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  • ROTARIANS: Helping Montgomery Canal Volunteers

    ROTARIANS: Helping Montgomery Canal Volunteers

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    A COMMUNITY group is hoping to help speed up the closing of the Shropshire Gap. Enthusiastic members of Borderland Rotary have seen at first hand the work to restore the Montgomery Canal and, in particular, the section known as the Shropshire Gap which covers two miles from Crickheath Basin to Llanymynech. The group, which included…

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  • GREEN FLAG STATUS for waterways

    GREEN FLAG STATUS for waterways

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    Almost 750 miles of waterways managed by the Canal & River Trust have been honoured with the prestigious Green Flag status by Keep Britain Tidy. CANAL & River Trust has retained all its existing 736 miles of Green Flags, with waterways maintaining the standard required for the international quality mark for parks and green spaces.…

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  • 25TH AUGUST: Event with Waterways Ireland

    25TH AUGUST: Event with Waterways Ireland

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    Celebrate National Heritage Week and Waterways Heritage in Tullamore: Unveiling “A Boatman’s Journey” Alison Alderton reports: Waterways Ireland, in collaboration with the Heritage Boat Association (HBA) and the Inland Waterways Association of Ireland (IWAI), is delighted to announce a special event during National Heritage Week to celebrate our shared inland waterways heritage. This event will…

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  • ‘INHUMANE’ RULES: NBTA want rethink

    ‘INHUMANE’ RULES: NBTA want rethink

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    The National Bargee Travellers’ Association, which represents thousands of itinerant UK boat dwellers, calls for end to the Canal and River Trust’s current enforcement policy. THE trust which manages most of the UK’s inland waterways has published the full results of its Boater Census first conducted in 2022, which highlights the issues and challenges faced…

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  • TIMOTHY WEST: Starring role on Shakespeare’s Avon

    TIMOTHY WEST: Starring role on Shakespeare’s Avon

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    Veteran stage and screen actor Timothy West CBE is making a world debut… as Avon Navigation Trust’s river trip star. TIMOTHY West, whose thespian heart is anchored in Shakespeare’s Avon, made special time to record a commentary that’s enthralling passengers aboard trip-boat Corsair and raising funds for the charitable Avon Navigation Trust (ANT). Timothy, an…

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  • ROBBIE CUMMING: Opens towpath upgrade

    ROBBIE CUMMING: Opens towpath upgrade

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    ​Walkers, cyclists, canoeists and schoolchildren joined TV presenter and Wendover Canal Trust patron Robbie Cumming at the official opening of the Wendover to Halton towpath upgrade. THE improvement, which cost £750,000 and runs for 1.7 miles, took six months to complete. It is part of a joint ambition of the Wendover Canal Trust (WCT) and…

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  • FOXTON LOCKS: Car park improvements

    FOXTON LOCKS: Car park improvements

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    THE Canal & River Trust has been improving car parking at Foxton Locks in Leicestershire, making it easier for hundreds of thousands of visitors each year to visit the historic site. As part of the proposed upgrade, the charity is installing an ANPR system, which will enable people to park their vehicles and pay when…

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  • DANGEROUS TOWPATH: Canal festival cancelled

    DANGEROUS TOWPATH: Canal festival cancelled

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    THE popular Boat Canal Festival, run by the Inland Waterways Association’s Lee & Stort Branch to coincide with the Ware Festival, was cancelled due to the last-minute closure of a dangerous towpath. Hertfordshire County Council issued a prohibition order for a large section of the towpath on the River Lee through Ware, including the site…

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  • DIARY DATE: Saltisford Canal

    DIARY DATE: Saltisford Canal

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    Come explore the Saltisford Canal Arm and discover life on the canals, past and present on Sunday 8th September. Home to permanent residents and travelling boats all year round, this is an opportunity to discover this hidden gem of Warwick. Visitors can meet a traditional fender maker and see his working home, watch a traditional…

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  • WHAT’S ON: Kirkintilloch Canal Festival

    WHAT’S ON: Kirkintilloch Canal Festival

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    FROM canoeing and classic cars to a flight simulator and a real aircraft, Kirkintilloch Canal Festival is shaping up to be a soaraway success. East Dunbartonshire Council is working with a range of partners, including Kirkintilloch Baptist Church and Police Scotland, to make it a weekend to remember. The Saturday evening (August 31, 5-10pm) will…

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  • RNLI CREW: World record challenge

    RNLI CREW: World record challenge

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    Wick RNLI crew on 2000-mile world record challenge TWO crew members from Wick RNLI, Allan Lipp and Mhairi Ross, are attempting to be the first mixed pair to circumnavigate the mainland UK unsupported, while raising funds for the RNLI and Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance. Allan and Mhairi, who between them have more than 35 years…

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  • Princess Anne: Takes the helm

    Princess Anne: Takes the helm

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    A charity providing boat trips and residentials for the community and charitable organisations has been given the royal seal of approval. Sally Clifford went aboard to find out more. THE innate stillness of the surroundings evokes an immediate sense of calm. Even the lone duck waddling beside the water at Staniland Marina in Thorne, Doncaster,…

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  • WIGAN FLIGHT: Complex repairs

    WIGAN FLIGHT: Complex repairs

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    A 200-year-old lock which is part of the famous Wigan Flight has undergone complex repairs so that boaters can continue to use the canal. BUILT in 1816, Wigan Flight is one of the most distinctive features on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. The flight of 21 locks raises the canal more than 200ft over two-and-a-half…

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  • FREIGHT WATCH: Shades of grey

    FREIGHT WATCH: Shades of grey

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    Jonathan Mosse’s monthly look at freight development on the inland waterways. ON THE face of it, the general election we’ve just had appears to represent massive change at the political level, but that is to ignore those who beaver away behind the scenes, providing consistency in the application of policy and its detailed content. It…

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