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Welcome to the Boyne Navigation – I.W.A.I website
Our group’s objective is the restoration of the Boyne Navigation (Canal), which goes between Drogheda and Navan.
An article relating to a display board, was installed at Lock 1 on the 24th August 2024 – Sealock, to mark Heritage Week 2024. Some photos of this can be found here (If asked to login, just click the X on the top right of it).
Upcoming events 2024:
16th November: next Workday – Oldbridge section – 09:30, 9th November: next Workday – Oldbridge section – 09:30 am start, 2nd November: next Workday – Oldbridge section – 09:30 am start, 19th October: next Workday – Oldbridge section – 09:30 am start, 25th August: Heritage Week: Information Day – The Mill Hotel – 12:00 – 16:00/ 04:00 pm, 21st February: Meeting – Inperson and Zoom – Location Navan. – 20:00, 9th March: next Workday – Oldbridge section – 09:30 am start, 23rd March: next Workday – Oldbridge section – 09:30 am start, 6th April: next Workday – Oldbridge section – 09:30 start, 17th April: Meeting – Inperson and Zoom – Location – Boyne Valley Cottage. – 20:00 20th April: next Workday – Oldbridge section – 09:30 am start,
All events are weather dependent and subject to last minute change.
Current Workday Notice – 16th November 2024 – Lock 1
We plan to hold a workday on Saturday 16th November 2024 from 10:00 at Lock 1.
Our planned work: Work to be determined on the day. We might clear a number of fallen trees on the Oldbridge section.
The lockgates at Lock 2, were closed over. The stonework was edged, powerwashed along with the Lockgates been cleaned as well.
Volunteers always welcome.
We provide free magazines, produced by our parent group and give them to all takers, drop by if such might take your fancy.
With any luck we’ll get to work Saturday week as well.
Hope to see you along on Saturday,
Written on behalf of Kevin Fullam (Project Manager)
Boyne Navigation – I.W.A.I.