The Canal & River Trust, the national waterways and wellbeing charity, has completed repairs on Lune Embankment on the Lancaster Canal. Costing over £1.5 million
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Canal & River Trust charity appeals for happy waterway memories to share on social media
Waterways and well-being charity, the Canal & River Trust is appealing for everyone to take a trip down memory lane and share recollections of happy
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Canal towpath closed between Bradley and Kildwick
The towpath on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal between Bradley and Kildwick has been temporarily closed as work has restarted on the £2 million Craven
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Environment Agency: Clarification of our position
Alice Mayne, Deputy Director of Navigation and Commercial Development at Environment Agency has issued another update to clarify their position on non-essential travel. It reads
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BSS Examination COVID-19 suspension lifted
Boat Safety Scheme (BSS) Examinations, suspended in the COVID-19 related lockdown, have now resumed for mo st boat owners, but they will happen in a
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NBTA demands closure of overcrowded towpaths after lockdown easing
As the Government announced a partial easing of the Coronavirus lockdown, the National Bargee Travellers Association (NBTA) has written to Canal & River Trust (CRT)
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Work starts on £1 million repair project to upgrade Carr Mill reservoir, St Helens
The Canal & River Trust charity, which cares for 2,000 miles of waterways, has started a major repair project to upgrade Carr Mill Reservoir on
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Environment Agency: Latest update for boaters
Environment Agency have released another update on boating registration methods, charges and ways to pay. It reads as follows: Following the Government announcement on 10
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Stay alert for nature – helping wildlife out of the lockdown
Millions of people have found solace in nature during the six weeks since the lockdown started. Now nature needs our help and space if it
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New apprenticeship standard opens opportunities in water environment and habitat management
A new Level 3 Water Environment Worker Apprenticeship Standard has been approved for delivery, providing an opportunity for school-leavers to develop the skillsets to embark
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Charity urges motorists to take care crossing historic canal bridges after damage to Grade II* Listed gem
The Canal & River Trust, the charity caring for 2,000 miles of canals and rivers in England and Wales, is calling for motorists to slow
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Canal & River Trust Launches appeal to support small charities across its network
The Canal & River Trust has today, 5 May 2020, launched a fundraising appeal to help support the dozens of small waterway-based charities across its
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Plan your canal getaway and discover a world of waterway wonders
Waterways and wellbeing charity Canal & River Trust is urging people to look ahead and plan a canal escape for when the coronavirus lockdown lifts:
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Canal & River Trust challenges children to beat grandparents in online wildlife quiz
Spring may be bursting out all over but, with the coronavirus lockdown confining people indoors for much of their day, everyone is at greater risk
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