THE Canal & River Trust, working in partnership with Staffordshire County Council, has officially reopened the newly improved stretch of the Trent & Mersey Canal
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Andrew Bridgen MP Named IWA Parliamentarian of the Year 2019
NORTH West Leicestershire MP, Andrew Bridgen, was named The Inland Waterways Association’s Parliamentarian of the Year at a reception held in The Houses of Parliament.
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IWA Launches £100,000 Waterways in Progress Grant
THE Inland Waterways Association (IWA) launched its new Waterways in Progress Grant at a reception in the Houses of Parliament on Monday. The grant offers
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Milestone and photo campaigns launched as part of bicentenary celebrations
AS PART of the Lancaster Canal Bicentenary celebrations, the Canal & River Trust is asking the public to help with two important initiatives during 2019.
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IWA launches Pull Snap Stomp Campaign
TO CELEBRATE Invasive Species week (13-17 May, 2019), The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) is launching its annual Pull Snap Stomp campaign which aims to stamp
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Celebrating blooms by the water
TAKE a stroll along a towpath on a summer’s day and your head and heart will be soothed by the tranquillity of the environment, and
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Charity launches children’s poetry competition celebrating Llangollen Canal
WATERWAYS and wellbeing charity, Glandŵr Cymru – the Canal & River Trust in Wales – is today launching a children’s poetry competition celebrating the Llangollen
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Record number of boats at Canalway Cavalcade
THE early May Bank Holiday weekend saw the 37th annual IWA Canalway Cavalcade taking place in Little Venice, London. Unsettled weather across the weekend didn’t
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Latest boat count from CRT
THE Canal & River Trust’s annual national boat count shows that licence compliance on its waterways remains high with 96.5% of boaters holding a valid
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NBTA celebrates 10th anniversary
THE National Bargee Travellers Association (NBTA) is 10 years old this year . Since its formation in 2009 by a small group of Bargee Travellers
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Union Canal reopens at Linlithgow
THE Union Canal at Linlithgow has fully reopened to public access following the completion of engineering work to reinforce its embankments. The £1 million vital
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Major vandalism at Coxhead’s swing bridge
OVER the night of Tuesday April 23 into Wednesday 24 a major act of mindless vandalism occurred at Coxhead’s swing bridge (number 20) on the
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Project to boost boating and ecology on Oxford Canal
A MAJOR improvement project carried out by the Canal & River Trust along the Oxford Canal has seen over 400m of the canal bank rebuilt
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Canal & River Trust announce temporary restrictions on Leeds & Liverpool Canal
DUE to the low rainfall which has resulted in the drawdown of the reservoirs, and with the forecast set for dry weather, the Canal &
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