UK STREET artist Lucy McLauchlan is the newest addition to The Ring – a major arts programme and cultural first for Worcestershire that will celebrate
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The constellation of Gemini – heavenly twins holding hands in the sky
Towpath astronomer Brian Jones pinpoints one of the oldest star groups. VISIBLE high in the southern sky during mid-evenings in February, the constellation of Gemini
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Towpath gardeners get a good thing going
A COMMUNITY ‘linear larder’ garden along the banks of the Rochdale Canal was a runner-up in a new BBC One daytime TV series, Let’s Get
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Brewery company to be a Joule in Crown Wharf site
By Harry Arnold Pictures: Waterway Images AFTER some months of negotiations Joule’s Brewery has acquired the key Crown Wharf site on the Trent & Mersey
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Narrowboat Farm – the future of community-owned moorings in Scotland
Cicely Oliver discovers that there’s more to farming than crops in the fields. Pictures: Iain Withers IN 2015 Iain Withers bought four acres of farmland
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Converted warehouse brings industrial heritage to life
A FORMER canal warehouse from pre-Victorian times has sailed into a new life as a popular museum. The Ashton Canal Warehouse was built in the
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Belvoir Castle Railway
In this new series of articles, exclusive to the Towpath Talk app, we delve into the 120-year archive of The Railway Magazine for an in-depth
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Cracker’s (Christmas) chat…
Boat horse Cracker tells the tale of how he created some bad feeling in the season of goodwill by escaping from his enclosure… NOW that
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A site for Soar eyes!
Les Heath meets the family who are living the dream after buying an island… ARE there any boaters out there who would love their own
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A tale of kindness and friendship for all ages
THE festive season on the Puppet Theatre Barge continues with The Little Christmas Tree, which runs until the new year. This new Christmas production combines
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Seasonal specials on the Chesterfield Canal
THE Chesterfield Canal Trust has started its Santa Special season with a selection of trips on four different boats from five different venues. They run
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Santa takes a turn on The Falkirk Wheel
SANTA is taking time out of his busy schedule in the run-up to Christmas and offering families paying a visit to the world’s only rotating
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Orion – dazzling hunter with the glowing sword
Towpath astronomer Brian Jones features one of the easiest to spot constellations in the winter sky. THE magnificent Orion is arguably the most beautiful constellation
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A lasting Friendship…
Phillippa Greenwood visits the National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port, to discover the story of a No 1 boat that lives on to tell the story
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