Dr Andrew Hardie, Chair of the Lapal Canal Trust, signs a £300,000 contract with Kevin Kirkland, Construction Director of Land & Water, to build the first Selly Oak section of the Dudley No2 Canal.
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Canal & River Trust are looking for volunteers to assist with seal survey
Seal spotters are being sought at the Tees Barrage by waterways and wellbeing charity Canal & River Trust as part of an ecology survey looking at the impact of the seals of fish stocks in the River Tees.
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Cotswold Boatmobility apply for grant to help get them back on track
Cotswold Boatmobility is busy coming out of mothballs to offer more disabled people the opportunity to try for themselves the wellbeing benefits of being near water.
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Canal Charity and West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service urge people to Stay Safe by Water this Summer
As temperatures rise, Canal & River Trust is working with West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service to help reinforce the importance of staying safe by water this summer.
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Canal & River Trust’s Graffiti-Busting Volunteers Uncover Vintage ‘Vandalism’ in Bath
Volunteers from waterways charity Canal & River Trust are helping to keep Bath beautiful for local people and its thousands of visitors by tackling graffiti cropping up along the Kennet & Avon Canal.
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Celebration for Sheffield Based Charity after receiving the Queen’s Award and commissioning a Second Community Barge.
Today the Queen has honoured the Ethel Trust with the QAVS for providing exceptional support for disadvantaged people in South Yorkshire.
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His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales visits Coventry Canal
Waterways and wellbeing charity Canal & River Trust welcomed its patron, His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, to the Coventry Canal as part of a visit showcasing how Coventry is coming together for the UK City of Culture celebrations.
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Inside the June issue of Towpath Talk
Inside the June issue of Towpath Talk, the Bridgwater Town Council have stepped in to save the historic Bridgwater Docks in Somerset.
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Toddbrook Reservoir: Second public consultation in June
Whaley Bridge residents are invited to find out more about the Canal & River Trust’s plans for the permanent repair of Toddbrook Reservoir at a second public consultation, to be held in June.
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River Canal Rescue win Water Pollution Award for Bilgeaway filter
River Canal Rescue has won the British Safety Industry Federation’s Water Pollution Award for its Bilgeaway filter.
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National Invasive Species Week: Canal charity launch new campaign
The Canal & River Trust are appealing to stop the spread of harmful waterway plants and animals as part of National Invasive Species Week (May 24-30).
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Canal & River Trust publishes updated licence T&Cs
The Canal & River Trust is today publishing its updated Private Boat Licence Terms & Conditions alongside a report detailing the results of the recent 12-week consultation.
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Towpath to be upgraded on the Trent & Mersey Canal
The Canal & River Trust, working in partnership with Staffordshire County Council and the National Trust, is to improve the towpath along the Trent & Mersey Canal.
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Canal charity turns to CCTV as ‘hit & run’ drivers give it the hump
The Canal & River Trust, the national waterways and wellbeing charity, is asking drivers to take much more care when crossing the 200-year-old hump-back bridges that span the nation’s canal network.
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