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  • Keep an eye out for Floating Pennywort this winter

    PENNYWORT thrives in the summer but the Environment Agency is urging rivers users not be complacent about reporting new outbreaks

  • Sustrans announces major overhaul of its cycle network

    A NEW report by Sustrans sets out recommendations for an overhaul of the National Cycle Network to open up walking

  • Santa comes to the Chesterfield Canal

      SANTA Claus will be all over the Chesterfield Canal in the build-up to Christmas. He will be cruising on

  • Winter works on Calder & Hebble

    THE Canal & River Trust is undertaking works on the Calder & Hebble Navigation this winter, as part of its

  • Knitted poppies on display at Mercia Marina

    MORE than 600 knitted and crocheted poppies created by boaters are part of a stunning Remembrance Day display at Mercia

  • Canal charity unveils poppy tribute

    DUDLEY Canal & Tunnel Trust are marking the centenary of the end of World War One with two art installations

  • Environment Agency announces new charges for boat registrations

    THE Environment Agency will increase the cost of boat registrations on its waterways from 2019 to help ensure a sustainable

  • Licence fees frozen in 2019

    THE Canal & River Trust is today confirming that headline private and business boat licence fees will be frozen for

News

Keep an eye out for Floating Pennywort this winter

November 14, 2018 webeditor

PENNYWORT thrives in the summer but the Environment Agency is urging rivers users not be

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Sustrans announces major overhaul of its cycle network

November 14, 2018

Winter works on Calder & Hebble

November 12, 2018

Shaping the future of water freight

November 12, 2018

CRT to replace 12 lock gates along Chesterfield Canal

November 12, 2018

Environment Agency announces new charges for boat registrations

November 9, 2018

Features

Saving the past for the future

June 25, 2018 webeditor

THE Yorkshire Ex-Commercial Barge Club specialise in industrial history preservation. Its members are all owners

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It’s my second sinking today

June 4, 2018

Re-Union Canal Boats reinvigorates volunteers on Lowland waterways

June 1, 2018

Canal maintenance and engaging with the public

May 31, 2018

An extraordinary life in words and pictures

May 31, 2018

Paddle your own canoe (kayak, etc.)…

May 31, 2018

What’s On

Christmas lunch cruises

November 13, 2018 webeditor

SUCH is the popularity of the Chichester Canal Trust’s Santa cruises, they were 90% sold

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Glass artist’s market dates

November 13, 2018

Get creative at Canalside

November 13, 2018

Santa comes to the Chesterfield Canal

November 13, 2018

Christmas at Canalside

November 13, 2018

Shaping the future of water freight

November 12, 2018

Volunteers

Volunteers keep the canal ship shape

November 5, 2018 webeditor

THE Chesterfield Canal is looking very tidy this autumn thanks to dozens of volunteers helping

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Keeping down the weeds at Halesworth

November 5, 2018

Hillmorton welcomes 10,000th boat in record year

October 23, 2018

Sefton volunteers wins national award

October 23, 2018

Chesterfield Canal volunteer wins national award

October 23, 2018

Leeds roller derby skaters help care for the canal

October 8, 2018

Reviews

Canals, Cats & Catastrophes by Margaret Awty-Jones SPECIAL READER OFFER

July 31, 2017 webeditor

Reviewer: Robert Davies HERE is a book that provides a very useful insight into the

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Mysterious Moorings with Mouse by Kitty Irvine

July 31, 2017

Britain’s Historic Ships

June 28, 2017

Towing Path Tales by Beatrice Holloway

June 28, 2017
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