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Heritage Open Days – Tardebigge

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Mark Lancaster

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September 12, 2021

Come for a guided walk around the top lock section of the Tardebigge canal flight on the 18th and 19th of September 2021. A snapshot of 200 years of local canal life from engineering feats through to the age of steam and the establishment of the Inland Waterways Association. Local guides from the Worcester-Birmingham &…
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SHORT TALES ABOUT LONG TAILS

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Mark Lancaster

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September 11, 2021

Sue Day’s adventures of 40 years of horsedrawn boating on canals What: Heritage Open Day 2021 – Horseboating on Britain’s CanalsWhere: The Museum Green, outside The Canal Museum, Stoke Bruerne, NN12 7SEWhen: Sunday 12th September 2021 at 2pm – 5pm Come and meet Bonny and Bilbo, Britain’s most widely travelled boathorses on the canals. See…
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PULLING STRATFORD BACK TO THE MIDLANDS

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Mark Lancaster

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September 10, 2021

Once upon a time, a 22’ riveted iron maintenance boat lay abandoned and sunk at the bottom of the disused Stratford Canal. When the canal was restored, so was the boat, which was named “Stratford” and taken to the National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port. A pre-pandemic review of their historic boats caused the museum…
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LICHFIELD CANAL TRUST REVIVES BROWNHILLS FESTIVAL

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Mark Lancaster

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September 9, 2021

Brownhills Canal Festival is back! Last held in 2019, this year’s Festival has been organised by Lichfield and Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust and will take place on Saturday September 18 and Sunday September 19 from 10am to 4pm each day. LHCRT communications, events and membership director Christine Howles explained why the Trust was organising the…
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SHAKESPEARE MARINA WELCOMES YOU TO ITS OPEN DAY

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Mark Lancaster

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September 8, 2021

Stratford-upon-Avon’s brand new, 250 berth Shakespeare Marina is welcoming potential customers to its first Open Day on Saturday 11th September 2021. From 11am until 4pm, guests will be able to have an exclusive look at the site, which is currently under development. They will also be able to ask any questions that they might have…
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Banbury Museum and Tooley’s Boatyard

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Mark Lancaster

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September 5, 2021

Among the many displays at Banbury Museum relating to this historic market town is a section telling the story of the Oxford Canal, which reached Banbury in 1778 and helped boost the local weaving and brewing trades, transforming the town into a major industrial centre. Opposite the museum is Tooley’s Boatyard, which dates back to…
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Be inspired at the new Watersports Zone at this year’s Southampton International Boat Show!

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Mark Lancaster

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September 1, 2021

Discover the latest trends in fun and affordable activities that benefit your health and fitness The phenomenal rise in watersports activities combined with staycations means more and more people are enjoying being in, on, or around the water. Great for fitness and fun, research shows watersports also has a positive impact on wellbeing and mental…
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Launching the All Aboard canal boat

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Mark Lancaster

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August 30, 2021

On Saturday 25 September, Scottish charity People Know How and Polwarth Parish Church will be officially launching their new canal boat, All Aboard. After People Know How and Polwarth Parish Church announced their partnership in 2019, they ran a pilot project including consultations, events and activities on a chartered canal boat, including projects and events…
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‘Rubbish’ boats launch – floating refuse collection is a first for the Kennet & Avon canal

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Mark Lancaster

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August 18, 2021

Boaters on the Kennet & Avon Canal having problems disposing of their rubbish got some help from waterways charity the Canal & River Trust today (17 August). The Trust’s first refuse collection boats set off from Bath and Bradford on Avon to meet at Dundas. The 40’ long work boats, Sulis and Vale of Pewsey,…
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‘All Boats Rise’ Ye Vagabonds announce a slow barge tour through Ireland’s waterways

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Mark Lancaster

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August 14, 2021

Journeying along the River Shannon, the River Barrow and the Royal & Grand Canals – August 7th – September 7th 2021 Meeting friends along the way: Laura Quirke, John Francis Flynn, Cormac Begley,FeliSpeaks, Brigid Mae Power, Anja Murray, Manchán Magan, Erin Fornoff, Leo O’Kelly, andThomas McCarthy and more. Folk duo Ye Vagabonds have been planning…
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Leeds Waterfront Festival To Host New Neurodiverse-Friendly Event

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Mark Lancaster

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August 9, 2021

Leeds Waterfront Festival, which is running through the summer over five different dates, is to host a new neurodiverse-friendly event on Friday 13 August from 11am to 4pm. Canal & River Trust, in partnership with Leeds Autism Services (LAS), are excited to announce a new event which takes place at Leeds Dock and Armouries Square.…
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Boat trips return to Standedge Tunnel

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Mark Lancaster

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August 6, 2021

Standedge Tunnel and Visitor Centre has restarted boat trips into Britain’s longest, highest and deepest canal tunnel. The 200-year-old attraction, which is managed by waterways and wellbeing charity Canal & River Trust, is welcoming back visitors following the easing of coronavirus restrictions. The museum gallery, Watersedge Café and outdoor areas are all fully open, and…
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Roundhouse Birmingham invites you to #SeeTheCityDifferently

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Mark Lancaster

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August 4, 2021

Following the complete restoration of this unique, horseshoe-shaped Grade II* listed building, Roundhouse Birmingham invites you to #SeeTheCityDifferently and explore Birmingham and its heritage from the heart of the city’s canal network. This iconic building in the heart of Ladywood has been brought back to life thanks to a unique partnership between the Canal &…
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Join in new Summer Fun on Cheshire’s waterways

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Mark Lancaster

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August 2, 2021

Boat trips return at Anderton Boat Lift, historic ‘Canal Town’ re-enactments, free fishing taster sessions and walking groups for the over 55s Join in summer fun on Cheshire’s beautiful waterways with a host of activities and events organised by the Canal & River Trust waterways and wellbeing charity. Public boat trips at Northwich’s Anderton Boat…
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