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Innovation at lock gate workshops

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August 30, 2023

THE Canal & River Trust’s lock gate workshops, at Bradley in the West Midlands and Stanley Ferry in Yorkshire, are bringing forward several small changes to lock gate production to increase speed and efficiency. With more than 1500 locks across the trust’s canal network, and a working life of typically 25 years, there is a…
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Paddle challenge along the Swansea Canal

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August 29, 2023

PEOPLE are being challenged to canoe or kayak a mile of the Swansea Canal as part of the year-long celebration of the canal’s 225th anniversary. Glandwr Cymru, the Canal & River Trust in Wales, is encouraging the local community to take to the water and participate in the one-mile paddle over a stretch of the…
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Greyhound Goodbye

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August 28, 2023

Greyhound Inn landlord Leigh Watts would like to tell his customers, many of whom are boaters, that he will be leaving on September 28 after 21 years at the canalside pub at Sutton Stop on the junction of the Oxford and Coventry canals. He will be holding a farewell party in the garden on Sunday…
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Atherstone company champions colleagues from non-academic backgrounds

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August 26, 2023

On GCSE results day, one Atherstone employer urges other companies not to define prospective candidates by their grades or degrees. Last week, the UK saw A-level results fall to pre-Covid levels, prompting calls for support to those who didn’t get the results they wanted. Now, leading waterways specialist The Rothen Group, wants to show other…
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Redhill Marine Ltd become Bronze Sponsors – Oarsome Partnership!

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August 25, 2023

Redhill Marine Ltd is proud to announce its partnership with Team Stronger Twogether by becoming a Bronze Sponsor. Richard Morley, the owner of Redhill Marine Ltd, supports the pair: “I know a chap who rowed the Atlantic recently, and his stories are fascinating. I’ve been following their progress for a while now, and it’s great…
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Retro on the Water returns this Weekend

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August 24, 2023

Retro on the Water returns to Gloucester on the weekend of 26-27 August, with the City’s historic Docks hosting an array of boat trips, displays and stalls. The free-to-attend event takes place at the same time as the Gloucester Goes Retro festival across the city, one of Gloucester’s vibrant festival calendar highlights. Across the two…
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130 Years Strong for Winterburn Reservoir

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August 22, 2023

RESTORATION REPAIRS REACH HALFWAY POINT AS CANAL CHARITY PROTECTS NATION’S HISTORIC WATERWAYS Winterburn Reservoir, which opened 130 years ago this month and was the last significant Victorian construction project on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, is at the halfway point of a three-month programme of essential maintenance works carried out by Canal & River Trust.…
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Government Energy Support Now Available to Continuous Cruisers

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August 18, 2023

People living on boats without home moorings on Canal & River Trust navigations will be entitled to payments from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero from the Energy Bill Support Scheme, following months of lobbying from the Canal & River Trust. This support will be provided in the form of a single £600…
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Boating tragedy brings community benefit

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August 15, 2023

IN SEPTEMBER 2022, a hire boater died on the Coventry Canal close to Huddlesford Junction and the moorings of Lichfield Cruising Club. It is believed the man was taken ill while steering and there was a minor collision with a moored boat, following which he went into the water. A small gathering of Russell Newbery…
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Opening the way for boats and tourism benefits

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August 14, 2023

Volunteers are the lifeblood of many organisations. Sally Clifford chats to members of Pocklington Canal Amenity Society about their ambitious plans for the future. THEY are the silent workforce. Without volunteers, many organisations throughout the country would struggle to survive or, at least, get anything done. Canals and towpaths are just some of the places…
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Historic Thames locks receive £9.5m investment

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August 12, 2023

THE Environment Agency’s Navigation Programme has invested £9.5 million into the non-tidal Thames over 2022/23 and delivered a variety of refurbishment projects from Rushey Lock in West Oxfordshire to Romney Lock in Windsor. These include improvements to public safety, resilience and amenity works to make visiting locks an even more pleasant experience for boaters out…
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Green-fingered winners of Aquavista in Bloom announced

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August 10, 2023

Aquavista is delighted to announce Kings Waterside & Marina as the ‘Outstanding Overall Site’ winner of its Aquavista in Bloom 2023 awards, sponsored by Towergate Insurance. The competition was launched in April, with Aquavista inviting their 29 inland and coastal marinas to accept the challenge of creating some stunning floral displays around their marina. The…
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Characters of the Cut: Narrowboat Family Foster

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August 9, 2023

Alice Grifin caught up with the Foster family WHEN Craig and Ellie Foster relocated to London for work, they knew they were at a crossroads requiring creative thinking. Ellie shared with me: “When Craig took a new job at a furniture and lighting company in King’s Cross, we knew that either I would have to…
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Barge Beagle’s summer holiday – lighting the way

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August 8, 2023

Sniffing out good finds for crews with canines! Alison Alderton reports… AROUND for centuries, lighthouses have adapted with technology. Now fully automated, what was once considered the lonely life of a lighthouse keeper no longer exists. However, the buildings they once called home remain and it’s possible to take holidays in some of them where,…
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