What’s On

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 between England and Wales on Sunday (May 5) following a successful survey of the boat. Based at the Llanymynech Wharf Visitor Centre in the Limeworks Heritage Area in Llanymynech, the boat trips are ideal for…
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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). Events will be taking place across the country on waterways managed by different inland navigation authorities, with the aim of mobilising nationwide support and highlighting the crucial need for increased government funding for the maintenance…
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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, to launch the attraction’s summer events programme. Hosted by the Canal & River Trust, the Mutiny at the Port Pirate Weekender kicks off at 7pm on the Friday, with live music from the Old Time…
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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 Friday May 3 until late afternoon Bank Holiday Monday May 6. Now in its 12th year, attractions include daytime canal boat trips aboard Pamela May 2, and live entertainment, food stalls and children’s activities each…
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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 Museum Trust has partnered with academics from Keele University to host a conference on Friday May 10. Celebrating his life and continuing legacy of his work. It will examine the full diversity of his written…
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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 re-opening of parts of the Manchester, Bolton & Bury Canal for the first time in 15 years. ‘Middlewood Locks Fest’ promises an action-packed fun day for all the family, including boats, music, art workshops, a…
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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 with a team of creatives to develop exciting new art. More than 50 people are contributing to the Folk for Folk project, with finished works including textiles, paintings, sculpture, digital art and photography. They will…
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Floating market comes to Foxton Locks this Easter

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Janet Richardson

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March 27, 2024

THE Canal & River Trust is inviting visitors to Foxton Locks to enjoy some retail therapy as a ‘floating market’ visits over the Easter weekend. Trading boats will be selling a wide variety of goods including prints, fabrics, wool and crafts, beers, wines and cider, photography, healing hands treatments such as massages, canal art, sweets…
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Vintage boats head to Chester for Good Friday spectacle

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Janet Richardson

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March 27, 2024

DOZENS of colourful historic narrowboats will descend on Chester throughout this week, culminating in a spectacular gathering at Tower Wharf on Good Friday (8.30-9.30am). They will then travel eight miles along the Shropshire Union Canal to a large celebration at the National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port. The annual cruise, organised by members of the Historic…
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Nottingham canalside choir festival aids water-based charities

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Janet Richardson

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March 19, 2024

TO CELEBRATE World Water Day, singers across the East Midlands are heading to Nottingham for a special canalside choir festival in aid of water-based charities. Taking place on Friday March 22, it will help to raise funds for the Canal & River Trust, RNLI West Bridgford and WaterAid. Members of the public are being invited…
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Sharpness 150 sets to make a splash

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Janet Richardson

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March 19, 2024

AN EVENT celebrating 150 years since the opening of Sharpness New Dock in 1874, launches on Saturday March 30 at Sharpness Sports and Social Club. Sharpness 150 has been created to bring people from the community, surrounding areas and visitors together to participate in and enjoy exploring the past, present and future of Sharpness Dock…
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Saturn to star at Easter gathering

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Janet Richardson

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March 15, 2024

SHROPSHIRE Union flyboat, Saturn, paired with its new horse Flower, will be joined by dozens of historic boats at the National Waterways Museum in Ellesmere Port. Hosted by the Canal & River Trust, the four-day festival takes place over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend (March 29-April 1). For the first time in many years, the…
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Black Country Living Museum unveils new Industrial Quarter

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Janet Richardson

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March 14, 2024

THE latest phase of the Black Country Living Museum’s multi-million pound development opens at Red by Night tomorrow (Friday March 15). Offering visitors a journey through the industrial history of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s the new Industrial Quarter delves into the vibrant stories of industries and individuals that shaped the Black Country’s heritage. “We…
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Tickets now on sale for Crick Boat Show

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Scootering Web Editor

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March 8, 2024

ADVANCE tickets are now on sale for the 2024 Crick Boat Show which begins with a Trade & Preview Day sponsored by Haven Knox-Johnston on Friday May 24. Showcasing the inland waterways industry with over 200 exhibitors, there will be more than 30 new boats to view. Show director Peter Johns said: “Our ‘Trade &…
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