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HAYES CANAL FESTIVAL IS BACK

Hayes Canal Festival is back on the Grand Union Canal on Sunday 29 May, for the first time in nearly
Annual Montgomery Canal Forum

Achievements of canal restoration – activity on the canal – plans for the future This year’s Montgomery Canal Forum will
Open Weekend Celebration Event to be held in Stafford

Stafford Riverway Link (SRL) are organising an Open weekend event to mark the 250th anniversary of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire
NEW ‘CANALATHON’ CHALLENGE LAUNCHED ACROSS THE NATION’S WATERWAYS

People across England and Wales are being challenged to put on their trainers and take to the towpaths in a
Restoration work to start at Toddbrook Reservoir

THE permanent restoration of Toddbrook Reservoir in Whaley Bridge has got the green light following planning approval by High Peak
Characters of the Cut – Janice Price, Nancy May Crochet

DESPITE Janice Price’s roving trader business – Nancy May Crochet – being named after her nan, it wasn’t her nan
Crane barge joins Cotswold Canals Trust fleets

VOLUNTEERS at the Cotswold Canals Trust (CCT) have taken delivery of the 10th work boat to join the restoration project’s
This weekend! Worth a look…

Alarum Productions is a canalside theatre company specialised in retelling real life stories of women on the canals. This weekend

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Hayes Canal Festival

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HAYES CANAL FESTIVAL IS BACK

May 21, 2022 Web Editor

Hayes Canal Festival is back on the Grand Union Canal on Sunday 29 May, for

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Montgomery Canal medium

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Annual Montgomery Canal Forum

Stafford Riverway Link Anniversary Open Weekend

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Open Weekend Celebration Event to be held in Stafford

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NEW ‘CANALATHON’ CHALLENGE LAUNCHED ACROSS THE NATION’S WATERWAYS

Features

Janice Price taught herself how to crochet

Characters of the Cut – Janice Price, Nancy May Crochet

May 16, 2022 Web Editor

DESPITE Janice Price’s roving trader business – Nancy May Crochet – being named after her

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‘Ferrets in fingers out’ brings a smile to the faces of passers-by. Richard’s daughter Izzy is helping to repaint the sign. PHOTOS: RICHARD JONES

Pets on the Cut – Ferreting around

Letting off steam on the Weaver

Sam Worrall splits her time between running a busy boatyard and championing boaters and travellers’ rights.

Characters of the Cut

What’s On

Hayes Canal Festival

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HAYES CANAL FESTIVAL IS BACK

May 21, 2022 Web Editor

Hayes Canal Festival is back on the Grand Union Canal on Sunday 29 May, for

Read more

Montgomery Canal medium

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Annual Montgomery Canal Forum

Stafford Riverway Link Anniversary Open Weekend

<img width="100" height="75" src="https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2022/05/SRL-Basin-site-Oct-2021-100x75.jpg" class="attachment-gambit-thumbnail-small size-gambit-thumbnail-small wp-post-image" alt="Stafford Riverway Link Anniversary Open Weekend" loading="lazy" />

Open Weekend Celebration Event to be held in Stafford

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NEW ‘CANALATHON’ CHALLENGE LAUNCHED ACROSS THE NATION’S WATERWAYS

Volunteers

Ratho based canal charity Seagull Trust Cruises

Seagull Cruises are back! But….

April 23, 2022 Web Editor

The Ratho based canal charity Seagull Trust Cruises has restarted its trips for people with

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Volunteers at a Canal Camp on the Montgomery Canal. PHOTO: IWA

COULD you lead – or feed – a team of volunteers on a week-long restoration holiday?

Volunteers at the ASHTAC Big Dig, 1972

‘ASHTAC Big Dig’ 50 years on

Volunteers on Canal Camp - credit Louise Bellaers

Book a staycation with a difference and help bring a waterway back to life

February 8, 2022

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April 6, 2022 Web Editor

IT’S several years since we tested a Muggi drinks carrier and the colourful drinks trays

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Studybed

Studybed: It’s a study, a bed and a great saver of space!

February 4, 2022

Towpath Talk Christmas Gift Guide 2021!

December 1, 2021

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November 17, 2021

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