Seal spotters are being sought at the Tees Barrage by waterways and wellbeing charity Canal & River Trust as part of an ecology survey looking at the impact of the seals of fish stocks in the River Tees.
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Shannon Butcher is an editorial contributor who has a Journalism degree from the University of Lincoln. When she’s not creating content she can be found visiting many of the UK's beautiful countryside locations with her dog, Pilot.
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Cotswold Boatmobility apply for grant to help get them back on track
Cotswold Boatmobility is busy coming out of mothballs to offer more disabled people the opportunity to try for themselves the wellbeing benefits of being near water.
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Exhibition by canal charity’s first photographer in residence launched at National Waterways Museum Ellesmere Port
Stunning waterway images by the Canal & River Trust’s first photographer in residence, Jonathan Goldberg, are being showcased in a special summer exhibition at the Trust’s National Waterways Museum in Ellesmere Port.
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Canal Charity and West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service urge people to Stay Safe by Water this Summer
As temperatures rise, Canal & River Trust is working with West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service to help reinforce the importance of staying safe by water this summer.
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Canal & River Trust’s Graffiti-Busting Volunteers Uncover Vintage ‘Vandalism’ in Bath
Volunteers from waterways charity Canal & River Trust are helping to keep Bath beautiful for local people and its thousands of visitors by tackling graffiti cropping up along the Kennet & Avon Canal.
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Celebration for Sheffield Based Charity after receiving the Queen’s Award and commissioning a Second Community Barge.
Today the Queen has honoured the Ethel Trust with the QAVS for providing exceptional support for disadvantaged people in South Yorkshire.
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Alarum Theatre Poetry Writing workshop with Heather Wastie
From di-Da di-Da to tiddley-pom, we will play with syllables and stresses to give our writing a sense of rhythm. After looking at examples in song lyrics and poetry, we will write our own poems, both individually and as a group.
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Canal charity turns to CCTV as ‘hit & run’ drivers give it the hump
The Canal & River Trust, the national waterways and wellbeing charity, is asking drivers to take much more care when crossing the 200-year-old hump-back bridges that span the nation’s canal network.
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Canal boat trips resume on the Wey & Arun Canal
Canal boat cruises are back on the Wey & Arun Canal, with trips set to run throughout the summer.
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Ellesmere Port National Waterways Museum reopens to visitors on May 20
The Canal & River Trust charity’s National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port reopens to visitors on Thursday 20 May with a host of new attractions, after more than a year of closure due to the coronavirus lockdown.
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Canal bicycle bell campaign
Cyclists can get a free bell and service as part of a new campaign to help keep Chesterfield Canal users safe. Chesterfield Canal Trust has
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Canal charities invite boaters to join those on the towpath in discovering the Walsall Canal
The Canal & River Trust is working in a partnership with volunteers from the Birmingham Canal Navigations Society, to encourage boaters from across England to discover and spend time along the Walsall Canal.
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Thames Archives Reveal 250 Years of the River’s History
A 1920s tragedy, the orders for the River Purification Service and the story of the Thames’s very own Dad’s Army are some of the things revealed in a new online exhibition created by the Berkshire Record Office.
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Be prepared to be surprised on a slow canal trail during May
A month-long `slow canal trail’ will take place during May to celebrate the beginning of the final stage of canal restoration which will connect the Stroudwater canal to the national inland waterways network.
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