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Canal Stalwart and Local Historian has taken his Last Journey Afloat

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July 22, 2023

William Walker, a long-serving and devoted, retired employee of British Waterways (now Canal & River Trust) was given a most fitting send-off when he made his last waterborne journey aboard the Phoenix narrowboat on Friday 21st July 2023. Departing from Whaley Bridge at 10am, William’s coffin was transported on a last trip afloat, in traditional style,…
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Hazlehurst Bridge restoration complete

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July 21, 2023

Canal & River Trust, the national canal charity, has completed the project to rebuild the Grade II Listed Hazlehurst Bridge on the Caldon Canal near Endon in Staffordshire. The 12-month project, costing £2 million, was enabled by an award from the Postcode Earth Trust, thanks to funds raised by People’s Postcode Lottery players. It has…
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Irelands Inland Waterways celebrated in photographs

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July 19, 2023

Our Irish Waters correspondent Alison Alderton reports on a wonderful photo exhibition: The Goodly Barrow museum and café, situated in the former warehouse buildings at Goresbridge on the banks of the River Barrow, has long associations with the navigation and former working barges which once plied these waters. Throughout July and August, these bygone days…
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IWA publishes new guide to Denver crossing

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July 17, 2023

LIKE most rivers, the River Great Ouse flows into the sea. The main boundary between the non-tidal river and estuary is at Denver Sluice. The Middle Level is a series of drainage channels. To get from the non-tidal waters of the River Great Ouse to the Middle Level requires a short estuary crossing between Denver…
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Boats and beer celebration

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July 15, 2023

THE final chapter of the latest restoration project on the Montgomery Canal south of Crickheath Bridge near Oswestry was enacted on Saturday, June 2. Another 700m has now been restored, to advance the restoration towards Llanymynech, including a Winding Hole at Crickheath which enables boats to turn round there. This section is now in water…
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Characters of the Cut!

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July 14, 2023

Morgan, Sue and Min – wild wood and wild swimming By Alice Griffin WHEN Morgan, Sue and their much-loved dog, Min, were looking for a different pace of life and deeper engagement with nature, it was having a 58ft cruiser stern narrowboat named Sunbeam built by J D Narrowboats at Shardlow that held the answers.…
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Have your say on canal charity’s proposals for new fishing platforms

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July 13, 2023

Public Consultation: 7 July – 3 August 2023 Canal & River Trust, the waterways charity that looks after Harthill Reservoir, is inviting people to have their say on proposals for new fishing platforms as part of the Trust’s upgrade project. The Trust is planning to replace the existing fishing platforms, which are no longer fit…
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Canal & River Trust Launches Towpath Code Ahead of Summer

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July 10, 2023

Ahead of the busy summer holidays, the Canal & River Trust, the charity that raises funds for and upkeeps 2,000 miles of waterways across England and Wales, is appealing for people to remain friendly and courteous on towpaths – as figures published today show the nation’s canals are benefiting more people than at any time in…
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Fire safety lessons from RCR

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July 8, 2023

RIVER Canal Rescue is calling upon boaters to be aware of the fire risks on their vessels, after finding more and more cases of poor electrical wiring, including under-sized wiring, overloaded circuits, and sub-standard connections and cable routing, which can rapidly turn into a loom meltdown or a fire. Managing director Stephanie Horton says with…
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Simulating a boat fire during safety week exercise

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July 7, 2023

West Yorkshire Firefighters have been doing their bit to promote boat fire safety awareness. Sally Clifford finds out more… THE dramatic scene is set. As the sun dips behind grey clouds that have consumed the sky for most of the day, the towpath is relatively busy with pedestrian traffic making the most of the lighter…
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Glastonbury Festival fire kept alight by Bevere Fish Pass debris

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July 3, 2023

Over 50 tonnes of wood debris from the Canal & River Trust’s Bevere Fish Pass on the River Severn made its way to this year’s world-famous Glastonbury Festival. The wood, which collects in the fish pass when the river floods, was used as firewood for the event’s stone circle, which stays alight across the five…
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Peak Forest and Macclesfield Canals

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July 1, 2023

As a result of continuing dry weather, the Canal & River Trust has announced plans to temporarily close lock flights on the Peak Forest and Macclesfield canals to navigation from 10 July until water supplies recover. With the ongoing repair works at Toddbrook Reservoir meaning this key source of water for the canals isn’t available,…
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Fund Britain’s Waterways calls on Government to stop inland waterways falling into disrepair

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June 28, 2023

Britain’s unique and well-loved network of canals and navigable rivers is deteriorating because of inadequate funding. At a time of unprecedented challenges caused by the climate emergency and high inflation, the government is failing to respond. Fund Britain’s Waterways (FBW), a coalition of organisations representing hundreds of thousands of users and supporters of inland waterways,…
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CBOA Names new president

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June 27, 2023

THE Commercial Boat Operators’ Association has elected Mike Garratt as its new president. He succeeds long-serving David Quarmby, who has agreed to become one of two vice-presidents. Mike is chairman of transport economists MDS Transmodal Ltd and has spent over 50 years in the sector. He has a long history of support for inland waterway…
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