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Planning ahead for half term and beyond

A FULL schedule of Wey and Arun Canal Trust boat trips is set to run up until November at the
IWA celebrates 75 years at Perdiswell Park, Worcester

THE Inland Waterways Association celebrated its 75th anniversary year at Perdiswell Park in Worcester.The IWA Festival of Water attracted thousands
Gate collision causes K&A closure

A COLLISION with one of the gates at Lock 24 on the Kennet & Avon Canal led to a recent
First Shardlow Inland Port Festival proves great success

A TWO-DAY celebration of Shardlow being the best-preserved inland port in the country was so successful that it is destined
Two weeks left for local people to have their say on the future of Welsh Harp Reservoir

Waterways and wellbeing charity, Canal & River Trust, is working with a group of local partner organisations to create a
HALF TERM HALLOWEEN FUN AT FRADLEY JUNCTION

Visitors to Fradley Junction should prepare for some spooky fun this Halloween with a free family-friendly Halloween scavenger hunt around
Guided tours of the historic Hanwell Flight

OVER the weekend of September 4-5, members of the IWA West London Branch led guided tours of the Hanwell Flight
York lock reopens thanks to IWA volunteers

CASTLE Mills Lock has reopened to boats thanks to volunteers from IWA and River Foss Society who operate the lock.

News

Getting in the Halloween spirit at the Wey & Arun Canal Centre

<img width="420" height="280" alt="Getting in the Halloween spirit at the Wey & Arun Canal Centre" data-srcset="https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/Halloween-by-David-Smithson-420x280.jpeg 420w, https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/Halloween-by-David-Smithson-300x200.jpeg 300w" data-src="https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/Halloween-by-David-Smithson-420x280.jpeg" data-sizes="(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" class="attachment-gambit-thumbnail-large size-gambit-thumbnail-large wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="420" height="280" src="https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/Halloween-by-David-Smithson-420x280.jpeg" class="attachment-gambit-thumbnail-large size-gambit-thumbnail-large wp-post-image" alt="Getting in the Halloween spirit at the Wey & Arun Canal Centre" srcset="https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/Halloween-by-David-Smithson-420x280.jpeg 420w, https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/Halloween-by-David-Smithson-300x200.jpeg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />

Planning ahead for half term and beyond

October 16, 2021 Janet Richardson

A FULL schedule of Wey and Arun Canal Trust boat trips is set to run

Read more

Narrowboats moored along the Worcester & Birmingham Canal for the Festival of Water

<img width="100" height="75" src="https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/Narrowboats-moored-along-the-Worcester-Birmingham-Canal-for-the-Festival-of-Water-100x75.jpg" class="attachment-gambit-thumbnail-small size-gambit-thumbnail-small wp-post-image" alt="Narrowboats moored along the Worcester & Birmingham Canal for the Festival of Water" />

IWA celebrates 75 years at Perdiswell Park, Worcester

October 15, 2021

The damaged gate at Lock 24 lying at an angle following the boat damage.

<img width="100" height="75" src="https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/The-damaged-gate-at-Lock-24-lying-at-an-angle-following-the-boat-damage.-100x75.jpg" class="attachment-gambit-thumbnail-small size-gambit-thumbnail-small wp-post-image" alt="The damaged gate at Lock 24 lying at an angle following the boat damage." srcset="https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/The-damaged-gate-at-Lock-24-lying-at-an-angle-following-the-boat-damage.-100x75.jpg 100w, https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/The-damaged-gate-at-Lock-24-lying-at-an-angle-following-the-boat-damage.-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/The-damaged-gate-at-Lock-24-lying-at-an-angle-following-the-boat-damage.-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/The-damaged-gate-at-Lock-24-lying-at-an-angle-following-the-boat-damage.-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/The-damaged-gate-at-Lock-24-lying-at-an-angle-following-the-boat-damage.-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/The-damaged-gate-at-Lock-24-lying-at-an-angle-following-the-boat-damage.-scaled.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px" />

Gate collision causes K&A closure

October 14, 2021

Working boats outside one of the port’s earliest warehouses. The crane was installed by a local brewer to lift barrels into the building

<img width="100" height="75" src="https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/There-was-enough-room-for-a-few-traders-to-moor-on-the-opposite-side-to-the-towpath-100x75.jpg" class="attachment-gambit-thumbnail-small size-gambit-thumbnail-small wp-post-image" alt="Working boats outside one of the port’s earliest warehouses. The crane was installed by a local brewer to lift barrels into the building" />

