What’s On

Canalathon along the Grantham Canal

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Janet Richardson

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June 19, 2024

ON SATURDAY June 29, the Grantham Canal will see a group of walkers from Greenfields Countryside Limited and GCS walking […]
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Rubber ducks and dragon boats return to Paddington Basin

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Janet Richardson

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June 10, 2024

THE Rubber Duck Race and Dragon Boat Regatta are making a splash again in July on the Paddington Arm in […]
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Celebrating 30 years since Bridgwater & Taunton Canal reopening

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Janet Richardson

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June 5, 2024

CANAL lovers in Somerset are marking 30 years since the Bridgwater & Taunton Canal was reopened, with a flotilla of […]
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Hayes Canal Festival returns with day of fun

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Janet Richardson

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June 4, 2024

A SUNDAY of fun on the canal is returning with the annual Hayes Canal Festival confirmed for Sunday June 23, […]
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Museum launches new deaf character

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Janet Richardson

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May 28, 2024

VISITORS to Dudley’s Black Country Living Museum during half term will meet ‘David Smith’, a new historic character. He represents […]
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Derby Bustler Market makes Mercia Marina home for event

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Janet Richardson

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May 22, 2024

GET ready for a sensational day of food, fun and family-friendly entertainment as Derby’s beloved Bustler Market brings its vibrant […]
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TV personality to open upgraded towpath

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Janet Richardson

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May 20, 2024

CANAL Boat Diaries presenter Robbie Cumming is to officially open the upgraded canal towpath from Wendover to Halton. The ribbon […]
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Tripping across the border

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Janet Richardson

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May 3, 2024

THE popular trip boat George Watson Buck based on the Montgomery Canal in Llanymynech is due to restart 30-minute trips […]
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‘Weekend of Action’ call for Government support

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Janet Richardson

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May 1, 2024

FUND Britain’s Waterways (FBW) is orchestrating a significant weekend of action for the early May bank holiday weekend (May 4-6). […]
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Pirate weekender launches NWM summer event programme

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Janet Richardson

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April 29, 2024

PIRATES, shanty-singing sailors and Mermaid Aurora drop anchor at Ellesmere Port’s National Waterways Museum over the weekend of May 17-19, […]
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Have a quacking time at Droitwich

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Janet Richardson

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April 25, 2024

THE annual St Richard’s Canal Festival will be taking place in Vines Park, Droitwich Spa WR9 8LB, from the evening of […]
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Conference to celebrate life of preservation pioneer

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Janet Richardson

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April 24, 2024

TO MARK the 50th anniversary of the death of the writer and biographer L T C Rolt, the Ironbridge Gorge […]
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Celebrating re-opening with free festival

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Janet Richardson

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April 18, 2024

A FREE canalside neighbourhood festival will take place on Saturday May 18 at Middlewood Locks in Salford to celebrate the […]
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Folk for Folk at Gloucester waterways museum

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Janet Richardson

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March 28, 2024

THE National Waterways Museum Gloucester’s canal folk art collection brings together members of Gloucester’s community groups, young people and artists […]
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