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Wilts & Berks volunteers earn top trust award

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December 30, 2023

A PRESTIGIOUS award has been presented to a team of dedicated volunteers after they contributed almost 9800 hours towards the restoration of a former waterway. The Melksham, Chippenham & Calne branch of the Wilts & Berks Canal Trust has received the charity’s annual Tony Davy Award, named in memory of its former chairman. It recognises…
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Market Harborough towpath reopened

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December 29, 2023

A SECTION of historic canal towpath in Market Harborough has reopened after the Canal & River Trust completed the latest phase of improvements. These will make it easier for people to access the health and well-being benefits of spending time at the Grand Union Canal. The trust, working in partnership with Sustrans and Harborough District…
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Towpath improvements benefit walkers, cyclists and boaters

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December 28, 2023

GOVERNMENT funding has enabled towpath improvements in Loughborough, Leicestershire to make it better for walkers, cyclists and visiting boaters. Working in partnership with Loughborough Town Deal, the Canal & River Trust received an £885,000 grant towards the project to improve a popular 2km stretch of the River Soar towpath running between Moor Lane Bridge and…
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RCR breaks the mould

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December 26, 2023

RIVER Canal Rescue has won the Leading Innovation category at this year’s Breaking the Mould Awards, run by Keele University. Tutors nominated RCR director Jay Forman for the award, recognising his research and development work into hydrogen boat systems, the environmental bilge filter, Bilgeaway, and mapping, route-planning and membership app WaterNav. They were also impressed…
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Switching on to the silent revolution

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December 23, 2023

A NEW event is being launched in May for anyone interested in electric narrowboats. Electrika 2024 will take place on May 3 and 4 at Aquavista’s Brinklow Waterside & Marina on the North Oxford Canal near Rugby and is the brainchild of electric narrowboat builder Ortomarine. Its aim is to gather existing owners, potential owners,…
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A frosty finale – but ending the year with a warm glow

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December 22, 2023

“FROSTBITE! – thankfully not,” said Tom Fulda, Shropshire Union Canal Society restoration project manager at Crickheath South on the Montgomery Canal. “But winter certainly arrived for the December work party with heavy frost and cloudless skies on the Friday and Saturday followed by snow and mist on Sunday. Nevertheless, there is much to report,” he…
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‘Rescue’ of fish from Brent Reservoir ahead of winter maintenance works

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December 21, 2023

When: 10 am to midday, Friday 22 December 2023 Where:Brent Reservoir, Welsh Harp Sailing Club entrance, Birchen Grove, London NW9 8SA What: What could be the Canal & River Trust’s biggest ever fish rescue has begun ahead of the full draining of Brent Reservoir (also known as the Welsh Harp) for statutory winter maintenance works. Canal…
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Tech advice: Keeping your boat safely afloat

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December 20, 2023

AS WE experience the wetter months, it’s important to give your boat a thorough safety check and familiarise yourself with all its workings, writes Stephanie Horton of River Canal Rescue. This may sound obvious, but do you really know how your boat has been built, where important items of equipment and machinery are located and…
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Beat The January Blues at a new weekly ‘Chatty Cafe’ at Cheshire’s National Waterways Museum

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December 19, 2023

Beat the January blues by dropping in on the Canal & River Trust charity at their new weekly ‘Chatty Café’ on ‘Warm Up Wednesday’ in the National Waterways Museum in Ellesmere Port. Every Wednesday morning (10 am – 12 noon), volunteers will be around the museum’s attractive waterside café to welcome visitors and enjoy a…
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Change of tune for Standedge visitor centre

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December 18, 2023

An ambitious music project at a former canal warehouse in an iconic location could soon be underway. Sally Clifford pays a visit and makes a few notes of her own. IT IS a scheme to bring music to the ears of music lovers and visitors to this iconic West Yorkshire canal location. Recently the waterways…
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Call to action: just add water

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December 15, 2023

Jonathan Mosse’s monthly look at freight developments on the inland waterways. SO READS the strapline of the recently published one-page waterways freight promotional document, put out jointly by the Commercial Boater Operators Association (CBOA) and the Inland Waterways Association (IWA) Freight Group. Starting from the premise that people want cleaner air and reduced congestion in…
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Voting opens to appoint members to Canal & River Trust’s Council

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December 15, 2023

The Canal & River Trust is urging people to make their voices heard, with voting opening today (13 December) to elect representatives to sit on the charity’s Council. The Council meets twice a year and consists of up to 50 volunteer members who reflect the broad appeal of the charity’s network – from boating and…
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Canal & River Trust issues final fundraising push as Brent Reservoir’s waters recede

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December 14, 2023

The Canal & River Trust is asking the public for one last push to help crowdfund a once-in-a-generation opportunity to clean up the drained Brent (Welsh Harp) Reservoir. The £15,000 appeal is now less than £700 away from reaching its target, as the programme of winter maintenance work presents the Trust and its partners with…
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National Trailboat Festival to return after five-year break

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December 13, 2023

THE Inland Waterways Association has announced that next year’s IWA National Trailboat Festival is to be held at Moira on the Ashby Canal. It will be hosted and organised by the Ashby Canal Trust over the weekend of May 18-19, and will be hosted and organised by Ashby Canal Trust. The event is the largest…
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