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Gallows Inn Lock open day sees visitors flock to Erewash Canal

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April 15, 2023

Report & photos: Les Heath ONE of the 14 locks on the 15-mile Erewash Canal became a tourist attraction over the winter when the Canal & River Trust invited the public to view a £204,000 major works project. Despite a damp start an open day at Gallows Inn Lock attracted numerous visitors thanks to the…
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New hand on the tiller at LCC

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April 14, 2023

FOLLOWING Lichfield Cruising Club’s recent annual meeting, club member Joan Surplice was elected as its new Commodore. Joan and her husband Les joined LCC in 2015 and, over the last five years, has served on the club’s board as secretary. Lichfield Cruising Club is based at Huddlesford just outside the city of Lichfield on the…
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Scotland’s canals to be celebrated with Red Wheels from the National Transport Trust

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April 13, 2023

Both Crinan and Caledonian Canals will be awarded a commemorative plaque this weekend. Two of Scotland’s canals will be celebrated by the National Transport Trust this weekend with the award of Red Wheels to the Crinan and Caledonian Canals. Red Wheels are awarded by the National Transport Trust, whose Transport Heritage programme commemorates Britain’s rich…
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Characters of the Cut: Ashley Woodward, The Boat Inn

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April 12, 2023

By Alice Griffin STANDING proud at top lock opposite the country’s first canal museum, The Boat Inn, Stoke Bruerne, is at the heart of the canal system. Independently owned and operated by the Woodward family since 1877, fifth-generation Ashley Woodward is rightly proud to be the current general manager. Originally rented from the Duke of…
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Urgent request for crew – Kildare

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April 8, 2023

Much work has been completed on Kildare and the plan is to take the boat to Braunston to be painted for the Boat Show in June. A crew is needed to move Kildare. The plan is to assemble at the Museum on Tuesday 11 April with a 5-6 day cruise to Braunston. This requires a…
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Weaver’s Triangle Visitor Centre Re-Opens

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April 7, 2023

The Weavers’ Triangle Visitor Centre on Manchester Road, Burnley reopens for the 2023 season at Easter. On Saturday, 8th April the Mayor of Burnley, Councillor Cosima Towneley, who has recently agreed to become Patron of the Weavers’ Triangle Trust, will inaugurate the season at 1.30p.m. The Visitor Centre will then be open on Saturdays and Sundays…
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Navigation at Crofton: re-opened!

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April 3, 2023

The Kennet & Avon Canal has re-opened to navigation at Crofton, following five months of closure to allow the Canal & River Trust to replace the canal’s pumping system at Crofton. A section of the towpath at Crofton will remain closed until July 2023. The pumping system at Crofton, near Great Bedwyn in Wiltshire, keeps…
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NEW SAFETY FILMS TO BENEFIT FIRST-TIME BOATERS

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April 1, 2023

A new series of animated films designed to help boaters navigate the UK’s inland waterways safely have been launched by the Canal & River Trust and the Environment Agency. The five short, animated videos, available on YouTube, are designed primarily for new boaters, including hire boaters. They give straightforward guidance on staying safe when boating,…
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Waterways Ireland set to dispose of 10 vessels

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March 31, 2023

Marine Notice No. 21 of 2023 advises that Waterways Ireland will be disposing, by public tender, of 10 vessels which have been removed from its navigations. The varied collection includes Freeman, Seamaster and Dawncraft cruisers, two type of sailing craft, a speedboat and a 60ft long x 13ft wide steel hulled barge fitted with a…
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Electra, the community boat on the Grand Union Canal, seeks more volunteers

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March 30, 2023

Electra, the accessible, all-electric community canal boat, run by volunteers from the Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust, already has 49 volunteers. Still, more are needed as demand for cruises has doubled since the boat was launched in 2021. Volunteer Chair, Denise Taylor, said “Electra volunteers are a friendly bunch who work as one big…
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Carefree Cruising to the rescue

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March 29, 2023

MIDDLEWICH boat share operators Carefree Cruising recently came to the rescue of Alan Price’s planned trip to Kenya. One of 23 volunteers from Everton In the Community, Liverpool, he is due to travel to Nakuru, Kenya, on April 1 as part of a trip organised by African Adventures. They will visit two schools in the…
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New lighting for middle Trent locks

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March 28, 2023

WORKS have been underway this winter to upgrade the lighting of the River Trent locks between Nottingham and Newark. “The current lighting has reached end of life as replacement bulbs are no longer available,” a workman said. Improvements at Stoke Lock have now been completed and in March work began on Hazelford Lock. When complete…
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Anderton Boat Lift Reopens For Easter After £450,000 Emergency Repairs

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March 25, 2023

Anderton Boat Lift, Cheshire’s historic Cathedral of the Canals near Northwich, will reopen for boat trips on Good Friday, thanks to a £450,000 emergency repair programme carried out by the Canal & River Trust charity. On Friday 7 April, the waterways and wellbeing charity will again start operating the world’s first major commercial boat lift…
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Third-party events on CRT network to be charged

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March 24, 2023

The Canal & River Trust will be introducing a charge for third-party events taking place across its estate to help cover the charity’s costs of processing and facilitating them. The charge will be levied on event applications received from 1 June 2023. A £95 +VAT administration fee (the cost to the Trust of processing applications)…
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