Hayes Canal Festival is back on the Grand Union Canal on Sunday 29 May, for the first time in nearly three years. From free boat
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Annual Montgomery Canal Forum
Achievements of canal restoration – activity on the canal – plans for the future This year’s Montgomery Canal Forum will be held at Open Newtown’s
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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 canal. It is also 25
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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 new ‘Canalathon’ to raise money
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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 Borough Council. It gave the
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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 that taught Janice how to
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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 fleet. The money has been
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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 Alarum Productions will be arriving
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SHAKESPEARE MARINA TO BE OPENED BY TIMOTHY WEST CBE
On Friday 27th May 2022, the award-winning inland marina developer Geomac Limited (part of the Land & Water Group) will be welcoming dignitaries and boaters
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Mass paddle marks boat lift anniversary
MORE than 40 paddleboarders from the Mid Cheshire Stand Up Paddle Board Club made history by going through the Anderton Boat Lift at Northwich. The
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Stafford Riverway Link – double anniversary celebration
The Stafford Riverway Link (SRL) community group is holding a two-day fete at its Baswich site, on 28 and 29 May, to celebrate 25 years
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Award-winning lock keeper hangs up his windlass
A LOCK keeper on the Kennet & Avon Canal for more than 30 years, Bob Preston has retired from his duties at Caen Hill. He
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The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) is today announcing the appointment of a new interim leadership team.
Trustees are pleased to announce that Jonathan Smith has been appointed as CEO and Les Etheridge as Trustee and National Chair, both on an interim
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Shipshape and Braunston fashion
WITH the lifting of lockdown and the prospect of a full season of waterways rallies and festivals ahead, the owners of Effingham, Keith and Jill
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