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Annual Montgomery Canal Forum

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May 20, 2022

Achievements of canal restoration – activity on the canal – plans for the future This year’s Montgomery Canal Forum will be held at Open Newtown’s new Riverside Venue on Monday, 20 June 2022 at 2.30pm. After the disruptions of Covid, the Forum will mark last year’s bicentenary of the final opening of the canal to…
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Open Weekend Celebration Event to be held in Stafford

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May 19, 2022

Stafford Riverway Link (SRL) are organising an Open weekend event to mark the 250th anniversary of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal. It is also 25 years since the formation of the Stafford Riverway Link C.I.C, making it a double celebration. The large fete event will take place on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th May 2022…
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NEW ‘CANALATHON’ CHALLENGE LAUNCHED ACROSS THE NATION’S WATERWAYS

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May 18, 2022

People across England and Wales are being challenged to put on their trainers and take to the towpaths in a new ‘Canalathon’ to raise money to protect the nation’s 200-year-old canals and the wildlife-rich green corridors that they provide. The Canal & River Trust, the charity which looks after 2,000 miles of waterways across England…
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This weekend! Worth a look…

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May 13, 2022

Alarum Productions is a canalside theatre company specialised in retelling real life stories of women on the canals. This weekend Alarum Productions will be arriving by boat to the Batchworth Canal Centre – Rickmansworth, with two shows – Acts of Abandon and I Dig Canals. Both events are free. “We are passionate about celebrating the…
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SHAKESPEARE MARINA TO BE OPENED BY TIMOTHY WEST CBE

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May 12, 2022

On Friday 27th May 2022, the award-winning inland marina developer Geomac Limited (part of the Land & Water Group) will be welcoming dignitaries and boaters to the opening ceremony of their new 250-berth Shakespeare Marina on the River Avon in Stratford-upon-Avon. (Ceremony: 12 Noon) This state-of-the-art marina will be officially opened by Timothy West CBE.…
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Mass paddle marks boat lift anniversary

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May 11, 2022

MORE than 40 paddleboarders from the Mid Cheshire Stand Up Paddle Board Club made history by going through the Anderton Boat Lift at Northwich. The event on March 26 was one of the celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary since the lift’s restoration. A Canal & River Trust spokesman said: “There were so many paddleboarders,…
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Stafford Riverway Link – double anniversary celebration

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May 9, 2022

The Stafford Riverway Link (SRL) community group is holding a two-day fete at its Baswich site, on 28 and 29 May, to celebrate 25 years of its formation and 250 years since the opening of the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal. The double celebration event is open to all with free admission and parking, and…
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Celebrate Jubilee weekend at Crick Boat Show

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May 3, 2022

EACH year more than 250 canal boat industry exhibitors converge at Crick Marina for Britain’s biggest inland waterway showcase, the Crick Boat Show. After two difficult years for live events, the show is due to return to full strength with more than 26,000 visitors expected to attend. This year it will take place across the…
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ANDERTON BOAT LIFT HOSTS MAJOR STEAM FESTIVAL AND 10K CHARITY RUN

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May 2, 2022

Anderton Boat Lift, Cheshire’s historic ‘Cathedral of Canals’ in Northwich, will be hosting two major public weekend events in May – a Steam Festival (7 & 8 May) and a 10K Run (Sunday 15 May). Over the first weekend, more than a dozen historic traction engines and steam boats, including the award-winning 1903 Art Deco…
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CANAL CHARITIES CELEBRATE 21ST ANNIVERSARY OF HUDDERSFIELD CANAL REOPENING AND LAUNCH OF NEW E-SHUTTLE

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April 30, 2022

CANAL & RIVER TRUST AND HUDDERSFIELD CANAL SOCIETY INVITE COMMUNITIES TO JOIN IN BANK HOLIDAY FUN WITH HELP FROM BBC STAR ROBBIE CUMMINGS Spend your early May bank holiday by water and take part in a host of free activities at a 21st anniversary celebration of the reopening of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal, held at…
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Steam ship ‘The Danny’ fires up for record cruising year

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April 28, 2022

AWARD-winning heritage steamship, the Daniel Adamson, is firing up for a new record-breaking season of leisure cruises along the waterways of Cheshire and Merseyside. Affectionately known as ‘The Danny’, the 1903 steamship launches its 2022 programme on Good Friday, April 15, with a rare visit to Canning Half Tide in Liverpool’s Royal Albert Dock followed…
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Moira Canal Festival is back again!

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April 27, 2022

THE Moira Canal Festival organisers are pleased to be returning to Moira on May 21-22 after a two-year absence.The festival is held on the banks of the restored Ashby Canal, in the grounds of the Grade II listed Moira Furnace in north-west Leicestershire, with entertainment throughout the weekend at this family event. Geoff Pursglove said:…
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Medway Queen (Heroine of Dunkirk)Platinum Jubilee programme

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April 25, 2022

Over the extended holiday weekend of 2nd to 5th of June PS Medway Queen will be open on all four days with additional attractions to make your visit more enjoyable. Admission times and charges are not changed, it’s 11am to 4pm with last admission 3pm – same as the usual Saturdays. Ship tours will run…
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EARLY BIRD TICKETS FOR THE SOUTHAMPTON INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW ON SALE NOW

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April 15, 2022

Don’t miss out, get your ticket today! If you’re planning on heading to the Southampton International Boat Show 2022 (16-25 September) then make sure you take advantage of our exclusive early bird ticket offer. Available for two weeks only, early bird tickets cost just £20, a massive saving of 37% off the price of an…
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