News

Hanging around the Dundas Aqueduct

by

Mark Lancaster

–

September 13, 2021

A SPECIALIST abseiling team has been working with the Canal & River Trust to repair the historic Grade I listed Dundas Aqueduct on the Kennet & Avon Canal near Bath. Suspended on ropes 12m (40ft) above the Avon Valley, the team of stone masonry conservators are carrying out specialist conservation repairs to the Georgian Bath…
Continue reading »
Heritage Open Days – Tardebigge

by

Mark Lancaster

–

September 12, 2021

Come for a guided walk around the top lock section of the Tardebigge canal flight on the 18th and 19th of September 2021. A snapshot of 200 years of local canal life from engineering feats through to the age of steam and the establishment of the Inland Waterways Association. Local guides from the Worcester-Birmingham &…
Continue reading »
SHORT TALES ABOUT LONG TAILS

by

Mark Lancaster

–

September 11, 2021

Sue Day’s adventures of 40 years of horsedrawn boating on canals What: Heritage Open Day 2021 – Horseboating on Britain’s CanalsWhere: The Museum Green, outside The Canal Museum, Stoke Bruerne, NN12 7SEWhen: Sunday 12th September 2021 at 2pm – 5pm Come and meet Bonny and Bilbo, Britain’s most widely travelled boathorses on the canals. See…
Continue reading »
PULLING STRATFORD BACK TO THE MIDLANDS

by

Mark Lancaster

–

September 10, 2021

Once upon a time, a 22’ riveted iron maintenance boat lay abandoned and sunk at the bottom of the disused Stratford Canal. When the canal was restored, so was the boat, which was named “Stratford” and taken to the National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port. A pre-pandemic review of their historic boats caused the museum…
Continue reading »
LICHFIELD CANAL TRUST REVIVES BROWNHILLS FESTIVAL

by

Mark Lancaster

–

September 9, 2021

Brownhills Canal Festival is back! Last held in 2019, this year’s Festival has been organised by Lichfield and Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust and will take place on Saturday September 18 and Sunday September 19 from 10am to 4pm each day. LHCRT communications, events and membership director Christine Howles explained why the Trust was organising the…
Continue reading »
SHAKESPEARE MARINA WELCOMES YOU TO ITS OPEN DAY

by

Mark Lancaster

–

September 8, 2021

Stratford-upon-Avon’s brand new, 250 berth Shakespeare Marina is welcoming potential customers to its first Open Day on Saturday 11th September 2021. From 11am until 4pm, guests will be able to have an exclusive look at the site, which is currently under development. They will also be able to ask any questions that they might have…
Continue reading »
CANAL & RIVER TRUST PUBLISHES WINTER MOORINGS INFORMATION

by

Mark Lancaster

–

September 6, 2021

The Canal & River Trust has published the list of sites it will be offering for winter moorings in 2021-22. Matthew Symonds, national boating manager at Canal & River Trust, said: “Some boaters enjoy exploring the waterways all year round but the cold, unpredictable weather and dark, long nights can bring their own challenges for…
Continue reading »
Banbury Museum and Tooley’s Boatyard

by

Mark Lancaster

–

September 5, 2021

Among the many displays at Banbury Museum relating to this historic market town is a section telling the story of the Oxford Canal, which reached Banbury in 1778 and helped boost the local weaving and brewing trades, transforming the town into a major industrial centre. Opposite the museum is Tooley’s Boatyard, which dates back to…
Continue reading »
Skipton swing bridge back in place

by

Mark Lancaster

–

September 4, 2021

OVER nearly three weeks in July contractors working for the Canal & River Trust replaced a well-used swing bridge over the Leeds & Liverpool canal in Skipton in North Yorkshire. The bridge, No 176 on the canal, carries a public footpath to Aireville Park and the local college and is swung out of the way…
Continue reading »
First boat through Grantham Canal lock for 90 years

by

Mark Lancaster

–

September 3, 2021

VOLUNTEERS who have spent the past three years rebuilding a canal lock by hand are celebrating after it was used by a boat for the first time in more than 90 years. The Canal & River Trust, Grantham Canal Society (GCS) and the Waterway Recovery Group have been working together on the formerly derelict Lock…
Continue reading »
Milestone for Ashby Canal ‘Buy a Brick’ campaign

by

Mark Lancaster

–

September 2, 2021

ASHBY Canal Association celebrated a milestone this summer when it reached £50,000 in its ‘Buy a Brick’ campaign. This will help fund the construction of the aqueduct over the Gilwiskaw Brook, on the length of canal being restored. Chairman Peter Oakden was pleased to present the latest brick to the association’s patron, Andrew Bridgen MP,…
Continue reading »
Be inspired at the new Watersports Zone at this year’s Southampton International Boat Show!

by

Mark Lancaster

–

September 1, 2021

Discover the latest trends in fun and affordable activities that benefit your health and fitness The phenomenal rise in watersports activities combined with staycations means more and more people are enjoying being in, on, or around the water. Great for fitness and fun, research shows watersports also has a positive impact on wellbeing and mental…
Continue reading »
Help Turn the Tide on Plastic Pollution on Southampton’s Waterways

by

Mark Lancaster

–

August 31, 2021

Call for volunteers to join community clear up on Southampton’s River Itchin: Join the paddle board event to help keep the waterways clean. Organised by Southampton International Boat Show in partnership with Planet Patrol. 25 August 2021: Ahead of Southampton International Boat Show, organisers British Marine are calling on volunteers to join a community paddle…
Continue reading »
Launching the All Aboard canal boat

by

Mark Lancaster

–

August 30, 2021

On Saturday 25 September, Scottish charity People Know How and Polwarth Parish Church will be officially launching their new canal boat, All Aboard. After People Know How and Polwarth Parish Church announced their partnership in 2019, they ran a pilot project including consultations, events and activities on a chartered canal boat, including projects and events…
Continue reading »