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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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Hundreds sign petition to include off-grid households in government energy bills support

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August 30, 2022

A petition to include off-grid households in the Government’s £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme has so far been signed by over 1600 people. The Government announced on 26th May 2022 that UK households will get at least £400 off their energy bills as the Energy Bills Support Scheme is being doubled and made into a…
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Floating ecosystems installed on Nottingham’s waterways to attract more wildlife into the city centre

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August 29, 2022

Organisations from across Nottingham are joining forces to install a series of floating ecosystems on the Nottingham & Beeston Canal as part of a drive to attract more wildlife into the city centre. Waterways and wellbeing charity, the Canal & River Trust, and Nottingham City Council have brought together organisations from across the city to…
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Leighton Buzzard towpath now open

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August 27, 2022

A £500,000 towpath improvement project on the Grand Union Canal in Leighton Buzzard, undertaken by national waterways and wellbeing charity the Canal & River Trust, in partnership with national walking and cycling charity Sustrans, will be completed and the towpath reopened yesterday, Friday 26 August. Sustrans received funding from the Department for Transport (DfT) in…
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Canal charity arranges for trapped boats to re-join the network

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August 26, 2022

An unexpected flotilla of narrowboats has been delighting visitors at the National Waterways Museum in Ellesmere Port this week, as the canal boats sail onto the Shropshire Union Canal from the Manchester Ship Canal. The Canal & River Trust has been helping more than 40 boats which have been trapped on the River Weaver Navigation,…
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Boat lift out of action, visitor centre still open!

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August 24, 2022

The Anderton Boat Lift Visitor Centre, near Northwich, remains open to the public, despite the closure of the Victorian lift to boat passage. Visitor numbers have fallen since news was announced of the closure of the boat lift a few days ago due to a repair required on the caisson gates. However the lift’s owner,…
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Exploring your canal ancestry: canal boat registers

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August 23, 2022

In the latest in her family history series, Nicola Lisle looks at canal boat registers and how they can help your research. SO FAR this series has explored the family history basics, such as census returns, parish registers and so on. Now it’s time to start looking at records that relate specifically to the canals.…
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Rolling on the river

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August 22, 2022

Jonathan Mosse continues his monthly look at freight developments on the inland waterways. AS WRITER and researcher for the Nicholson Waterway Guides, bumping along what passes for a towpath on the lower Trent astride a bicycle, checking for changes to the navigation, could easily be numbered at the bottom end of the job’s attractions. By…
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Heatwave forces canals to close across the UK – BBC News

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August 19, 2022

In what is usually the busiest time of year on the waterways, partial closures are having an impact on the boating holiday and tourism trade. The BBC put this together, this week. Take a look!
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Aqueduct Marina proud to have been involved in the Commonwealth Games

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August 19, 2022

The recent Commonwealth Games in Birmingham generated a considerable amount of pride in the athletic achievements of the competitors. Still, the event was also a proud moment for Cheshire-based Aqueduct Marina, who supplied two boats to the Canal and River Trust just as the event began. The new 35 ft boat is called Aquarius II and…
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GIANT Hogweed on the Kennet & Avon!

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August 18, 2022

Giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) has recently been found at Garston Lock near Reading on the Kennet & Avon Canal. The Trust only became aware of the incidence when it was reported in the media and social media. When this highly toxic plant is identified on our network we take action to remove the plant as…
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Grounding warning from River Canal Rescue!

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August 17, 2022

With water shortages and low water levels causing closures in some parts of the inland waterway network, River Canal Rescue is urging boat owners to take care to avoid grounding. In the last week, RCR engineers were called to the same spot on the River Severn on the approach to Bevere Island from the north. This…
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CANAL & RIVER TRUST PROVIDES UPDATE AS DROUGHT DECLARED

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August 15, 2022

As a drought is declared by the National Drought Group across much of the canal network, the Canal & River Trust is encouraging boaters to check their routes before they cruise and to follow water-saving best practice wherever possible. As at 15 August, the charity has introduced water saving measures at various locations, with more…
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Heritage under the hammer..

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August 13, 2022

Towpath Talk contributor Geoff Courtney reports on three auctions that saw canalia go under the hammer, including 18th century paperwork, Thames Conservancy boat registration plates and a collection of colour slides. AUCTIONS deliver the past in abundance and the quarterly email and postal sale held by transport paperwork specialist Paperchase in May was no exception,…
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