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West Midlands mayor opens Whitehouse Wharf

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Phil Pickin

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June 24, 2023

Report & photos: Phil PIckin WEST Midlands mayor, Andy Street, helped by children from the Tiverton Junior and Infant School, has unveiled an information board to officially open the refurbished Whitehouse Wharf in Selly Oak, Birmingham. The opening attracted significant attention from both members of the Lapal Canal Trust, Canal & River Trust and the…
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Vandal attack on canalside sculpture

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June 23, 2023

THE Canal & River Trust is appealing to people living in Wolverhampton for information after a public art sculpture was vandalised and almost sawn in half. Part of a series along the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal, the wooden hand-crafted sculpture was created by local artist Robot. Wolfie, so-called as it depicts a wolf, has been…
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Fund Britain’s Waterways

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June 22, 2023

BIRMINGHAM CAMPAIGN CRUISE. 12/13 AUGUST 2023 A steering group representing IWA, NABO, AWCC, RYA BM and RBOA is progressing this campaign and, in support of it, is organising a campaign cruise to Birmingham on the weekend of 12/13 August. A formal notice is being delayed awaiting the Defra announcement on the CRT grant settlement. Still, in…
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Beware! Kegworth Lock Cill Warning

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June 21, 2023

This just in from Les Heath: ANOTHER narrowboat has recently been added to the long list of vessels to become submerged after being ‘hung up’ on the cill at Kegworth Deep Lock on the River Soar. A board indicating the number of boats to be ‘hung up’ over a certain period has been replaced by…
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Public Consultation on the introduction of revised Canals and Shannon Navigation Bye-Laws

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June 20, 2023

This just in via our Irish Waters correspondent Alison Alderton: 19 June to 02 October 2023 Waterways Ireland is inviting members of the public and interested parties to have their say on proposed revisions to the Shannon Navigation and Canals bye-laws by making a submission to a public consultation, which opens on Monday 19 June…
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CRT completes second phase of Gloucester Docks dredging programme

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June 19, 2023

The second phase of the Canal & River Trust’s dredging programme at Gloucester Docks has been completed. A total of 9,000m3 of silt, equivalent to 3.6 Olympic swimming pools, has been removed in the latest phase of the £1 million programme that began last November. Throughout the programme the Trust has been closely monitoring environmental…
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June milestone for Toddbrook Reservoir

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June 17, 2023

The Canal & River Trust charity, which cares for Toddbrook Reservoir in Whaley Bridge, celebrates a significant milestone this month, with the installation of nearly 1,000 sheet piles forming the route of the new £15 million overflow spillway channel – a fundamental part of the design that will bring the reservoir back into use. A…
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Visitor moorings available at Gloucester Docks

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June 16, 2023

THE Canal & River Trust has confirmed that visitor moorings in Gloucester Docks are once again available following progress made with dredging to remove the build-up of silt. As part of a £1 million ongoing dredging programme, the silt was bought into the docks last year via the River Severn when water levels in the…
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CRT Ambassador Visits New Riverside Pocket Park in Leeds

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June 15, 2023

AND ASKS – CAN YOU HELP LOOK AFTER THIS WATERSIDE TREASURE? Yesterday, Canal & River Trust ambassador Dr Amir Khan joined staff and volunteers at Whitehall Riverside Pocket Park in Leeds. He appealed for locals to join the Canal & River Trust volunteers who look after the park, which celebrates the beauty and heritage of the city’s…
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Exquisite waterfront lodge for sale

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Arianne Davey

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June 14, 2023

Experience a truly remarkable second home or investment opportunity with this exquisite new Nordic style Pinelog lodge.
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Montgomery Canal Forum

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Mark Lancaster

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June 14, 2023

Wednesday 21 June 2023 New restoration projects – benefits of the reopened canal – plans for the future This year’s Montgomery Canal Forum will be hosted at the Aico Centre of Excellence, Maesbury Road, Oswestry SY10 8NR, a short distance from the canal, on Wednesday, 21 June 2023, at 2.30 pm. The Forum follows Presentations…
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School pupils help to plant a canalside hedge

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June 13, 2023

WORK parties have been busy at the section of the Cromford Canal at Lower Hartshay, which is owned by the Friends of Cromford Canal. A further 400 whips of hawthorn and blackthorn were planted to continue the process of creating a new hedge, 400 having been planted last year. During the last week of April,…
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Characters of the Cut

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June 12, 2023

Grant Hebblewhite – happy Ever After. Alice Griffin reports WHEN Grant Hebblewhite retired from the police in August 2021 after 30 years of service, he was looking for a relaxed life closer to nature, as well as a way of living that would allow him to move around. “I love the proximity to nature, the…
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Clay donation aids canal restoration

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June 10, 2023

THE restoration of the Chesterfield Canal will shortly take a great leap forward thanks to a huge donation of clay from Suon Ltd. Chesterfield Canal Trust will be spending £5.3 million on major works with its share of the Staveley Town Deal. The value of the clay runs well into seven figures and the total…
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