First Shardlow Inland Port Festival proves great success

October 13, 2021

Features

Getting in the Halloween spirit at the Wey & Arun Canal Centre

<img width="420" height="280" alt="Getting in the Halloween spirit at the Wey & Arun Canal Centre" data-srcset="https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/Halloween-by-David-Smithson-420x280.jpeg 420w, https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/Halloween-by-David-Smithson-300x200.jpeg 300w" data-src="https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/Halloween-by-David-Smithson-420x280.jpeg" data-sizes="(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" class="attachment-gambit-thumbnail-large size-gambit-thumbnail-large wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="420" height="280" src="https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/Halloween-by-David-Smithson-420x280.jpeg" class="attachment-gambit-thumbnail-large size-gambit-thumbnail-large wp-post-image" alt="Getting in the Halloween spirit at the Wey & Arun Canal Centre" srcset="https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/Halloween-by-David-Smithson-420x280.jpeg 420w, https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/Halloween-by-David-Smithson-300x200.jpeg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />

Planning ahead for half term and beyond

October 16, 2021 Janet Richardson

A FULL schedule of Wey and Arun Canal Trust boat trips is set to run

Read more

Narrowboats moored along the Worcester & Birmingham Canal for the Festival of Water

<img width="100" height="75" src="https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/Narrowboats-moored-along-the-Worcester-Birmingham-Canal-for-the-Festival-of-Water-100x75.jpg" class="attachment-gambit-thumbnail-small size-gambit-thumbnail-small wp-post-image" alt="Narrowboats moored along the Worcester & Birmingham Canal for the Festival of Water" />

IWA celebrates 75 years at Perdiswell Park, Worcester

October 15, 2021

The damaged gate at Lock 24 lying at an angle following the boat damage.

<img width="100" height="75" src="https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/The-damaged-gate-at-Lock-24-lying-at-an-angle-following-the-boat-damage.-100x75.jpg" class="attachment-gambit-thumbnail-small size-gambit-thumbnail-small wp-post-image" alt="The damaged gate at Lock 24 lying at an angle following the boat damage." srcset="https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/The-damaged-gate-at-Lock-24-lying-at-an-angle-following-the-boat-damage.-100x75.jpg 100w, https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/The-damaged-gate-at-Lock-24-lying-at-an-angle-following-the-boat-damage.-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/The-damaged-gate-at-Lock-24-lying-at-an-angle-following-the-boat-damage.-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/The-damaged-gate-at-Lock-24-lying-at-an-angle-following-the-boat-damage.-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/The-damaged-gate-at-Lock-24-lying-at-an-angle-following-the-boat-damage.-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/The-damaged-gate-at-Lock-24-lying-at-an-angle-following-the-boat-damage.-scaled.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px" />

Gate collision causes K&A closure

October 14, 2021

Working boats outside one of the port’s earliest warehouses. The crane was installed by a local brewer to lift barrels into the building

<img width="100" height="75" src="https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/There-was-enough-room-for-a-few-traders-to-moor-on-the-opposite-side-to-the-towpath-100x75.jpg" class="attachment-gambit-thumbnail-small size-gambit-thumbnail-small wp-post-image" alt="Working boats outside one of the port’s earliest warehouses. The crane was installed by a local brewer to lift barrels into the building" />

First Shardlow Inland Port Festival proves great success

October 13, 2021

What’s On

Getting in the Halloween spirit at the Wey & Arun Canal Centre

<img width="420" height="280" alt="Getting in the Halloween spirit at the Wey & Arun Canal Centre" data-srcset="https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/Halloween-by-David-Smithson-420x280.jpeg 420w, https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/Halloween-by-David-Smithson-300x200.jpeg 300w" data-src="https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/Halloween-by-David-Smithson-420x280.jpeg" data-sizes="(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" class="attachment-gambit-thumbnail-large size-gambit-thumbnail-large wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="420" height="280" src="https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/Halloween-by-David-Smithson-420x280.jpeg" class="attachment-gambit-thumbnail-large size-gambit-thumbnail-large wp-post-image" alt="Getting in the Halloween spirit at the Wey & Arun Canal Centre" srcset="https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/Halloween-by-David-Smithson-420x280.jpeg 420w, https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/Halloween-by-David-Smithson-300x200.jpeg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />

Planning ahead for half term and beyond

October 16, 2021 Janet Richardson

A FULL schedule of Wey and Arun Canal Trust boat trips is set to run

Read more

HALF TERM HALLOWEEN FUN AT FRADLEY JUNCTION

October 11, 2021

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‘Halloween’ at Lymestone Brewery

October 6, 2021

Stainton Aqueduct with visitors LR

COMMUNITY FESTIVAL CELEBRATES FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF STAINTON AQUEDUCT RESTORATION

September 28, 2021

Volunteers

rehab4addiction

Rehab for Addiction, Staffordshire (and the UK!)

September 27, 2021 Mark Lancaster

Established in 2012 by Oliver Clark, Rehab 4 Addiction is an advisory and referral service

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Branch chairman Dave Maloney, front with chainsaw and fellow volunteers clearing the former Wilts & Berks Canal at Green Lane Farm east of Chippenham. PHOTO: JUSTIN GUY

Canal revealed for first time in a century

September 14, 2021

Volunteer lock keepers needed on the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal

February 25, 2021

Volunteer ‘Lock Angels’ needed for the Kennet & Avon Canal in Bath and Devizes

February 25, 2021

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