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Restoration work to start at Toddbrook Reservoir

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May 17, 2022

THE permanent restoration of Toddbrook Reservoir in Whaley Bridge has got the green light following planning approval by High Peak Borough Council. It gave the Canal & River Trust the go-ahead to start on the project, which is due to cost in the region of £15 million. The main construction phase around the dam is…
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Characters of the Cut – Janice Price, Nancy May Crochet

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May 16, 2022

DESPITE Janice Price’s roving trader business – Nancy May Crochet – being named after her nan, it wasn’t her nan that taught Janice how to crochet. “I taught myself how to crochet after a family member had a premature baby. He was super tiny at just under 2lb and although I didn’t learn how to…
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Crane barge joins Cotswold Canals Trust fleets

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May 14, 2022

VOLUNTEERS at the Cotswold Canals Trust (CCT) have taken delivery of the 10th work boat to join the restoration project’s fleet. The money has been fundraised by CCT on behalf of the canal project and will be operated by Stroud Valleys Canal Company (SVCC). Once restored by skilled volunteers it will become a very useful…
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This weekend! Worth a look…

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May 13, 2022

Alarum Productions is a canalside theatre company specialised in retelling real life stories of women on the canals. This weekend Alarum Productions will be arriving by boat to the Batchworth Canal Centre – Rickmansworth, with two shows – Acts of Abandon and I Dig Canals. Both events are free. “We are passionate about celebrating the…
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SHAKESPEARE MARINA TO BE OPENED BY TIMOTHY WEST CBE

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May 12, 2022

On Friday 27th May 2022, the award-winning inland marina developer Geomac Limited (part of the Land & Water Group) will be welcoming dignitaries and boaters to the opening ceremony of their new 250-berth Shakespeare Marina on the River Avon in Stratford-upon-Avon. (Ceremony: 12 Noon) This state-of-the-art marina will be officially opened by Timothy West CBE.…
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Mass paddle marks boat lift anniversary

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May 11, 2022

MORE than 40 paddleboarders from the Mid Cheshire Stand Up Paddle Board Club made history by going through the Anderton Boat Lift at Northwich. The event on March 26 was one of the celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary since the lift’s restoration. A Canal & River Trust spokesman said: “There were so many paddleboarders,…
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Lock gates return to Newport

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May 10, 2022

AFTER two years of planning, lock gates have finally been returned to Town Lock on what remains of the Newport canal in Shropshire, thanks to the hard work of the Shrewsbury and Newport Canal Trust. The section of the Newport canal, just off Water Lane, was reduced to a near trickle of water when the…
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Stafford Riverway Link – double anniversary celebration

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May 9, 2022

The Stafford Riverway Link (SRL) community group is holding a two-day fete at its Baswich site, on 28 and 29 May, to celebrate 25 years of its formation and 250 years since the opening of the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal. The double celebration event is open to all with free admission and parking, and…
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Award-winning lock keeper hangs up his windlass

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May 7, 2022

A LOCK keeper on the Kennet & Avon Canal for more than 30 years, Bob Preston has retired from his duties at Caen Hill. He started work with British Waterways when he was 19 in 1973 as a general operative on the Kennet & Avon Canal and has been a lock keeper since 1991. In…
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The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) is today announcing the appointment of a new interim leadership team.

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May 6, 2022

Trustees are pleased to announce that Jonathan Smith has been appointed as CEO and Les Etheridge as Trustee and National Chair, both on an interim basis. Both have had long-standing involvement with IWA and bring extensive experience from the private sector. Jonathan Smith, CEO Jonathan Smith has been involved with IWA for over 30…
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Shipshape and Braunston fashion

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May 5, 2022

WITH the lifting of lockdown and the prospect of a full season of waterways rallies and festivals ahead, the owners of Effingham, Keith and Jill Astley, have recently had its paintwork restored to the original 1959 British Waterways livery. The work was carried out by father and son boat painters Dave and Aaron Bishop in…
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Celebrate Jubilee weekend at Crick Boat Show

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May 3, 2022

EACH year more than 250 canal boat industry exhibitors converge at Crick Marina for Britain’s biggest inland waterway showcase, the Crick Boat Show. After two difficult years for live events, the show is due to return to full strength with more than 26,000 visitors expected to attend. This year it will take place across the…
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ANDERTON BOAT LIFT HOSTS MAJOR STEAM FESTIVAL AND 10K CHARITY RUN

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May 2, 2022

Anderton Boat Lift, Cheshire’s historic ‘Cathedral of Canals’ in Northwich, will be hosting two major public weekend events in May – a Steam Festival (7 & 8 May) and a 10K Run (Sunday 15 May). Over the first weekend, more than a dozen historic traction engines and steam boats, including the award-winning 1903 Art Deco…
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CANAL CHARITIES CELEBRATE 21ST ANNIVERSARY OF HUDDERSFIELD CANAL REOPENING AND LAUNCH OF NEW E-SHUTTLE

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April 30, 2022

CANAL & RIVER TRUST AND HUDDERSFIELD CANAL SOCIETY INVITE COMMUNITIES TO JOIN IN BANK HOLIDAY FUN WITH HELP FROM BBC STAR ROBBIE CUMMINGS Spend your early May bank holiday by water and take part in a host of free activities at a 21st anniversary celebration of the reopening of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal, held at…
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