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PUSHING THE BOATS OUT FOR THE PLATINUM JUBILEE

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June 3, 2022

As Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Platinum Jubilee, national charity the Canal & River Trust has found nearly 350 boats on its 2,000 miles of waterways have names related to the Queen (circa one in every hundred). 66 boats are called Elizabeth or have Elizabeth in their names, while a further 130…
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Friends of Cromford Canal announce new premium trip

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June 2, 2022

News of a new extended and guided premium trip on the narrowboat Birdswood. After the success and positive reviews, by passengers, of their trial here’s an extended 3 hour guided tour of the following locations; Leawood Pump House Wigwell Aqueduct The Nightingale Arm Aqueduct Cottage The FCC are offering narrowboats trips on the afternoons of…
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Boats craned in for Crick Boat Show

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June 1, 2022

Monday saw boats weighing up to 35 tonnes each craned into Crick Marina by MJT Cranes. This was part of preparations for the 23rd Crick Boat Show, which takes place over the Platinum Jubilee bank holiday June 3-5. A special Trade & Preview Day will be held on Thursday June 2, for advanced ticket holders…
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Lottery boost for pilot mental health support for boaters

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May 31, 2022

A PILOT psychotherapy and mental health skills coaching service for boat dwellers without a permanent mooring was launched during Mental Health Awareness Week. The National Bargee Travellers Association (NBTA) was awarded nearly £10,000 by the National Lottery Community Fund to support the low-cost service. NBTA chairperson Pamela Smith said: “Our heartfelt thanks go to all…
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MP impressed with Montgomery Canal visit

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May 30, 2022

NORTH Shropshire MP Helen Morgan recently made a fact-finding visit to the area of the Montgomery Canal near Crickheath accompanied by Coun Roy Aldcroft of Shropshire Council. She was invited by Clive Robertson and Tom Fulda, both of whom are trustees of Shropshire Union Canal Society (SUCS) to look first hand at the current restoration…
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Leighton Buzzard towpath closures begin 6 June 2022

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May 25, 2022

On 6 June, in partnership with national walking and cycling charity Sustrans, Canal & River Trust, the national waterways and wellbeing charity, is starting a £500,000 towpath improvement project on the Grand Union Canal in Leighton Buzzard. The works, which will be undertaken by the Canal & River Trust’s engineering contractor Kier and are due…
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Out and about with Alarum Productions

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May 24, 2022

KATE Saffin and Heather Wastie of Alarum Productions are back performing live and have a host of events planned for the summer. Their June and July dates are as follows: June 3-5 Crick Boat Show, where you’ll find them performing in various parts of the site. June 23 ‘I Dig Canals’ in the beer tent…
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HAYES CANAL FESTIVAL IS BACK

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May 21, 2022

Hayes Canal Festival is back on the Grand Union Canal on Sunday 29 May, for the first time in nearly three years. From free boat trips and canoe sessions to fishing and a climbing wall, there will be activities and live entertainment throughout the day – on water and land – from noon until 5pm.…
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Annual Montgomery Canal Forum

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May 20, 2022

Achievements of canal restoration – activity on the canal – plans for the future This year’s Montgomery Canal Forum will be held at Open Newtown’s new Riverside Venue on Monday, 20 June 2022 at 2.30pm. After the disruptions of Covid, the Forum will mark last year’s bicentenary of the final opening of the canal to…
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Open Weekend Celebration Event to be held in Stafford

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May 19, 2022

Stafford Riverway Link (SRL) are organising an Open weekend event to mark the 250th anniversary of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal. It is also 25 years since the formation of the Stafford Riverway Link C.I.C, making it a double celebration. The large fete event will take place on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th May 2022…
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NEW ‘CANALATHON’ CHALLENGE LAUNCHED ACROSS THE NATION’S WATERWAYS

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May 18, 2022

People across England and Wales are being challenged to put on their trainers and take to the towpaths in a new ‘Canalathon’ to raise money to protect the nation’s 200-year-old canals and the wildlife-rich green corridors that they provide. The Canal & River Trust, the charity which looks after 2,000 miles of waterways across England…
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Restoration work to start at Toddbrook Reservoir

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May 17, 2022

THE permanent restoration of Toddbrook Reservoir in Whaley Bridge has got the green light following planning approval by High Peak Borough Council. It gave the Canal & River Trust the go-ahead to start on the project, which is due to cost in the region of £15 million. The main construction phase around the dam is…
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Characters of the Cut – Janice Price, Nancy May Crochet

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May 16, 2022

DESPITE Janice Price’s roving trader business – Nancy May Crochet – being named after her nan, it wasn’t her nan that taught Janice how to crochet. “I taught myself how to crochet after a family member had a premature baby. He was super tiny at just under 2lb and although I didn’t learn how to…
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Crane barge joins Cotswold Canals Trust fleets

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May 14, 2022

VOLUNTEERS at the Cotswold Canals Trust (CCT) have taken delivery of the 10th work boat to join the restoration project’s fleet. The money has been fundraised by CCT on behalf of the canal project and will be operated by Stroud Valleys Canal Company (SVCC). Once restored by skilled volunteers it will become a very useful…
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