCut 11 месяцев назад

Great to hear!

@LHCRT 11 месяцев назад

Thanks Les! ❤

@wattster71 11 месяцев назад

Same!

@rheffner3 11 месяцев назад

What an unbelievable project. Fortitude at its best.

@christophernorton33 11 месяцев назад

Thanks, David for the update on this mammoth Job . Good to see such amazing progress over what can only be described as difficult years .Hats off to all who made this possible. 👍

@CruisingTheCut 11 месяцев назад

My pleasure!

@LHCRT 11 месяцев назад

Thank you from us!

@glencrandall7051 11 месяцев назад

Making a beautiful countryside even more beautiful. What a wonderful project. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂

@billharris6886 11 месяцев назад

Thank you David for the good overview of the canal restoration progress. The average person probably assumes canal restorations are just a simple matter of removing soil from the canals and you are good to go. As your video has shown, it is much more complicated than that. With all the overtopping of the canals by more modern infrastructures, even restoration planning needs to be revised at times when unforseen problems are discovered. Given the restoration is primarily privately funded and supported by volunteer efforts plus, given the wonderful canal environment, this is a tremendous asset and testimony to the British people! I am envious and wish we had the same thing in the US.

@LHCRT 11 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@nesleinf 11 месяцев назад

Glad there are volunteers taking on such big projects 🙂

@craigw.scribner6490 11 месяцев назад

Hard to believe it's been nearly four years since your first video about this project, David. Thanks for bringing us up to date and good luck to all involved in this very worthwhile undertaking!

@LHCRT 11 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@zapfanzapfan 11 месяцев назад

Good with a comprehensive update. I've been watching their channel from time to time since your previous video, particularly during the pandemic. Very impressive project!

@thoughtsonnarrowboatingwit3882 11 месяцев назад

Thanks David, another professionally presented and informative video, presenting the waterways in a positive and interesting way…

@jeg1972 11 месяцев назад

I'm really pleased to see an update, and that you're going to keep us all informed as to future progress.

@Suho1004 11 месяцев назад

I imagine that the vegetation growing in the dug areas might also be somewhat beneficial in preventing erosion, in addition to the benefits to wildlife.

@lornaeaketts-rogers2812 11 месяцев назад

Brilliant effort , an absolutely massive project but definitely a case of where there’s a will there’s a way 😄😄😄 great vlog as always David, thank you!

@paulwilliams3494 11 месяцев назад

17.08 minutes....................very interesting and if only it was as quick and easy to actually do as it was to describe so eloquently ( even allowing for travel, filming and editing time! ). There are massive hurdles to overcome, best of British to them all.

@ratroddiesels1981 11 месяцев назад

the new canal with narrowboats will become a national treasure .

@LHCRT 11 месяцев назад

It will!

@dorothydotson7154 11 месяцев назад

What a massive undertaking. British volunteers amaze me.

@LHCRT 11 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@oldmanhuppiedos 11 месяцев назад

Water and greenery connect people, so a new canal will contribute to this. A nice connection for narrow boaters.

@johnmorris679 11 месяцев назад

What amazing dedication by all those involved.

@kplante7881 11 месяцев назад

A monumental project indeed… very impressive. Thanks for sharing!

@MortenHjrnevik-ti6sg 11 месяцев назад

Brilliant overview David…..it’s so nice to see the canals being restored …gives you a glow

@esthers5876 11 месяцев назад

David, thank you for the update. I remember your earlier video on this daunting project. Congratulations to the hard-working volunteers and the organizers!

@LHCRT 11 месяцев назад

Thank you.

@WhitneyHouston4eva1 11 месяцев назад

They've done very good considering the challenges of the last 31/2 years.

@LHCRT 11 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@davehollingworth5537 11 месяцев назад

This was fascinating. Thank you. Can't wait for updates. Good luck to all involved, and Thank You.

@christopherbutler7588 11 месяцев назад

Such a very interesting video, great work That's being Done on that stretch of old canal.😊

@markgruenberg6277 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for the update. Wishing all the best to the volunteers involved with this project. Hope they find continued success in the future. Be well and stay safe.

@CruisingTheCut 11 месяцев назад

I hope so too!

@LHCRT 11 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@xiiibujinkan 11 месяцев назад

Very Interesting update....dealing with a ton of serious concerns and engineering difficulties...and still slowly prevailing.... hats off to all the volunteers, as they deserve some recognition.....all that I have seen accomplished by them through your videos is amazing.....thanks Mr David for continuing to document the progress....it's really not just shoveling a small trench is it ?!?!

