Janet Richardson

Spring cruises on the Wey & Arun Canal

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Janet Richardson

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February 19, 2024

MAKE Mother’s Day on Sunday March 10 with a boat trip or cream tea cruise along the Wey & Arun Canal. Refreshments are served during the morning trips at 11.30am and 12.30pm each taking 50 minutes. The 90-minute cream tea cruises leave at 2.30 and 3pm. Booking is essential for all cruises at www.weyarun.org.uk Easter…
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Powering the move towards net zero

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Janet Richardson

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January 17, 2024

POLITICIANS were brought up to speed on how the UK inland waterways industry can work towards achieving net zero on leisure craft at a recent meeting in Westminster. Hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Waterways (APPWG), its chairman Michael Fabricant, MP for Lichfield, welcomed speakers Bowman Bradley, chairman of the IWA/RYA/Cruising Association Joint…
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Preparing the ground for funding bids

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Janet Richardson

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October 29, 2022

MEMBERS of about 25 canal societies and trusts converged on the Chesterfield Canal on Sunday, October 9 for the autumn meeting of the Northern Canals Association at the Hollingwood Hub. They were welcomed by chairman Ivan Cane to the 80th held since the first meeting in Huddersfield in 1991. He asked that if anyone has…
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Thames Flotilla, September 24th 2022

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Janet Richardson

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September 29, 2022

Towpath Talk Editor, Janet Richardson reports: AS DUSK fell over the River Thames in central London on Saturday September 24, the Reflections flotilla of around 150 boats, motorised and manpowered – all decorated in thousands of white lights – started from Albert Bridge. I was a guest on Andrew and Frances Phasey’s narrowboat Doris Katia…
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By Order of the Peaky Blinders

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Janet Richardson

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June 18, 2022

Visitors to Scottish Traditional Boat Festival Can Take Shelby Selfie in Original Classic Cars from Cult Show Fans of the cult television show, Peaky Blinders can follow in the footsteps of Birmingham-gang leader, Tommy Shelby at this year’s Scottish Traditional Boat Festival. Two of the original classic 1938 Renault Primaquatre cars will be on display…
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Letting off steam on the Weaver

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April 22, 2022

The Daniel Adamson – also known as ‘the Danny’ – recently started its passenger cruise programme following a £5 million restoration. Janet Richardson joined one of the River Weaver trips.
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Chester to celebrate 250 years of waterway heritage

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Janet Richardson

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February 28, 2022

THE city of Chester, recently confirmed with the status of the UK`s first Inland Heritage Port, is to celebrate the beginning of the Chester Canal by Act of Parliament 250 years ago in 1772. Boats are expected to gather to support the Inland Waterways Association (IWA) organised campaign on the Dee Branch over the weekend…
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Thames boater fined for illegal moorings

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Janet Richardson

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February 26, 2022

THE owner of two boats was recently fined £800 and ordered to pay costs of almost £21,000 for obstructing a busy part of the River Thames Alistair Trotman broke safety byelaws when mooring the barges he rented out as accommodation at one of the busiest sections of the river, at Molesey Lock in Surrey. At…
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CANAL CHARITY REPAIRS UK’S STEEPEST LOCK FLIGHT AT BINGLEY FIVE RISE LOCKS AS PART OF £55M WINTER WORKS MAKEOVER

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Janet Richardson

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February 25, 2022

Canal & River Trust is putting the finishing touches to a major restoration project at the Grade I Listed Bingley Five Rise Locks on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in West Yorkshire. The project to replace two out of five sets of lock gates on the UK’s steepest lock flight is part of a four-month,…
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Dorset fundraiser takes on 7th record-breaking task

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Janet Richardson

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February 24, 2022

A former national sailing champion plans to grow his record-breaking portfolio by paddle boarding solo across Loch Ness to raise money for the Jubilee Sailing Trust (JST). David Haze, 36, from Bournemouth, became known as the “Nomadic Paddler” after gaining six world records for paddle boarding across four of the UK’s longest lakes in four…
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Bunyan Boat: Cruise Dates Shortly to be announced for 2022!

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Janet Richardson

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February 23, 2022

From the John Bunyan Community Boat: In preparation for the cruising season, new and existing volunteers of the John Bunyan Community Boat have taken to the water for pre-season training; important for the comfort and safety of our passengers as anyone who has witnessed getting a 34 ton, 72-foot, boat through Town Lock or turning…
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Chichester Canal creates Canalcast podcast

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Janet Richardson

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February 22, 2022

Chichester Canal can be explored in many different ways, and now can be enjoyed on a podcast. The Chichester Ship Canal Trust, the volunteer-led, self-funded charity behind the canal, has dipped a toe into the world of podcasts, and recorded the first episode of an intended series. A podcast is best described as a series…
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LONDON CANAL DRAINED AS PART OF MAJOR HERITAGE REPAIR PROJECT

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Janet Richardson

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February 21, 2022

This weekend thousands of Londoners got a unique view of one of the capital’s 200-year-old canals as they walked along the Hertford Union Canal which has been drained for the Canal & River Trust charity to carry out vital restoration work. The canal, one of the busiest in the country, runs alongside London’s Victoria Park,…
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Local people invited to explore the depths of 20ft River Trent lock at family open days

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Janet Richardson

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February 19, 2022

Waterways and wellbeing charity, the Canal & River Trust, is inviting members of the public to climb down into a drained section of the River Trent as part of a behind the scenes tour of works to replace giant lock gates. The Trust is inviting local people to venture down to the bottom of Newark…
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