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LLANGOLEN CANAL: Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

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September 17, 2024

Nicola Lisle continues her museum series with a visit to the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and the local heritage centre IT WAS Sir Walter Scott who described the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct as ‘the most impressive work of art I have ever seen’, a tribute both to its structural magnificence and its harmonious relationship with the surrounding landscape. This…
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HULL, HELL & HALIFAX: Freight watch

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September 16, 2024

Jonathan Mosse takes a look at freight development on the inland waterways… JOHN Taylor, also known – appropriately, it transpires – as the ‘water poet’, once wrote: ‘From Hull, Hell and Halifax may the Good Lord deliver us’. I am not qualified to speak of Halifax, nor yet of Hell, but I have sailed aboard…
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NEW FOCUS: For old firm…

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September 14, 2024

AN ESTABLISHED boat hire company is using its years of experience to refocus on engineering and helping customers maintain their boats. Family-owned Kate Boats is known for its fleet of self-drive narrowboats, and for 24 years the firm worked out of two yards in Warwickshire. Now, having earlier this year sold its base in Warwick…
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DONATION: For Restore the Montgomery Canal! group

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September 13, 2024

Phil Pickin reports… HOT on the heels of the recent official opening of the Schoolhouse Bridge on the Montgomery Canal, the Restore the Montgomery Canal! group has announced a charity donation from the Weeping Cross Fund, which was set up in the will of David Tomlinson, a pioneer of the movement to restore neglected waterways.…
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RIBBLE LINK: Undergoing maintenance

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September 12, 2024

LANCASHIRE’S Ribble Link, which connects the Lancaster Canal to the national waterways network, is undergoing vital maintenance to allow it to reopen for boats. Engineers from the Canal & River Trust discovered that a seal around the Sea Lock Gate at the entrance to the link, which should be watertight, was causing too much water…
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CHARACTERS OF THE CUT: A narrowboat family

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September 11, 2024

Alice Elgie reports… WHEN Dawn Rooney and Ben Pearson’s first child, Willow, was born, the family were living happily in Cornwall with dreams of eventually owning their own smallholding. However, with the steep increase in rural house prices and the arrival of their second child, Harley, the desire to be closer to extended family strengthened.…
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AWARDS: For green-fingered marinas

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September 10, 2024

Aquavista has announced Cropredy Waterside & Marina as its winner of the ‘Outstanding Overall Site’ of its Aquavista in Bloom 2024 awards, sponsored by Towergate Insurance. The moorers at Cropredy came up with a creative idea for an outdoor living room adorned with an array of plants and flowers and a working lock, aptly named…
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MBE for canal craftsman

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September 9, 2024

Lucy Wood reports… FOR more than 30 years, Phil Speight has perfected his skills as a traditional canal craftsman – and now, having been made an MBE by King Charles in this year’s Birthday Honours, he hopes the honour will help increase awareness of heritage crafts. The recognition, he said, is a lovely acknowledgement’ of…
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MASS OBE AWARD: Sort of…

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September 7, 2024

WHILE some people are awarded an OBE by King Charles, a group of National Waterways Museum volunteers have been given an honorary title of their own – they are now members of the Octogenarian Boating Ensemble. The idea came when Jeff Fairweather turned 80 on New Year’s Eve last year and discovered that nearly 20…
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1930’S BOAT: Now a seat…

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September 6, 2024

CHESHIRE’S Overwater Marina saw a different type of launch when its workshop team unveiled a painstaking conversion of a piece of boating history. The stern of Saxon, a hand riveted cast iron open day boat first built for the London Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) Company, has been restored and converted into a seating area…
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SUCCESS: ABC’s Apprentice Scheme

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September 5, 2024

CHARLOTTE Ginger is one of four ABC Leisure Group employees enrolled in a new apprenticeship scheme, and she is already reaping the rewards. The group, which owns and operates 18 inland waterway marinas, has partnered with leading training provider Paragon Skills to launch the scheme, supported by the National Apprenticeship Service. Charlotte is the office…
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PYTHON WORKBOAT: Gets some new volunteers

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September 4, 2024

AS PART of a programme of activities to support staff well-being, the Bassetlaw Community and Voluntary Service (BCVS) team spent the day volunteering on the Python workboat on the Chesterfield Canal between Shaw Lock and West Stockwith. A total of 17 BCVS staff took part in two sessions; the morning team joining Python under blue…
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HOLLINGWOOD HUB: Green Flag awarded

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September 3, 2024

THE Chesterfield Canal Trust is celebrating after receiving a Green Flag Award for Hollingwood Hub – the eighth year in a row that it has received the accreditation. The hub, four miles from the centre of Chesterfield next to Hollingwood Lock, is home to the trust, from where it runs boat trips, towing demonstrations with…
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SOUTHAMPTON BOAT SHOW: New Inland area

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September 2, 2024

There’s a new Inland area at this year’s Southampton International Boat Show – Phil Pickin reports… Robert Parton, BM President and MD of Aqueduct Marina, has announced a new feature at this year’s Southampton International Boat Show, highlighting the importance of the inland waterways. Thanks to the proactive efforts of the Canal & River Trust…
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