IWA Round-up

Preston tram bridge to be replaced using levelling-up funding

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March 22, 2023

A HISTORIC bridge in Lancashire will be replaced after a successful campaign to secure money from the Government’s Levelling Up Fund. Community pressure group Friends of Tram Bridge campaigned for replacing the bridge and persuaded Preston City Council to include the project in its levelling-up funding bid last year. IWA member Nigel Hardacre, from the…
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Revised Manchester Ship Canal guide released

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February 21, 2023

THE Manchester Ship Canal is a waterway which links Manchester with the coast and provides access to the city for large ocean-going vessels. The canal is more than 37 miles long and has five locks in total, but it is not considered a leisure waterway and the incompatibility of large ships and small boats means…
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Grant awarded to the Grand Western Canal

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February 16, 2023

THE IWA Panel that manages the South West Inland Waterways Regeneration Fund (SWIWRF) has approved an application by the Grand Western Country Park (aka Devon County Council) for a grant of £8340 to purchase two new notice boards and produce updated information sheets for the entire canal, many of which are now 20 years old…
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IWA’s response to the Government’s Environmental plan

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February 6, 2023

Waterways vital to Government’s Environmental Improvement Plan IWA welcomes today’s announcement by the Government about its Environmental Improvement Plan 2023. However, we would like to see more emphasis on the role our waterways can play. IWA’s Waterways for Today report highlights the importance of waterways for protecting the environment and providing access to nature for…
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Canalway Cavalcade prepares for 40th anniversary

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January 11, 2023

THE Inland Waterways Association’s Canalway Cavalcade will celebrate its 40th anniversary at Little Venice during the Early May Bank Holiday weekend from April 29-May 1, 2023. This legendary event has been bringing communities together since 1983 and will once again be transforming the heart of the London canal network, with more than 100 colourfully dressed…
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Donation to steam narrowboat President honours renowned boatbuilder

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January 9, 2023

IWA Lichfield Branch has donated £2000 in memory of Malcolm Braine, founding member of Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal Society. The donation to the Black Country Living Museum will support the current restoration work and design and installation of a new boiler for President – one of the world’s few surviving boats of its kind and…
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IWA petitions against HS2 bill

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October 24, 2022

THE HS2 (Crewe– Manchester) Bill received a second reading on June 20 and was referred to an HS2 Select Committee to hear petitions from those directly and specially affected. This bill for Phase 2b West affects the Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal, the Trent & Mersey Canal, and the Ashton and Rochdale canals…
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Annual Balsam Bashing!

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September 16, 2022

NINETEEN volunteers recently turned up at Haslam Park, Preston, for what has become an annual event – the Balsam Bash. It was a record turnout with members of IWA Lancashire & Cumbria Branch, Lancaster Canal Trust and Friends of Haslam Park taking part. The Lancaster Canal borders the park and so far, not a lot…
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Campaigners win battle to protect boaters’ facilities

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September 15, 2022

THANKS to campaigning from IWA, Fox Boats and the Middle Level Commissioners, Fenland District Council has reversed its decision to remove the important boaters’ facilities block on March Riverside. When local IWA members first learned about the March Future High Street Fund, they were delighted that it recognised the potential of the waterway passing through…
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Boater licence fees increase announcement- IWA respond..

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August 5, 2022

The Inland Waterways Association understands the extraordinary economic climate that is affecting Canal & River Trust and appreciates the reasoning of a second increase (of 4%) within one year. IWA welcomes the confirmation that the Trust will support boaters who may be struggling to pay their licence fees on a case-by-case basis. However, IWA regrets…
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Chester: raising the profile of its waterway past

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July 21, 2022

ALREADY a tourist hotspot with strong links to Roman and medieval times, Chester is increasingly viewing its inland waterways as an additional attraction to bring to the attention of those interested in waterway history. At a recent ceremony, the Lord Mayor of Chester Martyn Delaney unveiled a new public information board titled Northgate Locks and…
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Bridge painting on the Ashton Canal

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July 12, 2022

IWA Manchester Branch took advantage of good weather to paint the bridge at Lock 7 on the Ashton Canal. They hold work parties on the second Saturday of the month and are always keen to see new volunteers. #ashtoncanal #iwa #towpathtalk #canals #canalsandrivers #narrowboat #rivers #waterways #lifeonthecut #boating #boats
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Civic trust recognises the IWA’s work

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July 11, 2022

AT ITS annual ‘Good Bad and Ugly’ awards hosted by Chester Civic Trust – an event with a little humour held to commemorate a year in tourism and promotion of the city – the Chester and Merseyside Branch of the IWA was honoured with a special award. This was in recognition of the role it…
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A busy spring for volunteers on the IWA’s Northampton Arm

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July 9, 2022

NORTHAMPTON Branch volunteers have been busy as usual this spring. They have made much progress in keeping the canal tidy and making it a better place, including building a bug hotel. They repaired potholes in the towpath and access track, made fencing repairs and with Canal & River Trust supervision and a chipper, they dealt…
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