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Cutting reopens to boat traffic

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Janet Richardson

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May 17, 2024

EASENHALL Cutting on the Oxford Canal has reopened to navigation while a major repair project by the Canal & River Trust continues. After a period of intense rainfall in early February an estimated 4000 tonnes of the 18m cutting slipped into the canal. Trust teams worked through difficult conditions, with continued wet weather saturating the…
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Boaters march on CRT office in licence fee protest

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May 15, 2024

HUNDREDS of boaters took to the towpath of Paddington Basin in London to demonstrate against the Canal & River Trust’s licence fee increases. They were also protesting at plans to introduce differential pricing based on mooring status. Activists from the boater community were joined on Easter Saturday by members of other groups in solidarity, including…
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Date for Robbie’s diary as he opens ecology park

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May 13, 2024

THE Lichfield Canal at Darnford Moors Ecology Park has been officially opened by TV’s Robbie Cumming, following its completion by Lichfield and Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust (LHCRT). This 0.5km section of canal was completed thanks to a grant from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) with match funding from HS2’s Community and Environment Fund (CEF)…
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Business body backs campaign for waterways funding

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May 9, 2024

BRITISH Marine recently joined other members of Fund Britain’s Waterways for a meeting with the Canal & River Trust chief executive Richard Parry and his senior team at Hatton Locks. The trade association, whose members come from a broad range of boating businesses, is one of 120 organisations backing the FBW campaign to protect all…
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Weekend of action to culminate in Westminster Campaign Cruise

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Janet Richardson

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May 7, 2024

FUND Britain’s Waterways weekend of action across the country will culminate in the Westminster Campaign Cruise, tomorrow Wednesday May 8. This flagship event will see a flotilla of around 30 boats stand together off the Houses of Parliament and sound their horns to highlight the campaign to both the public and key decision makers. The…
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More of the Monty takes shape

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May 6, 2024

WITH parts of the UK having had their wettest winter since records began in 1836, work on the Crickheath Tramway wharf wall was delayed despite prolonged pumping to reduce water levels. So the main focus of a recent work party was to crack on with lining and blocking just south of the wharf. This section…
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Tripping across the border

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Janet Richardson

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May 3, 2024

THE popular trip boat George Watson Buck based on the Montgomery Canal in Llanymynech is due to restart 30-minute trips between England and Wales on Sunday (May 5) following a successful survey of the boat. Based at the Llanymynech Wharf Visitor Centre in the Limeworks Heritage Area in Llanymynech, the boat trips are ideal for…
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Accessible picnic area opens at Saul Junction

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May 3, 2024

WHEELCHAIR users will be among visitors able to appreciate the benefits of spending time by the water at Saul Junction with the creation of a new picnic area. Volunteers from the Canal & River Trust have spent eight months building the area, which has been designed to provide space for up to four wheelchairs at…
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Bridge repairs continue in Gloucester

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Janet Richardson

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May 3, 2024

REPAIRS are continuing to High Orchard Bridge, which carries St Ann Way over the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal in Gloucester. The Canal & River Trust is repairing cracks in the structural welds at the base of the lift-bridge’s ‘masts’ which, until repaired, are preventing the bridge from being opened for boats over five metres in…
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Canal repair work starts in Nottingham city centre

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Janet Richardson

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May 2, 2024

THE Canal & River Trust has started work to repair a popular stretch of the Nottingham & Beeston Canal towpath running through the heart of the city. A 10m section of canal wall near Castle Wharf failed causing water to encroach onto the towpath. It is one of the busiest in the East Midlands, with…
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‘Weekend of Action’ call for Government support

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Janet Richardson

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May 1, 2024

FUND Britain’s Waterways (FBW) is orchestrating a significant weekend of action for the early May bank holiday weekend (May 4-6). Events will be taking place across the country on waterways managed by different inland navigation authorities, with the aim of mobilising nationwide support and highlighting the crucial need for increased government funding for the maintenance…
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Spring launch for Sharpness 150 landmark

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May 1, 2024

CELEBRATIONS to mark 150 years since the opening of Sharpness New Dock in 1874 were launched with an exhibition at Sharpness Sports and Social Club. Aimed at bringing people from the community, surrounding areas and visitors together to participate in and enjoy exploring the past, present and future of Sharpness Dock, anniversary events will continue…
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Sports come together for clean water

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Janet Richardson

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April 30, 2024

SEVEN national governing bodies of water-based sports have come together to form an alliance calling for clean open water across the UK. The Clean Water Sports Alliance of Angling Trust, British Rowing, British Triathlon, GB Outrigger, Paddle UK, Royal Yachting Association and Swim England has united over the issue of water pollution, setting the vision…
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Pirate weekender launches NWM summer event programme

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Janet Richardson

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April 29, 2024

PIRATES, shanty-singing sailors and Mermaid Aurora drop anchor at Ellesmere Port’s National Waterways Museum over the weekend of May 17-19, to launch the attraction’s summer events programme. Hosted by the Canal & River Trust, the Mutiny at the Port Pirate Weekender kicks off at 7pm on the Friday, with live music from the Old Time…
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