AUGUST 2020 is a significant date for The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) as it is the start of the organisation’s 75th Anniversary year.
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Author: Phil Pickin
Photographer, journalist and features writer.
Bicycles, traffic cones, fridge components, underpants and safes
ONE of the country’s biggest canal clean-ups removed 1.8 tonnes of rubbish, comprising 809 Kgs of plastic (almost 50% of rubbish) from a 10-mile stretch
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Next steps for project to rebuild last Montgomery Canal bridge blockage.
RESTROATION of the Montgomery Canal has taken another step forward with the Montgomery Waterway Restoration Trust’s application for planning permission to rebuild Schoolhouse Bridge, the
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Work starts on £2m Craven Canal project
WORK has started on a £2 million project to improve almost seven miles of towpath along the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, between Skipton to Gargrave,
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Olympic champion opens new canal access ramp
CHRIS Boardman, Olympic champion and Greater Manchester’s Cycling and Walking Commissioner, has officially opened a new access ramp onto the Ashton Canal, making it easier
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Wey & Arun Canal Trust to host IWA National Trailboat Festival in 2020
THE location of next year’s IWA National Trailboat Festival has been announced as the Summit Level of the Wey & Arun Canal in Alfold/Dunsfold on
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Behind-the-scenes tour of one of Birmingham’s curviest buildings
AHEAD of next year’s exciting opening of the Roundhouse in Birmingham, a few lucky locals were invited to take a peek behind the scenes at
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People and projects making life better by water
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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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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