A £94,108 grant by Historic Environment Scotland will allow the Maid of the Loch’s steam slipway at Balloch to be fully rebuilt.
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Families across England can try free post-lockdown fishing
The nationwide Let’s Fish! initiative, which encourages people to experience the health and wellbeing benefits of fishing on their local waterways, is returning for 2021.
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Charity dealing with mystery pollution along Worcester canal
Waterways and wellbeing charity, Canal & River Trust, is calling on the people of Worcester to turn detective and help find the source of reoccurring oil pollution on the Worcestershire & Birmingham Canal.
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First look at HS2’s Oxford Canal Viaduct
HS2 Ltd today revealed the first images of its planned Oxford Canal Viaduct and is seeking views from the local community about the design of the viaduct between Banbury and Daventry.
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First woman to paddleboard England’s coast to coast canoe trail pledges support for plastics challenge
The first woman to paddleboard along the 162-mile Canal & River Trust Coast-to-Coast Trail is pledging her support for Canal & River Trust’s Plastics Challenge as she encourages people to discover a ‘feel good’ adventure on their doorstep.
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Adventure afloat: Yorkshire’s canal boat holidays to restart
Canal boating holidays will be available again from 12 April as the lockdown eases – and Yorkshire boating firms are being kept busy as many
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New boating videos released for Broads-wide safety campaign
Ahead of this year’s tourist season, the Broads Authority and partners have released a new series of videos, to help inform all boat hirers how to stay safe on the Broads.
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Thames Valley Boat Show to go ahead
Sponsored by TBS Boats, the Thames Valley Boat Show will take place at MDL’s Penton Hook Marina 9-11 July 2021, following its postponement early this year.
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‘Unlocking’ the full biodiversity value of the nation’s canal towpaths
The Canal & River Trust is beginning a six-month trial looking at the benefits of changing the mowing regime along its towpaths.
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Major works planned at Earlswood Lakes in Warwickshire
Canal & River Trust, the national waterways and wellbeing charity, is starting a £1.6 million programme of improvements to the reservoirs at Earlswood.
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Pumping station improvements on the K&A
THE Canal & River Trust has been carrying out repair work and maintenance at the Caen Hill pumping station on the Kennet & Avon Canal,
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Barton Swing Aqueduct towpath works to be submitted for planning
The Bridgewater Canal Company, part of Peel L&P, is preparing to submit a planning application to reinstate the towpath along the Barton Swing Aqueduct, reconnecting the Bridgewater Way.
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Raising awareness of boaters’ rights to doctors’ surgeries and Covid jabs
The Waterways Chaplaincy team in the North West has been working very closely with the Healthwatch Team in Cheshire to raise awareness of issues with access not only to GP surgeries but also Covid-19 vaccinations.
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Anderton boat lift poised for post lockdown lift off!
Britain’s Cathedral of the Canals, Anderton Boat Lift, is ready for lift off later this spring when Covid-19 lockdown restrictions are lifted.
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