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REPLACED: Ageing safety gate

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July 29, 2024

A £50,000 project has seen a deteriorating safety gate on the Shropshire Union Canal at Knighton make way for a handcrafted replacement. The Canal & River Trust carried out the work at the historic wharf in June, replacing the ageing gate with one made in the charity’s specialist workshop. Between 1911 and 1961, Cadbury’s used…
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CRT: Revamp on the cards after survey

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July 27, 2024

THE Canal & River Trust has pledged to ‘redouble’ its efforts and ‘do things differently’ following a ‘disappointing’ annual boaters’ survey. Overall satisfaction among respondents to the survey, which provides an important snapshot of boaters’ views, has dropped to 46% from 54% a year ago – falling from a peak of 76% in 2017. A…
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TOP TIPS: For a perfect pic

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July 26, 2024

How do you capture the best of our waterways? Tipton festival’s organiser, Kev Maslin, a photographer for many years, offers his top five tips for taking that perfect photograph… • Visit a variety of locations and make use of different subjects within those areas to increase your chances of grabbing some eye-catching imagery. Each will…
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TIPTON FESTIVAL: Invite to budding snappers

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July 25, 2024

Talented photographers are invited to celebrate ‘the Venice of the Midlands’ in memory of a larger-than-life waterway trader. THE Ray Jordan Memorial Photo Challenge is part of the Tipton Canal and Community Festival, being held on September 21-22, and promises a raft of great prizes for the winners. The competition is free to enter now…
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CHARACTERS OF THE CUT: Paul & Anthony Smith-Storey

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July 24, 2024

Alice Elgie caught up with Paul & Anthony… AFTER 13 years of hiring a small day boat from Ellerbeck Narrowboats in Chorley, and multiple walks along the towpath with their dog Dexter, it was a chance meeting that finally propelled Paul and Anthony Smith-Storey towards living aboard. Paul explained: “We bumped into a lady who…
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RECOVERED: Museum’s stolen Tilley lamps

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July 23, 2024

THREE Tilley lamps stolen from the National Waterway Museum Ellesmere Port have been recovered thanks to the keen eye of a Canal & River Trust volunteer who spotted them for sale on a well-known internet auction site. The trust’s museums team alerted the police, who recovered the items; the seller is now assisting police. CRT…
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ULSTER CANAL: Phase 2 officially opened

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July 22, 2024

By Alison Alderton TAOISEACH (Irish Prime Minister) Simon Harris and Tánaiste (Irish Deputy Prime Minister) Micheál Martin, alongside Waterways Ireland (WI), have officially opened Phase 2 of the Ulster Canal redevelopment project following an investment of more than €20 million. The redevelopment project was carried out by WI, the navigation authority for the inland navigable…
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EASENHALL CUTTING: Now open

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July 20, 2024

EASENHALL Cutting on the Oxford Canal has reopened to navigation while a major repair project by the Canal & River Trust continues. After a period of intense rainfall in early February an estimated 4000 tonnes of the 18m cutting slipped into the canal. Trust teams worked through difficult conditions, with continued wet weather saturating the…
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CANAL RESTORATION: Underway in Staveley

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July 19, 2024

THE Chesterfield Canal Trust celebrated the start of its latest phase of restoration with a groundbreaking ceremony at Staveley. Lee Rowley MP, Toby Perkins MP and Coun Tricia Gilby, leader of Chesterfield Borough Council and vice-chairman of the Staveley Town Deal Board, were joined by Tony Mitchell, a director of O’Brien Construction Ltd and Peter…
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COSTLY! Bridge repairs prompts ‘slow down’ plea

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July 18, 2024

MOTORISTS are being urged to slow down and take more care when crossing historic hump-back bridges that span the canal network. The call comes as the Canal & River Trust completes a £100,000 project to repair the latest damage to the parapet of Barrow Bridge in Derbyshire when brickwork was knocked into the Trent &…
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ROWED HOME: Swedish lifeboat after 155 years

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July 17, 2024

A 19th CENTURY lifeboat has been rowed across the Thames to Limehouse Basin in London, site of the yard where she was built. There, a commemorative plaque was unveiled to mark the visit and the RNLI’s 200th anniversary. Unveiling the plaque, Canal & River Trust chairman David Orr said: “The return of Lifbåt 416, built…
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Landslip closes North Oxford Canal

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February 19, 2024

THE Canal & River Trust has had to close a section of the North Oxford Canal near the village of Brinklow in Warwickshire after an 18m-high section of embankment slipped, blocking the canal and the towpath. This slippage happened late last week after a period of intense, heavy rainfall, and resulted in a huge amount…
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BOATLIFE SHOW 2024: Get Your Ticket to this Inland Extravaganza

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February 7, 2024

With just a few weeks to go, BoatLife 2024, powered by Suzuki, will take place from 15 to 18 February at the NEC Birmingham, where the focus will be on a vast array of over 200 boats and exhibitors, dedicated zones and enthusiastic ambassadors. Now in its third year, BoatLife continues to ensure there is…
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IWA appoints new national chairman

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February 6, 2024

THE Inland Waterways Association (IWA) has announced the appointment of Mike Wills as national chairman with immediate effect. A trustee since September 2022, he has been a supporter of the association for nearly 40 years and a canal enthusiast all his adult life. A chartered accountant, he lives in York and has a background in…
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