Fáilte chuig greasáin Loingseoireachta na Bóinne
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.
Notice: Work dates for 2023 have yet to be confirmed. Recent poor weather and flooding, has prevented our group been able to do any work on the Drogheda end. Our Navan group would hope to resume their roughly half day workdays each Monday (except bank holidays).
Upcoming events 2022:
17th September: next Workday – Oldbridge section – 09:30 am start, 19th September: next Workday – Navan section – T.B.C., 26th August: – next Workday Navan section – T.B.C., 1st October: next Workday – T.B.C. – 09:30 start, 3rd October: next Workday – Navan section – T.B.C. – T.B.C., 10th October: next Workday – Navan section – T.B.C.,
14th October: next Workday – Oldbridge section – 09:30, 15th November: Bi-monthly Meeting – Inperson and Zoom – Location T.B.C. – 20:00.
All events are weather dependent and subject to last minute change.
Current Workday Notice – 17th September 2022 – Lock 1
We will be holding a workday this Saturday 17th September 2022 from 10:00 at Lock 1
Our planned work: Tidying up around the Oldbridge Sealock. We may also continue our ivy work.
The last day: A big job was done at Lock 1. The joints between the paving there, were cleaned. Cleaning of our kerbing next to the greenway by the Lock was also done. The Lock chamber was also cleaned of weeds growing from its stonework.
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.
Hope to see you along on Saturday,
Written on behalf of Kevin Fullam (Project Manager)
Boyne Navigation – I.W.A.I.
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Our work is currently suspended, in light of the current high covid case numbers in Ireland. Our workdays won't possibly take place for the month of January but this situation is been kept under review and we may resume sooner.
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