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Coronavirus: Canal & River Trust to extend boat licences by one month

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Shannon Butcher

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April 27, 2020

The Canal & River Trust is extending all boat licences by one month in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The situation will be assessed again in a month’s time when a further view will be taken about the extent and likely timescales around the coronavirus disruption on boating. All boat licences that are due…
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Vital work to resume on unlocking the Severn project

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Shannon Butcher

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April 27, 2020

Construction of four fish passes along the River Severn in Worcestershire, paused on 25 March due to the coronavirus pandemic, is set to resume in the coming days. The Unlocking the Severn project team has worked extensively with the contractor, Kier, to develop safe working practices to ensure work can be undertaken in accordance with…
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Inside the May issue of Towpath Talk

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Sam Hewitt

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April 24, 2020

In the May issue of Towpath Talk, we’re keeping up with Covid-19 updates*, and we investigate how social distancing measures are working on the towpath. So, sit back, relax and enjoy the UK’s number ONE read for all waterways users. Regularly topping 100 pages, it features everything you need to know about boats, marinas, wildlife,…
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Waverley 2020 season an ‘open question’

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Shannon Butcher

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April 24, 2020

Whether PS Waverley sails again in 2020 remains an ‘open question’, according to Paul Little, Waverley Excursions general manager. Not only has the impact of social distancing slowed the fitting out of the ship’s boiler room, where its two, new, Cochran-built boilers were installed at the start of April, but the charity is awaiting further…
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Data shows people swapping tourist hotspots and city centres for local towpaths

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Shannon Butcher

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April 21, 2020

The Canal & River Trust, the charity which looks after 2,000 miles of the nation’s waterways, welcomes the latest Government advice about the importance of accessible green space, as data shows a growth in people staying local to discover the canal on their doorstep in place of the usual tourist hotspots and many city centre…
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Worcester Festival of Water cancelled

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Shannon Butcher

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April 20, 2020

The extension of the Covid 19 lockdown has led the Inland Waterways Association to regretfully cancel the IWA Festival of Water due to take place on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal, Worcester over the August Bank Holiday weekend this year.
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Coronavirus update from the Canal & River Trust: Guidance for boaters

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Shannon Butcher

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April 17, 2020

With Government today (16 April 2020) extending the Coronavirus lockdown period to 9 May 2020, the Canal & River Trust is accordingly extending the suspension of the normal requirement for boats to move every 14 days to 9 May. During this period, boaters do not need to contact us to tell us they will be…
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No balcony or garden? Nine ways to experience nature through your window

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Shannon Butcher

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April 16, 2020

The RSPB has brought together nine ways to make the most of your window during the current lockdown while giving back to nature at the same time. The coronavirus lockdown has made many of us look to the nature on our own doorstep for exercise, wellbeing and mental stimulation. This may seem harder if…
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Council gives Forth Bridge viewing platfom green light

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Hugh Dougherty

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April 16, 2020

Network Rail has been given the green light by Edinburgh City Council’s development management sub-committee, to go ahead with a £10m viewing platform and visitor hub at the iconic, 130-year-old Forth Bridge. Councillors considered 150 objections and 40 messages of support for the project before approving the planning application which predicts that 85,000 visitors per…
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Historic working boat called into action for emergency inspection of Blisworth Tunnel

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Shannon Butcher

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April 10, 2020

An 85 year-old canal boat which played a key role in fighting fires in London during WWII has once more come to the rescue to help with an emergency inspection of Blisworth Tunnel. Sculptor, which is ordinarily moored outside the Canal Museum at Stoke Bruerne, was called into action by the Canal & River Trust…
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The Lion Salt Works Museum provides free access to collections and educational support

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Shannon Butcher

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April 10, 2020

Staff at the Lion Salt Works Museum, part of Cheshire West and Chester Council’s group of four museums are determined to connect with audiences through social media and their website while the doors are temporarily closed. Using Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and the Museum’s own website, visitors, both young and old, can enjoy pictures from the…
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Tune in to wildlife during tough times

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Shannon Butcher

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April 8, 2020

The Wildlife Trusts have created wonderful online nature activities to encourage everyone to tune in to wildlife at home this spring – and to help people find solace in nature during tough times. Spot bees, butterflies, bats and birds during your permitted local walk, keep children entertained with nature-themed crafts, or tune in to look…
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Birds nesting in ‘eggstraordinary’ places

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Shannon Butcher

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April 8, 2020

Spring has truly sprung in the UK and blossom buds are bursting, birds are singing their morning melodies of the dawn chorus and flitting and from their nesting sites in search of materials. Despite everything that’s going in the world at the moment, nature is still open for business and carrying on doing its thing…
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Update: Temporary repair to Toddbrook Dam

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Shannon Butcher

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April 8, 2020

The Canal & River Trust charity has achieved a significant milestone in the important temporary repair project to enhance the resilience of Toddbrook Dam’s damaged auxiliary spillway. Working with main contractors Kier and Mott Macdonald, the Trust has carefully excavated into the dam wall and installed a concrete ‘cut off beam’ which sits on top…
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