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Decorated boats line the towpath at a previous Festival of Water.

Festival of Water comes to the Trent & Mersey Canal

March 16, 2022 Web Editor IWA Round-up, News, What's On

IWA’s Festival of Water is a bank holiday weekend of fun for all who love spending time by the water. This year’s event will take

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Volunteers at the ASHTAC Big Dig, 1972

‘ASHTAC Big Dig’ 50 years on

March 15, 2022 Web Editor IWA Round-up, News, Volunteering, What's On

’50 years after the heroic efforts of volunteers to bring the Ashton Canal back to life at ASHTAC, join with us to celebrate and get

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The Worcester-Birmingham & Droitwich Canals Society sponsored boat push

Sponsored ‘Boat Haul’ on April 9th 2022 starting at 11am!

March 11, 2022 Web Editor News, What's On

A message from The Worcester-Birmingham & Droitwich Canals Society: Please support our wonderful team of ‘boat haulers’ who will be pulling on the ropes of

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John Bunyan Boat BMKT

Bunyan Boat: Cruise Dates Shortly to be announced for 2022!

February 23, 2022 Janet Richardson News, What's On

From the John Bunyan Community Boat: In preparation for the cruising season, new and existing volunteers of the John Bunyan Community Boat have taken to

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Newark Town Lock

Local people invited to explore the depths of 20ft River Trent lock at family open days

February 19, 2022 Janet Richardson Angling, News, What's On

Waterways and wellbeing charity, the Canal & River Trust, is inviting members of the public to climb down into a drained section of the River

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Riveting exhibit! A riveting machine used in the building of the Forth Bridge and on loan to ICE from the National Railway Museum. Hugh Dougherty

EARLY SCOTTISH CANAL ENGINEERING ON ICE!

February 15, 2022 Hugh Dougherty News, What's On

If you want to view the history of the early days of canal engineering on ICE, then set your sights on a visit to the

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Chichester Canal Basin - David Standley

February half term family fun at Chichester Canal

February 9, 2022 Janet Richardson News, What's On

Chichester Canal is home to many different types of wildlife – furry, fishy and feathery, and this February half term the canal volunteers are encouraging

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Grindley Brook

Explore the locks at Grindley Brook at free open day

February 1, 2022 Janet Richardson News, What's On

Waterways and wellbeing charity, Canal & River Trust, is holding a public open day on Saturday 5 February at Lock 2 on the Llangollen Canal

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Anderton Boat Lift

ANDERTON BOAT LIFT HOSTS BEHIND-THE-SCENES PUBLIC OPEN WEEKEND (February 26 and 27)

January 20, 2022 Janet Richardson News, What's On

The Canal & River Trust invites people to go behind-the-scenes of Britain’s first boat lift, Anderton Boat Lift, Cheshire’s historic Cathedral of Canals, at a

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Llanthony Warehouse – home of the National Waterways Museum Gloucester. PHOTO: CRT

National Waterways Museum Gloucester

January 18, 2022 Janet Richardson Features, What's On

Nicola Lisle continues her series on waterways museums with a visit to Gloucester’s magnificent docklands museum. EVEN before you enter the Gloucester Waterways Museum you

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The Pennine Explorer cruise reaches Tunnel End, Marsden, in June 2017.

Help celebrate 21 years of reopened canal

January 8, 2022 Janet Richardson News, What's On

BOATERS from far and wide are invited to enjoy an exciting cruise in 2022 across the Pennine hills exploring the Huddersfield Narrow Canal and travelling

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The Puppet Theatre Barge moored in Little Venice. PHOTO: NICOLA LISLE

Puppet Theatre still afloat after 40 years

January 4, 2022 Janet Richardson News, What's On

Nicola Lisle explores the Puppet Theatre Barge in London as it prepares to celebrate its 40th anniversary this month. AS I step aboard the Puppet

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Burnley Council/Canal Trust_30/7/21_©Andy Ford

ENJOY A SPECIAL FESTIVE FUN DAY AT FINSLEY GATE WHARF, BURNLEY

December 15, 2021 Janet Richardson News, What's On

The Canal & River Trust charity is inviting everyone to join Santa and his elves in festive fun at a special Christmas craft and activity

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Open days: See repairs in action, visit the bottom of a lock…

December 11, 2021 Janet Richardson News, What's On

5th February – Grindley Brook, Llangollen Canal in ShropshireCarrying out repairs to locks 1, 2 and 6 – some of the busiest locks on the

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