@LHCRT 11 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@markattardo 11 месяцев назад

Appreciate the update! Good to see they are still making headway👍👍

@LHCRT 11 месяцев назад

Thank you.

@maryjnorwood3962 11 месяцев назад

Excellent video, David! Patience will see progress. 😎❤️❤️🥰

@CruisingTheCut 11 месяцев назад

I hope so!

@maryjnorwood3962 11 месяцев назад

@@CruisingTheCut ❤️

@TurtlesandStuff. 7 месяцев назад

As someone who lives in Lichfield, Peter at 9:30 is right. There is a depressing lack of nice paths/walks in and around Lichfield, so having at least somewhere nice to walk will be a massive improvement! Something that has always been very annoying as both Whittington and Burntwood have no lack of lovely walks and they are only a few miles away on either side.

@MarkSteigerSolonIA 11 месяцев назад

Appreciate the updates, I really enjoy the restoration videos.

@CruisingTheCut 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching!

@sueweston502 11 месяцев назад

Great video, thanks for the update. A truly inspirational team of volunteers!

@LHCRT 11 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@heathwellsNZ 11 месяцев назад

Wow, given the whole "you know what" worldwide issue that happened... there's been a LOT of fantastic work been done! Congrats to all involved, no matter how small! Cheers David for a fantastic video update!

@LHCRT 11 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@dukebracton6077 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for the update. It's great to see the passion people have bettering the things they love.

@sidbowerman1184 11 месяцев назад

So many of my pondering's answered in just over 17 minutes. Thanks David.

@GrahamRead101 11 месяцев назад

What a great project this is. Our local Canal is such a great resource. I hope the communities on the local housing estates to this canal appreciate what is being dug on their doorstep. It’ll definitely enhance the area.

@LHCRT 11 месяцев назад

Thank you.

@paulhaynes8045 11 месяцев назад

Thanks David, very interesting (if frustrating! - if only there was a canal fairy...). A lot has been done in 4 years - much more than I would have thought - but there's still so much to do. I wonder what a realistic finish date would be? Given the work still outstanding, especially all the locks and bridges, it must be decades, rather than years - especially regarding the railway and major road bridges. We know from your other restoration videos that each of these projects can take years, just to get the planning and fund-raising sorted out, never mind the actual construction. It's a sobering thought that many of the voluteers involved are unlikely to see the project completed. Under those circumstances, it's wonderful to see their dedication and determination. Where would we be without people like this?

@LHCRT 11 месяцев назад

Thank you. If we can get more funding like the grants we've had for Darnford Moors, it could be within ten years. 🤞

@rotinkerbell 11 месяцев назад

There is a canal fairy - he is called David Suchet. And several other faeries like me buy a monthly lottery ticket. xxx

@adrenazanetti3660 11 месяцев назад

Is that ten year time frame due to a lack of laborers, equipment? Or funding ? I would love you look into this freeing funding to try and help get this project finish so the new canal can be done it to use sooner than later as I’m looking at buying my first narrowboat and retiring to it from my sailboat. Thanks!

@paulscarlett4346 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for the update ... seeing the change over time is always interesting.

@interrupt394986 11 месяцев назад

I hope the folk that decided to reduce the gov funding of the CRT are watching this. David, I take my hat off to you for doing your bit to help the folk, who have not given that bad news a second thought, the oppertunity visualise what the money is spent on and to better understand the importance of the funding CRT receive. People will miss em when they're gone. But most of all I would like to say well done and a huge thank you to each and every volunteer. Salt of the earth folk no mistake. ❤❤❤

@CJMVector321190 11 месяцев назад

Canals are a bit recreational stress reliever, great for the wildlife. They tick a lot of boxes even before you get on a boat.

@janebrown3587 11 месяцев назад

Wow! How neat to see how it's constructed. The patterned brickwork on the upper border is beautiful and what a nice surprise it will be to have that along part of the canal. LOL, love the Trust Pyromaniac lady ❤

@SirPrancelot1 11 месяцев назад

Thanks David. Great work being done. It will be interesting to see how they tunnel through the embankment with trains passing over it. Such a shame they couldn't put in a long enough bridge to allow the canal to pass under it next to the road. I hope the cost of this will not be extortionate.

