August is almost upon us, and with it comes the countdown to the colder autumn months. 2020 is flying by far too quickly!
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Traditional Boat Festival commemorates our war heroes
AN experimental boat from the First World War will be one of the big attractions at the 2019 Thames Traditional Boat Festival which runs from
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Summer horse boating displays in Worksop
BOAT horse Charlie, who achieved TV fame on Countryfile in May, will be hauling Dawn Rose at Worksop on several Sundays over the summer. The
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New towpath for River Lee in Clapton
A HALF-mile stretch of towpath along the River Lee in Clapton has been given a makeover to provide a better surface for the thousands of
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Essex Waterways adds third trip boat
IN TIME for the busy summer season, Essex Waterways has added a third trip boat to its Chelmer Cruises schedule, increasing operations and enabling boats
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Passenger tripboat sought for Milton Keynes cruises
FOLLOWING six very successful seasons on the River Great Ouse at Bedford with the John Bunyan boat, B&MK Waterway Enterprises are looking to run a
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Canal & River Trust updates water saving measures
THE Canal & River Trust is updating boaters on water saving measures on the Leeds & Liverpool, Oxford, and Grand Union Canals following the rainfall
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RCR calls for boaters to stop polluting the waterways
Over 120,000 litres of fuel and oil pours into our waterways annually More than 24 environmental ‘near misses’ or pollution incidents a month Lack of
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IWA launches Pull Snap Stomp Campaign
TO CELEBRATE Invasive Species week (13-17 May, 2019), The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) is launching its annual Pull Snap Stomp campaign which aims to stamp
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Lancaster Canal Bicentenary community action call
GET involved in discovering Lancaster Canal’s hidden gems – this is the call from a new project officer who has been appointed to promote the
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NBTA celebrates 10th anniversary
THE National Bargee Travellers Association (NBTA) is 10 years old this year . Since its formation in 2009 by a small group of Bargee Travellers
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Union Canal reopens at Linlithgow
THE Union Canal at Linlithgow has fully reopened to public access following the completion of engineering work to reinforce its embankments. The £1 million vital
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Spring cruises on the Chesterfield Canal
Trip boats Madeline will start its weekly Saturday cruises from April 27. All start from Hollingwood Hub. Trips leave at 12.00, 1.00, 2.00 and 3.00.
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Project to boost boating and ecology on Oxford Canal
A MAJOR improvement project carried out by the Canal & River Trust along the Oxford Canal has seen over 400m of the canal bank rebuilt
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