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Mooring trial to begin on Birmingham City Centre canals

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June 6, 2023

The Canal & River Trust is trialling new mooring stay times along the canal in Birmingham to make the city centre more accessible to visiting boaters and to remove any confusion over stay times at popular mooring spots. The proposals, put out to consultation earlier this year, have been shaped by feedback from boaters, boating…
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Wild Times Ahead at Mercia Marina

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June 3, 2023

Mercia Marina is excited to announce its participation in The Wildlife Trusts’ 30 Days Wild campaign, encouraging everyone to do one wild thing a day throughout the month of June. Over the next 30 days, Mercia Marina will be embracing the wildness around us and sharing our thrilling adventures, encounters with fascinating creatures, and tips…
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Bristol’s Underfall Yard Devastated By Huge Fire!

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June 2, 2023

A devastating fire has destroyed several boatbuilding sheds at the historic Underfall Yard in Bristol, where eight boatbuilders work on building and restoring wooden boats. The Yard is managed by the Underfall Yard Trust, which has set up a crowd funder to help restore the buildings and support the small businesses affected by the fire. If…
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The Inland Waterways Association Appoints Professor Sarah Niblock as CEO

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June 1, 2023

The Inland Waterways Association (IWA), the only independent, national charity campaigning for Britain’s canals and rivers, has appointed Professor Sarah Niblock as CEO. Sarah will have primary responsibility for the organisation’s long-term strategy as she takes up her role this month. Raised on Merseyside, Sarah is an experienced narrowboater and a qualified helmsman. She has…
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Towpath delight for Crickheath

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May 31, 2023

SHROPSHIRE Union Canal volunteers have been continuing the restoration of the Montgomery Canal south of Crickheath Bridge near Oswestry. Their effort in May was spread across various activities and experienced variable weather conditions, the one constant being the incredible output and progress made. Work commenced on the towpath improvements next to Crickheath Bridge which are…
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Ground-breaking ceremony at Schoolhouse Bridge

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May 30, 2023

THE long-awaited reconstruction of Schoolhouse Bridge on the Montgomery Canal is now underway following the cutting of the first sod by Coun Vince Hunt, chairman of Shropshire Council. He said: “This has been a long time in coming and will advance the joining of both ends of the Montgomery Canal which is wonderful for tourism…
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Historical moorings contradict Water Safety Zones – NBTA

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May 27, 2023

THE River Lee in London has long been a multi-use space shared by all kinds of craft, states the National Bargee Travellers Association. But it claims that in recent years, the Canal & River Trust has emphasised the rights of some river users over others. NBTA has drawn attention to two sites near rowing clubs…
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Boating Wildlife Aware Week 2023

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May 26, 2023

5th to 9th June is The Green Blue’s Boating Wildlife Aware Week, a chance for boat and water users to learn more about best practices when experiencing wildlife on the water and how to protect it best. What is wildlife disturbance? Disturbance is any activity or noise that could change the expected behaviour of an…
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It’s a bit odd…

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May 25, 2023

Jonathan Mosse’s monthly look at freight developments on the inland waterways. “WHAT we do is a bit odd” – so goes the summing up of Wood Hall & Heward’s (WHH) commercial manager when pressed to describe the scope of his firm’s activities. First the easy bit: WHH Barges is a specialist in floating plant hire,…
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Canal Towpath Improvements Set To Begin In Market Harborough

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May 24, 2023

Works will give local people a clean, green route to feeling happier and healthier A project is set to begin to revamp a section of canal towpath in Market Harborough, making it easier for local people to feel the health and well-being benefits of spending time on or by the water. Charity, the Canal &…
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Rushcliffe Mayor Completes Charity Viaduct Abseil

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May 23, 2023

Cllr. Tina Combellack, Mayor of Rushcliffe has completed a thrilling 40-feet abseil down Kings Mill Viaduct to raise money for her chosen charities. This is what she had to say: “On May 14th I completed an abseil for my Mayoral charities the Nottingham to Grantham Canal Water Restoration Group and the Lincs/Notts Air Ambulance. I…
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Canal towpath in Loughborough reopens after further phase of improvements

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May 22, 2023

A section of the historic canal towpath in Loughborough has reopened after the charity, Canal & River Trust completed the latest phase of improvements, making it easier for people to access the canal. The Trust, working in partnership with Loughborough Town Deal, is improving a 2km stretch of the River Soar towpath between Moor Lane…
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First-Ever Boater Census Paints Picture of 21st Century Canal Life

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May 19, 2023

The Canal & River Trust has published the results of its first-ever Boater Census of the 35,000 boats licensed on the charity’s 2,000 miles of waterways in England and Wales. The Census is intended to offer a snapshot of life on the waterways in the 21st century, 250 years after the network opened to navigation. The…
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Volunteers clear Firepool Lock gates ready for River Tone visitors

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May 18, 2023

BRIDGWATER and Taunton volunteers recently worked at Firepool Lock to help get the gates to open correctly as there was a problem getting them to open to sufficient width to get a boat through. They will need to return in the coming weeks to reopen the channel through from the canal to the River Tone.…
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