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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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North West Canal Restorers Free Exhibition on Steamship “Danny”

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June 26, 2023

The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) are delighted to be holding its second “Waterways Restoration Showcase” on board the steamship “Danny” at Sutton Weaver on the River Weaver on Saturday and Sunday, 29th and 30th July. The event, which has free entry, will have exhibition stands from 12 of the leading waterway restoration society from the…
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Vandal attack on canalside sculpture

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June 23, 2023

THE Canal & River Trust is appealing to people living in Wolverhampton for information after a public art sculpture was vandalised and almost sawn in half. Part of a series along the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal, the wooden hand-crafted sculpture was created by local artist Robot. Wolfie, so-called as it depicts a wolf, has been…
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Fund Britain’s Waterways

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June 22, 2023

BIRMINGHAM CAMPAIGN CRUISE. 12/13 AUGUST 2023 A steering group representing IWA, NABO, AWCC, RYA BM and RBOA is progressing this campaign and, in support of it, is organising a campaign cruise to Birmingham on the weekend of 12/13 August. A formal notice is being delayed awaiting the Defra announcement on the CRT grant settlement. Still, in…
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Beware! Kegworth Lock Cill Warning

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June 21, 2023

This just in from Les Heath: ANOTHER narrowboat has recently been added to the long list of vessels to become submerged after being ‘hung up’ on the cill at Kegworth Deep Lock on the River Soar. A board indicating the number of boats to be ‘hung up’ over a certain period has been replaced by…
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