@CruisingTheCut 11 месяцев назад

I hope so too

@wallyclark1895 11 месяцев назад

I am running out of superlatives on your vlogs! Extremely informative!

@CruisingTheCut 11 месяцев назад

Glad you like them!

@grh6439 11 месяцев назад

Super mini documentary. So interesting and brilliant to see something so positive for people and nature. Good luck to all involved and may the money keep coming!

@LHCRT 11 месяцев назад

Thank you.

@officialmcdeath 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for that update - the timelapse car trip ties the whole together very well and the double-jointed digger is a thing of wonder - am reminded of the way the DLR route was driven under Platforms 3 and 4 of Lewisham station without closure of the working railway \m/

@CruisingTheCut 11 месяцев назад

Thanks 👍

@CanalCruiserAdventures 11 месяцев назад

Well done David 👏🏼👌

@layalabi1667 11 месяцев назад

Thank you! Wonderful work by volunteers!!

@CruisingTheCut 11 месяцев назад

Agreed

@soviut303 11 месяцев назад

The overgrowth looks really nice and these unflooded canals seem like excellent walking paths in the mean time.

@kenpage1107 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for that Dave, so informative, interesting and very well articulated, you could do it for a living!. My wifes family comes from that area and we have been through Lichfield several times on our visits back to England over the last 20 years, getting on a tad now,[80 next birthday], so we will never come back again but thanks to you and others we can keep up with whats happening in that area, cheers mate, keep doing your thing.

@CruisingTheCut 11 месяцев назад

Will do!

@robinblackmoor8732 10 месяцев назад

Here in New England, it is Litchfield, CT USA. No canals. A pretty famous road race that happens every year. It brings in runners from around the world. Home of the Possum Queen Foundation, that raises money for folks that have financial issues from medical problems they have experienced.

@pdxyadayada 11 месяцев назад

Bravo, David! You’re the Canal Man! I’m amazed how many NB vlogs there are….perhaps this exposure may provide leverage for additional funding, over time. I hope there are effective Canal lobbyists to advocate for the benefits of well managed canals to communities and for wildlife. It also provides more housing options for many who may not be able to afford home ownership, except for a Narrowboat. Keep up the good work!

@CruisingTheCut 11 месяцев назад

Much appreciated

@andrewdolinskiatcarpathian 11 месяцев назад

Thank you David for such an informative and well produced update. 👍😀

@CruisingTheCut 11 месяцев назад

So nice of you 😀

@gjmob 11 месяцев назад

I can't believe that it's been 4 years since the last update.

@pattyfarghaly1821 11 месяцев назад

I love your updates. I loved going on Canal boats. You see things you can't see anyplace else and it's peaceful.

@CruisingTheCut 11 месяцев назад

Thank you

@estruble 11 месяцев назад

Wanted to thank you for taking the time to produce these videos... Where I live we don't have anything like the narrow boat. Was in Wales (for the first time) a couple of weeks ago and managed to visit the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and immediately thought of you. Even got brave enough to walk part way out on the aqueduct, truly amazing!!! Keep 'em coming.

@CruisingTheCut 11 месяцев назад

Of all the canal places to visit, that's the perfect one!

@Hollaraedulioe 11 месяцев назад

Thank you very much going back for an update. We're quite keen to see how it progresses - still hoping tobe able to cruise it once in our life time :))

@shirleylynch7529 11 месяцев назад

Fantastic project. I wish them all the best and all the success for what they are doing. Wonderful people doing what they do. Thank you for sharing this with us.

@LHCRT 11 месяцев назад

Thank you.

@hughcarson6837 11 месяцев назад

Thank the gods for all the volunteers, wishing them every success

@LHCRT 11 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@sgit1 9 месяцев назад

I think the owners of houses that will end up alongside the canal couldn't be happier.

@gregbolitho9775 11 месяцев назад

Thanks m8, updates good. You and the Litchfield are doin well. Pleased as!

@CruisingTheCut 11 месяцев назад

Ah many thanks Greg, always appreciate you viewing as you know 👍👍

@eekee6034 10 месяцев назад

Fascinating, and helps me better understand the progress on my local canal. Considering what I hear about it, it's evidently in a better state than appearances imply! :) My sympathies to Christine Bull on the loss of opportunities for bonfires! ;)

@OrangeboxCoUkwebdesign 11 месяцев назад

Excellent progress, keep it up all of you involved, I'm full of admiration, we need more green corridors for humans and wildlife to thrive!

