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  • BRIDGE: Opening causing concern

    BRIDGE: Opening causing concern

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    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

    GOVERNMENT: CRT asks to ‘properly support’ vital work

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    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

    WINTER RENOVATION: Dozens of sites targeted

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    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

    ALE SALES lead to canal restoration donation

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    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

    DIVERS NEEDED for lock repair

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    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

    SAVED: Historic canal boat horse trophy

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    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

    RESTORATION COMPLETE: England-Wales canal link edges closer to reopening

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    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

    CANAL RESTORATION will attract wildlife and support tourism

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    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

    ‘IMPRESSIVE & REFRESHING’: Meeting with the Environment Agency

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    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

    WEEDS: Weevils fight back in £1m war

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    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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  • CYANIDE IN THE CANAL: Clean-up fund tops £22k

    CYANIDE IN THE CANAL: Clean-up fund tops £22k

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    By Tim Greenfield GENEROUS people have donated over £22,000 to help the clean-up of the Walsall Canal following a leak of deadly sodium cyanide into the waterway. The Canal and River Trust (CRT) launched the fund, which stood at £22,480 at time of printing, after the closure of the canal following the leak of 4000…

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  • AQUATIC WEEDS! UK conference to be held

    AQUATIC WEEDS! UK conference to be held

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    A conference dedicated to the control of invasive weeds will examine the impact of aquatic weeds on Britain’s waterways and how best to deal with their problems. The Property Care Association’s (PCA) 2024 International Invasive Weed Conference (IIWC2024) will feature, for the first time, a session dedicated to ‘aquatic invasives’, with expert speakers from a…

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  • ANDERTON BOAT LIFT: Work starts

    ANDERTON BOAT LIFT: Work starts

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    Lucy Wood finds out more… PREPARATORY work has begun on the programme to revitalise Anderton Boat Lift, one of the seven wonders of Britain’s canal network. The Canal and River Trust has appointed specialist engineering firm JN Bentley to conduct initial investigations on the world’s first commercial boat lift, with hopes of undertaking the refurbishment…

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  • MISSING OUT: That’s boaters on vital public services

    MISSING OUT: That’s boaters on vital public services

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    Tim Greenfield reports… HUNDREDS of boaters are missing out on access to vital services such as healthcare, education and banks. Waterway users say many central and local government agencies just aren’t able to deal with people who don’t have a permanent address – leaving many falling through the cracks and suffering in the process. Boaters…

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