THE multi-award-winning Lion Salt Works Museum, based on the Trent & Mersey Canal, near Northwich, will be hosting action-packed fun for children across the region
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Author: Janet Richardson
Skipton town centre canal project set to start
WORK to improve the canal waterfront in Skipton town centre is due to begin this month. The works will be carried out along the Leeds
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Summer restrictions at Caen Hill Flight
THE Canal & River Trust has announced restrictions to navigation over the summit of the canal and at Caen Hill Flight as it works to
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Online mooring policy update
THE Canal & River Trust has updated its Online Mooring Policy following a consultation at the end of 2017, and further review and discussion in
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Idle Women to launch two major projects
POWER TOOLS and RECONSTRUCTION will be launched from 1-3pm on Thursday 11 April 2019 at Cineworld, St Helens idle women, the arts and
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WACT boats get spring facelift
THE Wey & Arun Canal Trust’s fleet of canal boats has been given a refresh for 2019 and the team are raring to go for
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Horse-drawn barge season starts
TIVERTON Canal Company’s horse-drawn barge experience starts its new season this month (April). Located in mid-Devon, on the historic Grand Western Canal, Tiverton Canal Co
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Crowdfunding success for kayak launch appeal
PADDLERS of all ages and abilities will be able to get out onto Leicester’s waterways after the Canal & River Trust secured £15,000 to help
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Changes to short-term licences
FOLLOWING the national licensing consultation last year, the Canal & River Trust is announcing changes to the short-term licences the charity offers to visiting boaters.
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NBTA PUBLISHES BEST PRACTICE GUIDE FOR BOAT DWELLER ACCOMMODATION ASSESSMENTS
THE National Bargee Travellers Association (NBTA) has published the Best Practice Guide for local authority Boat Dweller Accommodation Needs Assessments under Section 124 of the
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Stoke canals more welcoming thanks to wayfinding signs
STOKE-on-Trent’s canals will be more accessible for walkers and cyclists from this spring, thanks to the installation of new Wayfinding signs. The Canal & River
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Portholes From ‘The Pod’
HERE are Kathryn Webley’s trading dates for this spring/summer 2019. Kathryn will be exhibiting her handmade canal-inspired fused glass at a number of boating, art
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Novel way to pull in charity cash
PULLING a canal boat could be a novel way of raising funds for your organisation or favourite charity. The Friends of Dawn Rose are offering
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International Slavery Museum
The only national museum of its kind in the world. THE International Slavery Museum is located in Liverpool’s Albert Dock in the zone where ships
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