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Steam ship ‘The Danny’ fires up for record cruising year

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April 28, 2022

AWARD-winning heritage steamship, the Daniel Adamson, is firing up for a new record-breaking season of leisure cruises along the waterways of Cheshire and Merseyside. Affectionately known as ‘The Danny’, the 1903 steamship launches its 2022 programme on Good Friday, April 15, with a rare visit to Canning Half Tide in Liverpool’s Royal Albert Dock followed…
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Moira Canal Festival is back again!

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April 27, 2022

THE Moira Canal Festival organisers are pleased to be returning to Moira on May 21-22 after a two-year absence.The festival is held on the banks of the restored Ashby Canal, in the grounds of the Grade II listed Moira Furnace in north-west Leicestershire, with entertainment throughout the weekend at this family event. Geoff Pursglove said:…
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NEW PARTNERSHIP PROJECT TO AID THE MONTGOMERY CANAL

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April 26, 2022

People and wildlife are set to benefit on the Montgomery Canal as part of a unique partnership between waterways and wellbeing charity Canal & River Trust and ethical drinks company Belu Water. As a first project, Belu is investing £10,000 to help the Trust reduce siltation and improve water quality in the Montgomery Canal by…
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Medway Queen (Heroine of Dunkirk)Platinum Jubilee programme

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April 25, 2022

Over the extended holiday weekend of 2nd to 5th of June PS Medway Queen will be open on all four days with additional attractions to make your visit more enjoyable. Admission times and charges are not changed, it’s 11am to 4pm with last admission 3pm – same as the usual Saturdays. Ship tours will run…
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Seagull Cruises are back! But….

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April 23, 2022

The Ratho based canal charity Seagull Trust Cruises has restarted its trips for people with special needs, but is struggling to provide the pre Covid level of service. After two years of no sailings on the Union canal the Trust has lost some crew volunteers. As Chairman David Mieras explains, the boats are ready and…
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What You Need to Know When Living on a Narrowboat

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April 22, 2022

Living on a narrowboat has become incredibly popular over recent years, with many choosing to opt for this unique way of life, allowing them to connect easily with nature on a daily basis.
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COULD you lead – or feed – a team of volunteers on a week-long restoration holiday?

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April 22, 2022

Canal Camps are volunteer working holidays to help canal restoration. They offer the chance to learn traditional skills such as bricklaying and stonework – and more modern techniques such as piling, concreting or even how to operate machinery like excavators or dumpers.Every year, IWA’s Waterway Recovery Group runs between 16-20 Summer Canal Camps. This means…
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Pull a replica cuckoo boat and raise funds

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April 21, 2022

THE Friends of Dawn Rose are once again organising boat pulls so that groups or organisations can raise funds in a unique way.In past years, dozens of different organisations have raised many thousands of pounds for their own good causes. Many groups return every year. Even Matt Baker had a go when filming for Countryfile!…
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Heritage fly-boat’s new home at Ellesmere Yard

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April 20, 2022

DESPITE winter being a quiet time of the year on the canals, it would seem a lot has been going on at the Canal & River Trust’s Ellesmere Yard. Arguably the most significant news will be the arrival of Saturn, the heritage fly-boat and her companion craft Sweden in north Shropshire. The Canal & River…
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Monty dam-busting volunteers triumph

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April 19, 2022

SHROPSHIRE Union Canal volunteers began the fortnightly programme of restoration of the Montgomery Canal, near Crickheath, during a weekend work party from March 4-6. The main task of this work party was to remove the massive clay dam, which was towpath high and 6m wide, that retained the water in the previously restored 250m section…
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Canal’s quarter-million boost from council levy

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April 18, 2022

THE Lichfield Canal restoration project has received a massive boost with the award of £260,000 funding from Lichfield District Council’s Community Infrastructure Levy.This will allow Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust to build an 870m extension of the public footpath and partial dry canal channel alongside Falkland Road, creating a traffic-free community greenway link between…
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EARLY BIRD TICKETS FOR THE SOUTHAMPTON INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW ON SALE NOW

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April 15, 2022

Don’t miss out, get your ticket today! If you’re planning on heading to the Southampton International Boat Show 2022 (16-25 September) then make sure you take advantage of our exclusive early bird ticket offer. Available for two weeks only, early bird tickets cost just £20, a massive saving of 37% off the price of an…
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Python gets tooled up

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April 14, 2022

THE Chesterfield Canal Trust’s narrowboat Python does maintenance work along the canal, crewed by volunteers. This volunteering has proved so beneficial that it is also part of the new Green Prescribing Programme from South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Integrated Care System. Python works in partnership with the Canal & River Trust which owns and manages the…
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News of a new extended and guided premium trip on the narrowboat Birdswood

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April 11, 2022

New for 2022, enjoy a 3 hour guided tour of the following locations;-Leawood Pump House-Wigwell Aqueduct-The Nightingale Arm-Aqueduct Cottage The trip includes a complementary tea or coffee and a guided tour of the traditional boatman’s cabin on board Birdswood. Trips are offered in the afternoons of 18th April 2022 and the 2nd May 2022 and…
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