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DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER: Attends canalside memorial

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November 1, 2024

A MEMORIAL plaque has been unveiled to commemorate and celebrate the life of Michelle Hodgkinson, who died after being attacked in Tameside close to the Ashton Canal last year. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner joined Michelle’s family and friends to unveil the special tribute to the 51-year-old mum and grandmother on the canal towpath as…
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INVASIVE WEEDS: Floating digger brought in

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October 31, 2024

A FLOATING digger is the latest weapon being used by the Canal & River Trust to tackle invasive weeds in the waterways. The trust has spent £1 million a year on various methods to tackle plants which clog the canals and rivers it looks after. There is even a UK conference later this month which…
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CANAL HISTORY: Marked with plaque

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October 30, 2024

Lucy Wood reports… A PLAQUE marking the site of a hostelry that played a part in the origins of the Chesterfield Canal has been unveiled. The canal has been central to the town’s life for 250 years since it opened in the 1700s – but it almost was not to be. The original route of…
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FORCES VETERANS AFLOAT: Needs help

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October 29, 2024

Tim Greenfield reports… A CHARITY which provides homeless military veterans with boats to live on is appealing for aid so it can expand its operations and help even more ex-service personnel. The Forces Veterans Afloat Charitable Trust, which takes former military personnel off the streets and provides them with a floating home, has been a…
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CANALS STRATEGY: To breathe life into historic waterways

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October 28, 2024

Lucy Wood reports… THE Canal & River Trust and Active Black Country have unveiled the Black Country Canals Strategy 2024-2029, setting out ambitions to maximise the potential of the region’s world-famous navigable canal network. Central to the strategy are the opportunities for improvements in the health and well-being of local communities through increased access to…
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CRT: Income rises to £237m

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October 26, 2024

THE Canal & River Trust has seen its overall income increase by £12 million to £237 million in the last year, raising more from commercial operations as its reliance on government funding decreases. In what the charity says was a record year for charitable work (£208 million), it also spent £70 million on engineering works,…
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GHOST BOAT: Resurfaces on a Shropshire canal

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October 25, 2024

RELICS of a ghost boat said to be haunted by its skipper have resurfaced during work to restore the Montgomery Canal. A digger working on the canal channel at Crickheath Tramway Wharf came across ironwork from a narrowboat deep in the earth. All the woodwork had long since rotted away but the iron skeleton remained…
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NEW: Passenger boat for East Midlands waterway

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October 24, 2024

A NEW narrowboat designed to carry passengers up and down the River Slea in Lincolnshire will launch next spring. The £50,000, 30ft Benjamin Handley will take 12 people between The Hub in Sleaford and Cogglesford Watermill as part of history trips which will deposit guests so they can explore the market town. The boat was…
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SIXTY YEARS: AWCC Anniversary

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October 23, 2024

Lucy Wood reports… A FLOTILLA of boats from all over England paraded in a rally to mark 60 years of the Association of Waterways Cruising Clubs. The rally, hosted by Lichfield Cruising Club on August 10/11, was officially opened by chief executive of the Canal and River Trust Richard Parry, who joined more than 100…
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LIVING AND WORKING: Floating home & workspace

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October 22, 2024

Couple’s floating home is their workplace. Sally Clifford reports. IT WAS a chance find; the forlorn-looking narrowboat was lying against a hedge when Colin Wood spotted it. He’d previously made a career out of buying, restoring and selling cabin cruisers and could see beyond the boat’s then sorry state. Colin knew it had potential and…
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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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