@stepheneyles2198 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for publishing this - it's amazing how dedicated some people are to restoring the waterways. I wish I was in the area and could contribute some time to the project.

@ahj6529 11 месяцев назад

David thank you for the update on the canal restoration. Learning so much from your videos about the canals. Happy Cruising.

@Zwillix 11 месяцев назад

😀Dear David! Thank you sooo much for this masterpiece! `ve been waiting since 2019 for this video! Sooo good! Thanks, thanks, thanks!!! Please keep on watching this project for all of us!

@CruisingTheCut 11 месяцев назад

Will do

@michaellott3575 11 месяцев назад

Really well scripted and easy to follow - many thanks. Well done to all involved.

@MrJames_1 11 месяцев назад

Great update David. You excel at this. Enjoyed it immensely. 😊👍

@CruisingTheCut 11 месяцев назад

Many thanks!

@Narrowboat.and.offgrid.living 11 месяцев назад

Lovely to see old canals restored

@garym518 11 месяцев назад

Hi David thanks for that excellent well presented update. Hope to cruise there one day😊

@cachecow 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for the update. I hope you find time to film the building of the locks ... whenever they'll get to building them

@dulciemargaretcolton145 11 месяцев назад

Hi David great to see you again. Really interesting Vid. Be amazing when all the work to restore the canal is done. Slow progress but gradually taking form. Take care and all the best😊😊

@CruisingTheCut 11 месяцев назад

Thanks 👍

@stephenhayes6133 11 месяцев назад

Thank you David very interesting video , it will look great when it's finish.

@japrods1 11 месяцев назад

Another interesting catch up. Patience required. (& look how your hair has shrunk in four years!!) Thanks. C&Lx

@CruisingTheCut 11 месяцев назад

Cheers

@davidjones8680 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for the updates, slowly but surely progess continues.

@CruisingTheCut 11 месяцев назад

Yes it does!

@nickjung7394 11 месяцев назад

What a brilliant project. Thanks very much to all involved!

@robertlalor8090 11 месяцев назад

So encouraging. Thanks for sharing David.

@andrewstrathdee1469 11 месяцев назад

Yet another interesting, useful and necessary video, David, thank you for helping in keeping interest in the project alive.

@CruisingTheCut 11 месяцев назад

My pleasure!

@steveweave2797 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for the update David... it does look like it's coming along... slow at times, but still always forward... great episode! Cheers from Tennessee, USA

@CruisingTheCut 11 месяцев назад

Thanks 👍

@darrenwilson8042 11 месяцев назад

Great work being done here - important work

@LHCRT 11 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@martystacey4429 11 месяцев назад

Wonderful people doing great things! After a difficult day, I'm back full of vim and vigour😂 Thank you David👏👍

@CruisingTheCut 11 месяцев назад

Cheers!

@susansurles3776 11 месяцев назад

The plaques are nice.😊

@CruisingTheCut 11 месяцев назад

Aren't they?!

@brianellis4964 11 месяцев назад

To get under the two roads you need a donation of work from the London U/ground boring team!

@normanboyes4983 11 месяцев назад

Brilliant- a very useful documentary update on an important, interesting and challenging project. You Sir are a star thank you.👍

@CruisingTheCut 11 месяцев назад

Many thanks!

@johnlockhart5889 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for this. Good to see updates to previous videos.

@andyrbush 11 месяцев назад

When you see all the work and effort put into the restoration you have to wonder at the mentality of the vandals waiting to drop supermarket trolleys into it. These things seem real value for money in society.

@TheWarySamaritan 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for this wonderful update. I'd been curious what had happened with this restoration and their own videos were getting farther apart as Covid ravaged the world. Your American Cousins are envious of your canal system and the special ambiance they bring to your country. Also, happy to see you and your wife out on the canals again. No one presents this information like you do.

@CruisingTheCut 11 месяцев назад

Thank you 🙏

@lucindawilson5510 11 месяцев назад

thanks again David

@CruisingTheCut 11 месяцев назад

👍

@robsin2810 11 месяцев назад

Great update David. I hope they don’t run out of money.🙏🇦🇺👍

@CruisingTheCut 11 месяцев назад

Fingers crossed

@marcfuller7531 11 месяцев назад

There are a number of canals and rivers in Somerset we would love them to restore. The River Parrett used to connect to several canals, including the Bridgwater to Taunton canal. Sadly many locks have been removed and navigation no longer possible :(