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WATER FREIGHT: Natural Road Bypass

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October 21, 2024

Jonathan Mosse reports… WITH the recent appointment of Lord Peter Hendry of Richmond Hill CBE as rail minister – until recently chair of Network Rail – the ongoing fracas surrounding safety at Euston Station has again been drawn into the spotlight. Upheld in one memorable tweet as ‘a Petri dish of chaos’, we are reminded…
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CRISIS! Cruisers urged to adopt as pet charities struggle

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October 19, 2024

Two of the UK’s largest pet rescue organisations have called for boaters to give desperately needed homes to dogs in their care. Tim Greenfield reports… THE RSPCA and Dogs Trust – who have hundreds of pets needing new homes – both say they are keen to see more waterways users adopting canines. They say it…
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CHARACTERS OF THE CUT: Ken Norman, Flock Comedy

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October 18, 2024

Alice Elgie reports… IT WAS a school narrowboat trip back in 1977 that first piqued cartoonist Ken Norman’s interest in living aboard. He was then aged just 15, and along with his now wife, Kate, it turned out to be just the beginning of their adventures together on the water. Fast-forward 44 years, and taking…
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BOATING CHILDREN: Education access issues

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October 17, 2024

Lucy Wood reports… Calls are being made for the creation of a charter to protect the right of the children of constant cruisers to a reasonable journey time to school. It comes as a mass survey of water users revealed that hundreds of boaters are missing out on access to vital services such as healthcare…
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BRIDGE: Opening causing concern

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October 16, 2024

THE IWA has written to Network Rail to express concern about the ongoing problems with the opening times of the Vazon Bridge over the Stainforth and Keadby Canal. The Vazon Sliding Railway Bridge works by sliding open to allow boats on the Stainforth and Keadby Canal to pass, before returning to its original position, enabling…
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GOVERNMENT: CRT asks to ‘properly support’ vital work

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October 15, 2024

Tim Greenfield reports… THE Canal and River Trust is hoping to form a positive partnership with the new Labour Government to secure its long-term funding and halt the possibility of canal closures. It is hoping ministers will see the benefits of the waterways and agree to support its maintenance and renovation programme to stop them…
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WINTER RENOVATION: Dozens of sites targeted

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October 14, 2024

Tim Greenfield reports… WORKERS from the Canal and River Trust are poised to start a massive programme of renovation work next month. The organisation is planning repairs and conservation projects across the waterway network from November to March and is hoping there will be minimal disruption to boaters. Work, which includes installing new lock gates…
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ALE SALES lead to canal restoration donation

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October 12, 2024

Lucy Wood reports… Shropshire Union Canal Society volunteers have raised a glass to celebrate a successful fundraising partnership with a local brewery. MONTY’S Brewery, based in Montgomery, has sold more than 20,000 pints of its Navigation Pale Ale, and each pint has resulted in a donation towards the restoration of the Montgomery Canal. The 4.0%…
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DIVERS NEEDED for lock repair

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October 11, 2024

Lucy Wood reports… Divers were brought in by the Canal and River Trust to help make repairs to the Grade II listed Weston Lock, on the River Avon just outside Bath. The lock, which is almost 300 years old, is one of 104 between Bristol and the River Thames at Reading which make up the…
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SAVED: Historic canal boat horse trophy

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October 10, 2024

A 124-year-old trophy awarded to the best canal boat horse has been saved from the furnace and once again was competed for at a recent event. The West Bromwich Horse Show, Canal Boat Horse Class, trophy was saved by Staffordshire engineer and boat builder, Roger Fuller, who spotted it for sale on eBay. “It appeared…
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RESTORATION COMPLETE: England-Wales canal link edges closer to reopening

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October 8, 2024

The latest phase of the Montgomery Canal restoration project has been completed – bringing the dream of linking England and Wales via the closed waterway ever closer. THE latest phase of the Montgomery Canal restoration project has been completed – bringing the dream of linking the two countries via the closed waterway ever closer. Volunteers…
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CANAL RESTORATION will attract wildlife and support tourism

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October 8, 2024

Lucy Wood reports… A new wetland area being created as part of the Cotswold Canals Connected scheme is set to attract more wildlife and support tourism. THE Fromebridge Biodiversity Project focuses on the wetlands area and wildlife ponds between the Stroudwater Canal and River Frome, south of Whitminster. As well as providing new feeding grounds…
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‘IMPRESSIVE & REFRESHING’: Meeting with the Environment Agency

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October 7, 2024

Lucy Wood reports… Campaigners championing accessibility on the UK’s waterways said a meeting with the Environment Agency to discuss moorings and facilities was ‘impressive’ and ‘refreshing’. TRACEY and Tim Clarke, founders of the Accessible Waterways Association, were invited to the Denver Complex on the River Great Ouse Relief Channel, near Downham Market, Norfolk, to explore…
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WEEDS: Weevils fight back in £1m war

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October 4, 2024

A hungry natural enemy has been released into the waterways in a bid to munch a path for boaters and help wildlife. Tim Greenfield reports… THE Canal & River Trust believes 20,000 azolla-eating weevils introduced this year will help free up the most weed-clogged waterways in South Yorkshire and the East Midlands. The battle in…
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