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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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Happy birthday Staffs and Worcs!

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Phil Pickin

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September 14, 2022

August bank holiday weekend saw a significant birthday being celebrated by the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Society – the 250th anniversary of the opening of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal. The waterway between the River Severn and Autherley opened in 1772, and to mark the event, a rally, attracting around 26 boats, was held just…
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IWA annual meeting at Lichfield

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September 12, 2022

THE Inland Waterways Association’s 63rd Annual General meeting will be held on Saturday September 24 at 11.30am at The Guildhall, Bore Street, Lichfield WS13 6LU. Following the AGM there will be an open session where the CEO and trustees will provide an update on campaigns and there will be an opportunity to ask questions. A…
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Canal & River Trust and Chester Zoo join forces

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September 10, 2022

Two leading charities, the Canal & River Trust and Chester Zoo, have joined forces to deliver a 15 month green biodiversity and wellbeing project to boost wildlife and work with local communities along the Shropshire Union Canal near the zoo and around Chester city centre. Dozens of local volunteers from Upton, Blacon and surrounding areas…
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Historic canal network playing a 21st century role to help alleviate water shortages

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September 5, 2022

The Canal & River Trust is highlighting the role that its nationwide 250-year-old canal network can play in providing a more resilient UK water supply, including proposals to transfer water for millions more people currently experiencing drought. Already the nation’s canals transfer over 300 million litres of water each day to supply millions of homes…
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Our Sue’s weekend at Mercia Marina!

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September 2, 2022

Here’s our Head of Advertising, Sue, enjoying a lovely weekend at Mercia Marina , Willington near Derby, in a lodge belonging to one of her relatives. We managed to persuade Sue to do a bit of filming – didn’t she do well! See the cafe, the surroundings, inside a lodge and meet Carl, who swapped…
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The Best Solution for Removal of Fuel Contamination

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September 1, 2022

Tankbusters can help you to make dirty diesel bug contamination a thing of the past! Your engine(s) will be more efficient, cleaner and more reliable. The probability of blocked injectors will be dramatically reduced, filters will need changing less regularly. Potential cost savings are very significant and wasted time on repairs is reduced too. Eliminate…
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Birmingham & Midland Marine Services: For all your waterways needs

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Sam Hewitt

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September 1, 2022

Birmingham & Midland Marine Services have released a new video to showcase their specialist training for personnel working on, in, above or near water with a broad portfolio of inland marine courses.
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A ROAR of approval for boating return!

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September 1, 2022

A roar of approval has greeted the colourful dragon-spearheaded return of boat hire and cruises to Evesham. The green and red dragon pedalos have become particularly popular with DIY boating locals and tourists who have been queuing up to chill out on the beautiful Avon. Laid back cruises on board Easy Tiger have also been a big…
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Hundreds sign petition to include off-grid households in government energy bills support

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August 30, 2022

A petition to include off-grid households in the Government’s £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme has so far been signed by over 1600 people. The Government announced on 26th May 2022 that UK households will get at least £400 off their energy bills as the Energy Bills Support Scheme is being doubled and made into a…
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Floating ecosystems installed on Nottingham’s waterways to attract more wildlife into the city centre

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August 29, 2022

Organisations from across Nottingham are joining forces to install a series of floating ecosystems on the Nottingham & Beeston Canal as part of a drive to attract more wildlife into the city centre. Waterways and wellbeing charity, the Canal & River Trust, and Nottingham City Council have brought together organisations from across the city to…
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Leighton Buzzard towpath now open

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August 27, 2022

A £500,000 towpath improvement project on the Grand Union Canal in Leighton Buzzard, undertaken by national waterways and wellbeing charity the Canal & River Trust, in partnership with national walking and cycling charity Sustrans, will be completed and the towpath reopened yesterday, Friday 26 August. Sustrans received funding from the Department for Transport (DfT) in…
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Canal charity arranges for trapped boats to re-join the network

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August 26, 2022

An unexpected flotilla of narrowboats has been delighting visitors at the National Waterways Museum in Ellesmere Port this week, as the canal boats sail onto the Shropshire Union Canal from the Manchester Ship Canal. The Canal & River Trust has been helping more than 40 boats which have been trapped on the River Weaver Navigation,…
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Boat lift out of action, visitor centre still open!

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August 24, 2022

The Anderton Boat Lift Visitor Centre, near Northwich, remains open to the public, despite the closure of the Victorian lift to boat passage. Visitor numbers have fallen since news was announced of the closure of the boat lift a few days ago due to a repair required on the caisson gates. However the lift’s owner,…
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