THE Canal & River Trust has celebrated some of the fantastic work carried out by its teams and volunteers over the past year with the
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Boat numbers on London’s canals soar
AS FIGURES are published revealing that the number of boats on London’s canals have reached a new record high, the Canal & River Trust has
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Fish for free in Leicester this month
PEOPLE living in Leicester will have the chance to experience the health and wellbeing benefits of fishing on the city’s waterways over the next month
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IWA confirms 2-day Cavalcade in 2020
THE Inland Waterways Association (IWA) would like to confirm that IWA Canalway Cavalcade will be going ahead on the first weekend of May next year.
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Boat owners’ survey results published
THE headline results of the Canal & River Trust’s latest Boat Owners’ Views survey show a decline in general satisfaction down from a record high
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New nature walking route launched on Bishop’s Stortford’s River Stort
A NEW three-and-a-half mile nature and heritage trail has been launched along the River Stort in Bishop’s Stortford. The route has been devised by Bishop’s
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New vision for London’s canals launched – charity sets out benefits waterways can bring to the capital
THE Canal & River Trust has launched a new vision for the massive health, environmental, community and economic opportunities provided by the capital’s canals. The
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Bicentenary of the ‘black and white’ canal
THE Canal & River Trust, hosted a celebratory boat flotilla along the Lancaster Canal on Tuesday to mark the waterway’s bicentenary – exactly 200 years
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Local School Children Help Complete Fourth Installation of “Art on the Arm”
The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) Northampton Branch has seen completion of another installation in its “Art on the Arm” initiative which aims to bring artistic
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Battle to save fish in Leigh Canal pollution incident
THE Canal & River Trust charity has joined forces with the Environment Agency in a battle to save thousands of fish from dying in the
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Canal & River Trust to get £3m cash boost from People’s Postcode Lottery
THE Canal & River Trust is benefitting in 2019 from nearly £3 million of funding thanks to support from players of People’s Postcode Lottery. The
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Canal volunteers inundated with offers of support following appeal
A GROUP of volunteers that help to clear rubbish from Loughborough’s waterways say they’ve been overwhelmed by the response to their appeal for more people
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IWA continues its campaign for increased funding for EA navigations despite announcement
THE Inland Waterways Association has responded to the confirmation announced by Defra and the Environment Agency that the potential transfer of EA navigations to Canal
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IWA supports Canal & River Trust’s “Plastics Challenge”
The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) is 100 percent behind Canal & River Trust’s newly launched Plastics Challenge, which is encouraging visitors to help keep waterways
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