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Rt Hon Lord Stunell OBE joins VIP’s and Members in Commemorating Local Cruising Club’s Oak (80th) Anniversary

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September 8, 2023

On Saturday, 9th September, to propel into action the North Cheshire Cruising Club’s 80th Anniversary Celebrations, the Rt Hon Lord Stunell OBE will cut the red ribbon on a rare surviving exhibit that was recently dredged out of the High Lane Arm on the Macclesfield Canal. The historic relic, a significant section of tram rail that can…
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Characters of the Cut – Giles Williams!

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September 7, 2023

Alice Griffin caught up with Giles Williams – your helmsman! WHEN Giles Williams found himself recovering from illness in early 2016 and looking for work that would take him into the open air, he could not have foreseen that an initial job as towpath ranger for the Canal & River Trust would lead him on…
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Day in the life of a licence ranger

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September 5, 2023

llegally moored boats, boats without licences and even a boat sinking – it’s all in a day’s work for one of the Canal & River Trust’s licensing rangers, as author Andy Griffee discovered when he went out on towpath patrol with one of them. ONE of the first things I notice about Steve Broad’s ranger…
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Flower the budding boat horse!

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September 4, 2023

THE Shropshire Union Main Line near Norbury recently saw a Shropshire Union fly-boat hauled by a horse, perhaps the first time there for 100 years. This rare and wonderful sight was the well-known Saturn, hauled by Flower, an eight-year-old mare. David Ray of Norbury Wharf Ltd said: “Flower did really well. She is usually ridden…
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‘Towards Accessible Waterways’ event

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September 2, 2023

From organiser, Tim Clarke: The Accessible Waterways Association is celebrating the International Day of People with Disabilities by holding a conference and social event in Birmingham on Saturday 2 December 2023, in conjunction with the Canal & River Trust. This will be a special time for like-minded people to get together. There will be stands…
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Schoolhouse Bridge takes shape

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August 31, 2023

AFTER more than six years of planning and fundraising Schoolhouse Bridge is taking shape. Contractors recently craned the bridge sections into place and there is once more a Bridge 86 over the Montgomery Canal. Schoolhouse Bridge was the last highway blockage on the Shropshire section of the Montgomery Canal. It is believed that in the…
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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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