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CANAL ANCESTRY: Friends of the canal families

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August 9, 2024

Nicola Lisle continues her family history series with a look at the canal boatmen’s missions, chapels and institutes, which offered much-needed support to the floating population BY THE 19th century canal boatmen and their families were well-established fixtures on the watery highways of Britain, many working long hours to keep essential goods moving around the…
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PLASTIC FANTASTIC: Revolutionary new boat

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August 8, 2024

New plastic vessel heralds revolution in canal boat construction The eagerly anticipated launch of a world-first canal boat crafted from plastic has been announced by a groundbreaking Bradford company navigating the way to the vessels of the future. FORMATION Plastics Ltd is the innovator of this state-of-the-art canal barge, meticulously crafted from high-density polyethylene (HDPE).…
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EXHIBITION: Shipyard Social

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August 7, 2024

THE Scottish Maritime Museum is showcasing a very different take on the history of shipbuilding by delving into the social archives of famous Clydeside shipbuilders, Alexander Stephen & Sons of Govan, and William Denny & Sons of Dumbarton. Dubbed Shipyard Social, the exhibition delves into the Denny Arckivz, a collection of pictures, brochures, tickets and…
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MBE for Maid of the Loch stalwart

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August 6, 2024

JOHN Beveridge, founder of the Loch Lomond Steamship Company which is working to return PS Maid of the Loch, built for British Railways in 1953, to sailing on Loch Lomond, has been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the King’s Birthday Honours List. Seventy-one-year-old John, who hails from Helensburgh, says…
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RETURNS: Historic Lighter

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August 5, 2024

THE beautiful Susan is the only surviving timber-built lighter from the Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation. Susan was built in 1953 by R J Prior of Burnham on Crouch for Brown & Son timber merchants in Chelmsford to carry timber from Heybridge Basin to Chelmsford. Based on the design of the earlier horse-drawn lighters which from…
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CHARACTERS OF THE CUT: Stuart Fenwick

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August 3, 2024

Alice Elgie caught up with Stuart aboard The Briarose… AFTER sofa surfing for a number of years, florist and fiddle player Stuart Fenwick was finally introduced to the idea of a narrowboat named The Briarose by a work colleague. A 42ft semi-trad built in 1984 as a holiday boat, for the past seven years she…
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TRIP BOAT: ‘Heel Test’ conducted

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August 2, 2024

VOLUNTEERS from IWA Manchester Branch, WRG (North West), CRT and Tameside Canal Boat Trust took on the job of helping to load, distribute and then unload 153 bags of sand, each weighing 25kg. This was carried out on Friday, July 5 as part of the ‘heel test’ required by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency before…
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OFFICIALLY OPEN: Schoolhouse Bridge

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August 1, 2024

By Phil Pickin SHROPSHIRE’S Lord-Lieutenant, Anna Turner JP, has officially opened bridge 86, Schoolhouse Bridge, on the Montgomery Canal. The ceremony took place in front of a large crowd of supporters and representatives of the many individuals and organisations that helped with the project. John Dodwell, chairman of the Montgomery Canal Partnership, thanked many local…
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FLY TIPPING: Scouts & volunteers sort it…

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July 31, 2024

SCOUTS came to the aid of other volunteers cleaning up an area close to New Cut Canal that has become one of the worst spots in Warrington for fly tipping. Twenty-four scouts turned out with three leaders to give Woolston Park South a thorough litter pick. They were accompanied by experienced volunteers from the New…
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MON & BREC CANAL: Safety Inspections

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July 30, 2024

SPECIALIST divers have been carrying out inspections on the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal ahead of the manufacture of new safety gates. Glandwr Cymru, the Canal & River Trust in Wales, carried out the work at Llanfoist Embankment. The embankment, which is located between the picturesque Llanfoist Wharf and Govilon Wharf, features two sets of safety…
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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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