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UK canals ready-made to meet Government’s Environmental Improvement Plan

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February 4, 2023

In response to today’s announcement by the government about its Environmental Improvement Plan 2023, Richard Parry, chief executive at Canal & River Trust, said: “The government’s announcement today that every household in England is ‘to be within 15 minutes of green space or water’ is welcome news. The nation’s 250-year-old canal network, protected by the…
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River Canal Rescue 2022 call-out figures

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February 3, 2023

River Canal Rescue reports it responded to 130 major incidents in 2022; emergency situations either involving submerged, partially sunken or grounded craft, plus salvage work. The figure is 24% lower than the 171 incidents RCR reported in 2021, in line with the previous year’s 25% reduction, primarily due to clement weather and fewer floods. In contrast,…
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2023 Crick Boat Show Ticket Prices Held!

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February 2, 2023

Advance tickets are now on sale for the 2023 Crick Boat Show, saving up to 15 per cent on the entry price – held at 2022 rates. The event, which takes place at Crick Marina, near Daventry in Northamptonshire, will be held across the late May Bank Holiday Weekend 27-29 May 2023, with an exclusive…
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Towpath works start in Loughborough

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January 31, 2023

A PROJECT has started to revamp a section of canal towpath in Loughborough, Leicestershire. The Canal & River Trust is working in partnership with Loughborough Town Deal to improve a 2km stretch of the River Soar towpath between Moor Lane Bridge and Belton Lane. CRT East Midlands regional director Linny Beaumont said: “Local support, like…
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Swarkestone towpath reopens after first phase

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January 30, 2023

A SECTION of historic canal towpath in Swarkestone has reopened after the Canal & River Trust completed the first phase of improvements. These will make it easier for people to access the canal and to link the canal path to other connecting trails. Working in partnership with Sustrans, CRT has improved 2.5km of the Trent…
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Canal & River Trust appoints new fundraising director

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January 28, 2023

CANAL & RIVER TRUST APPOINTS NEW FUNDRAISING DIRECTOR Waterways and wellbeing charity Canal & River Trust, whose ongoing mission is to protect and preserve 2,000 miles of waterways in England and Wales, has announced the appointment of Maggie Gardner as the charity’s new fundraising director. Maggie has enjoyed a long career in fundraising, marketing and…
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No washing machine on board?

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January 27, 2023

Aylesbury Canal Society Laundrette List 2023 Do you have a washing machine on board? If not, then read on. With the pandemic and rising fuel costs, many laundrettes have closed their doors so now is the time to buy the latest edition of the ACS Laundrette List available from IWA Sales here or from IWA Sales, Island House,…
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Energy bills support scheme – off-grid households still out in the cold

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January 26, 2023

After months of broken promises and mounting distress from off-grid households facing the second major cold snap of this winter, the government has still failed to design a system capable of extending either the Energy Bills Support Scheme – Alternative Funding (EBSS-AF) or Alternative Fuel Payments (AFP) to thousands of households without a fixed address,…
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Multifuel stoves safety tips

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January 25, 2023

Ben Sutcliffe-Davies investigates… WHEN in Bristol last week I found that many owners have certainly dug in and got the heating on. Many had multifuel stoves going and I’m sure many regular readers will remember my articles from the last few years about the dangers of multifuel stoves. In the last few weeks there have…
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1,000s of activities to choose: from lock keeping to wildlife conservation

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January 23, 2023

THE NATION’S CANAL CHARITY LAUNCHES BIGGEST EVER APPEAL FOR VOLUNTEERS Thousands of people are being encouraged to join the army of volunteers who work alongside the Canal & River Trust charity in its growing mission to protect and preserve the nation’s 2,000-mile historic canal network across England and Wales. With volunteering by water proven to…
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Monthly look: freight on the waterways

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January 21, 2023

Jonathan Mosse’s monthly look at freight developments on the inland waterways. AT THE end of November, the British Ports Association (BPA) and the UK Chamber of Shipping jointly hosted their annual Scottish Parliamentary Maritime reception in Holyrood, with a sizeable grouping of MSPs, to discuss the sustainability and energy revolution in their sector. Delivering a…
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Dead Dog bridge: £500k repairs underway

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January 20, 2023

The Canal & River Trust has this week started a £533,000 ten-week project to repair the Grade II Listed Interchange Basin Towpath Bridge on the Regent’s Canal in Camden. Built in 1846, the historic bridge known locally as ‘Dead Dog bridge’, is an important local landmark carrying the Regent’s Canal towpath across the canal basin…
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300 million litres of water – transfer proposal

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January 19, 2023

Proposals are underway to secure the nation’s water resources for the future.  Among the various regional groups, Water Resources South East (WRSE), an alliance of the six water companies that supply drinking water across London and the South East England, have now submitted draft proposals for addressing the region’s increasing vulnerability to serious water shortages. (WRSE…
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Roving traders resume charity donations

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January 18, 2023

SINCE the start of Covid-19 the Roving Canal Traders Association (RCTA) along with many other charities, non-profit-making groups, businesses and traders that make up the canal network have had a tough time. This year however, things returned to almost normal and the association’s floating markets started to take off once again, enabling RCTA to resume…
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