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New director for CRT’s West Midlands region

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January 31, 2024

THE Canal & River Trust has announced the appointment of Henriette Breukelaar as the new director for the West Midlands in which it has 520 miles of waterways. Henriette, who takes up her appointment on April 1, has had a diverse career, most recently as CEO at Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership. Before…
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Drained Lock: Go Behind The Scenes

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January 30, 2024

The Canal & River Trust is giving members of the public the unique opportunity to go behind the scenes into the temporarily drained Lock 7 on the Old Main Line Canal in Wolverhampton at the end of February to see close up the refurbishment of the 250-year-old canal lock, which includes the replacement of the…
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Your canals need you! Appeal for volunteers in wake of floods

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January 29, 2024

VOLUNTEERS have been urged to come forward to help care for the nation’s historic canals and the wildlife habitats along them. The Canal & River Trust’s appeal coincides with the aftermath of the recent storms which shows how extreme weather events, alongside the passage of time, are hampering the trust’s efforts to protect its 250-year-old…
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Loco lift bridge goes under the microscope

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January 27, 2024

TURNBRIDGE lift bridge on the Huddersfield Broad Canal in West Yorkshire has gone under the microscope as the Canal & River Trust has been carrying out a vital inspection. CRT’s bridge inspector used a cherry picker to reach the top of the 6m-high bridge, colloquially known as the locomotive or ‘loco’ lift bridge due to…
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BSS Welcomes Calor Confirmation of the Continued Supply of 3.9kg Propane and 4.5kg Butane Cylinders

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January 26, 2024

Just before Christmas, Calor’s Network Team reaffirmed that Calor will continue to supply the 3.9kg propane and 4.5kg butane cylinder sizes and is working hard to return supply to normal as soon as possible. The BSS welcomes this latest announcement to continue to supply these smaller cylinders as it could mean that boaters may not…
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Life is not still

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January 25, 2024

A florilegium of the Kennet and Avon Canal… THIS spring, as the flowers along the towpath start to bud and bloom, an exhibition of lino prints, paintings and contemporary quilts by Wiltshire-based artist Maria Harryman will be unfurled at Gallery 5 of the West Berkshire Museum in Newbury on Wednesday, March 20. Billed as A…
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Save the date for BCN Clean-up

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January 24, 2024

EVER wondered what’s lurking beneath the waters of the Birmingham Canal Navigations? The Birmingham Canal Clean-up weekend on March 16-17, 2024, is a great opportunity to have fun and meet new people while clearing shopping trolleys, tyres, bicycles and even more exciting treasures from the canal! It is hoped this annual effort on the BCN…
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WRG volunteers return to Beggarlee extension work

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January 23, 2024

The Friends of Cromford Canal received planning permission to extend the Cromford Canal to Stoney Lane, Brinsley in Nottinghamshire and have now started the second pre-work stage for the Beggarlee extension. John Guyler reports… WATERWAY Recovery Group volunteers returned to work on the Cromford Canal’s Beggarlee extension in November with the aim of completing the…
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Giving something back…

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January 22, 2024

Ranger Maureen Readle is one of the many helping hands devoting their time to caring for the local canal network. Sally Clifford finds out more… CRUISING on the canal network for 12 years, Maureen and John Readle were keen to give something back. Maureen explained they were among the owners of a syndicate boat. “For…
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Starting this weekend: Open days

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January 19, 2024

OPEN days are being held by the Canal & River Trust on the Kennet & Avon and Shropshire Union canals and a London reservoir. Lock 75, Dun Mill Lock at Hungerford will open from 11am-3pm on Saturday, January 20 with a chance to see lock repairs. There will also be free history and ecology walks.…
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CRT Mail Changes

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January 18, 2024

THE Canal & River Trust is changing licence communications sent to boaters in 2024 to provide more clarity and advice around cruising expectations and to highlight help for those who are struggling. From June an advisory letter will be sent with every renewed licence instead of just with new licence applications and midpoint reminders about…
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Waterways Ireland: Public Consultation

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January 16, 2024

GENERAL MARINE NOTICE No. 04 of 2024 Public Consultation on the introduction of revised Canals and Shannon Navigation Bye Laws Phase 2 – 15 January to 26 February 2024 Waterways Ireland is inviting members of the public and interested parties to have their say on proposed revisions to the Shannon Navigation and Canals bye-laws by making…
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Fascinating history on the Regent’s Canal

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January 15, 2024

Nicola Lisle discovers how canals and ice cream are linked at the London Canal Museum in the latest in her museum series. NESTLED on a quiet stretch of the Regent’s Canal, overlooking the early 19th century Battlebridge Basin, the London Canal Museum is a gem among canal museums. It is the perfect place to escape…
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Schoolboys have a brush with history as they paint canalside infrastructure

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January 13, 2024

ON THE scorching-hot final day of the summer term 2023, 40 pupils from Berkhamsted Boys School in Hertfordshire set to work painting infrastructure along the Grand Union Canal, next to the school’s Castle Campus in the town, says IWA’s Amy Tillson. The day, organised through the Inland Waterways Association working in collaboration with the Canal…
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