VIC 32, the last coal-fired Clyde puffer in service, is marking 75 years since she was launched in 1943 from Dunston’s shipyard in Thorne, Yorkshire,
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Category: What’s On
Walbut Lock restoration complete
THE restoration of Walbut Lock on Pocklington Canal is now complete, meaning this summer a further two miles of the waterway will become navigable for
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New Mikron show traces the history of the NHS
FOR most people going into hospital is a daunting experience. In the hands of Mikron, in a fast paced production, it is a real tonic.
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First art show at Scottish Maritime Museum
THE Scottish Maritime Museum is mounting its first maritime art exhibition, showcasing over 100 works collected by the Irvine museum over the last three years
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From the Chesterfield Canal to the Erewash
DAWN Rose is the only Chesterfield Canal boat in existence, all the rest have rotted away. Built over the course of four years by a
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A new twist to a classic children’s tale
SPECIALLY commissioned by the Puppet Theatre Barge, prize winning writer Deborah Jones retells the popular story of Little Red Riding Hood with poetic beauty, humour
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Salt sculpture to travel by boat to Droitwich
A SCULPTURE inspired by the town of Droitwich’s salt history will travel by boat to the town in a celebration of their unique place in
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Craft a poppy at the Yorkshire Waterways Museum
THE Yorkshire Waterways Museum at Goole has started preparing for the Armistice Centenary in November by making woollen poppies. These will be attached to the
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Having a blast at the Mull
THEY’RE having a blast at Mull of Galloway Lighthouse thanks to the Mull of Galloway Trust which has restored the lighthouse’s mighty fog horn to
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Summer cruising on the Chesterfield Canal
CHESTERFIELD Canal Trust will be holding two Teddy Bears’ Picnic Cruises on Saturday June 16. Bring your own picnic (or order from Tapton Lock Visitor
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Marina looks forward to its third season
WHITE Mills Marina will be hosting the first of its 2018 open days during the early May holiday weekend on Sunday May 6 from 10am-4pm.
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New designs from The Pod
GLASSWARE designer and artist Kathryn Webley has starting making fused glass light covers from her Floating Studio The Pod on the Chesterfield Canal. The covers
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Get snap happy on the Pocklington Canal
GET out your camera and start snapping – a new photo competition is now open in Pocklington with the theme ‘Life on the waterways’. The
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Do you want to cruise the Foss in York?
CASTLE Mills Lock on the Foss in York is operated on request by members of IWA North Riding Branch, as a free service to all boaters.
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