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Servicing reminder!

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September 27, 2022

River Canal Rescue is reminding boat owners to book a service so they’re cruising-ready for next year. RCR engineers are available up until mid-March, at set times, to undertake engine servicing and inspections, and prices start at £150. By ensuring everything is in working order now, the breakdown and assistance firm says it will reduce…
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CONSTRUCTION PROJECT STARTS TO RESTORE TODDBROOK RESERVOIR

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September 26, 2022

Major construction work has now started to restore Toddbrook Reservoir in Whaley Bridge. The project is likely to cost around £15 million and take around two years to complete, with the reservoir due to reopen in late 2024. The Canal & River Trust charity which cares for the reservoir and 2,000 miles of waterways across…
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Book and music shop opens in Stonehouse

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September 24, 2022

WHETHER it’s a classic vinyl album you’ve been searching for or that rare cookery book from another century you are sure to find it at one of the largest book and music shops in the area. On the back of a very successful first year in Brimscombe, the Cotswold Canals Trust has just opened its…
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Towpath ‘ton-up boys’ and Crickheath South project starts

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September 23, 2022

THE second August work party was well attended by Shropshire Union Canal volunteers despite being in the middle of the holiday season. The weather again was very kind, which resulted in another very productive three days. Its principal aim was to develop as much of the towpath reconstruction as possible. The complete 330m length has…
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Lock gate project shortlisted for technical innovation award

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September 20, 2022

AN INNOVATIVE fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) lock gate project carried out by ECS Engineering Services has been shortlisted for Technical Innovation of the Year at The London Construction Awards. Installed at Sunbury Dry Dock on the River Thames for the Environment Agency, the lock gates are the first set constructed from moulded FRP in the UK.…
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Riverside Museum, Reading!

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September 17, 2022

Nicola Lisle continues her museum series with a visit to this delightful museum on the River Kennet. THE Riverside Museum in Reading is one of the town’s unexpected delights. A branch of Reading Museum, it is housed in a Victorian sewage pumping station at Blake’s Lock, just outside the town centre and close to the…
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Annual Balsam Bashing!

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September 16, 2022

NINETEEN volunteers recently turned up at Haslam Park, Preston, for what has become an annual event – the Balsam Bash. It was a record turnout with members of IWA Lancashire & Cumbria Branch, Lancaster Canal Trust and Friends of Haslam Park taking part. The Lancaster Canal borders the park and so far, not a lot…
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Campaigners win battle to protect boaters’ facilities

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September 15, 2022

THANKS to campaigning from IWA, Fox Boats and the Middle Level Commissioners, Fenland District Council has reversed its decision to remove the important boaters’ facilities block on March Riverside. When local IWA members first learned about the March Future High Street Fund, they were delighted that it recognised the potential of the waterway passing through…
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IWA annual meeting at Lichfield

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September 12, 2022

THE Inland Waterways Association’s 63rd Annual General meeting will be held on Saturday September 24 at 11.30am at The Guildhall, Bore Street, Lichfield WS13 6LU. Following the AGM there will be an open session where the CEO and trustees will provide an update on campaigns and there will be an opportunity to ask questions. A…
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Canal & River Trust and Chester Zoo join forces

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September 10, 2022

Two leading charities, the Canal & River Trust and Chester Zoo, have joined forces to deliver a 15 month green biodiversity and wellbeing project to boost wildlife and work with local communities along the Shropshire Union Canal near the zoo and around Chester city centre. Dozens of local volunteers from Upton, Blacon and surrounding areas…
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Historic canal network playing a 21st century role to help alleviate water shortages

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September 5, 2022

The Canal & River Trust is highlighting the role that its nationwide 250-year-old canal network can play in providing a more resilient UK water supply, including proposals to transfer water for millions more people currently experiencing drought. Already the nation’s canals transfer over 300 million litres of water each day to supply millions of homes…
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Our Sue’s weekend at Mercia Marina!

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September 2, 2022

Here’s our Head of Advertising, Sue, enjoying a lovely weekend at Mercia Marina , Willington near Derby, in a lodge belonging to one of her relatives. We managed to persuade Sue to do a bit of filming – didn’t she do well! See the cafe, the surroundings, inside a lodge and meet Carl, who swapped…
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The Best Solution for Removal of Fuel Contamination

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September 1, 2022

Tankbusters can help you to make dirty diesel bug contamination a thing of the past! Your engine(s) will be more efficient, cleaner and more reliable. The probability of blocked injectors will be dramatically reduced, filters will need changing less regularly. Potential cost savings are very significant and wasted time on repairs is reduced too. Eliminate…
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A ROAR of approval for boating return!

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September 1, 2022

A roar of approval has greeted the colourful dragon-spearheaded return of boat hire and cruises to Evesham. The green and red dragon pedalos have become particularly popular with DIY boating locals and tourists who have been queuing up to chill out on the beautiful Avon. Laid back cruises on board Easy Tiger have also been a big…
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