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Mass paddle marks boat lift anniversary

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May 11, 2022

MORE than 40 paddleboarders from the Mid Cheshire Stand Up Paddle Board Club made history by going through the Anderton Boat Lift at Northwich. The event on March 26 was one of the celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary since the lift’s restoration. A Canal & River Trust spokesman said: “There were so many paddleboarders,…
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ANDERTON BOAT LIFT HOSTS MAJOR STEAM FESTIVAL AND 10K CHARITY RUN

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May 2, 2022

Anderton Boat Lift, Cheshire’s historic ‘Cathedral of Canals’ in Northwich, will be hosting two major public weekend events in May – a Steam Festival (7 & 8 May) and a 10K Run (Sunday 15 May). Over the first weekend, more than a dozen historic traction engines and steam boats, including the award-winning 1903 Art Deco…
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ANDERTON BOAT LIFT HOSTS BEHIND-THE-SCENES PUBLIC OPEN WEEKEND (February 26 and 27)

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Janet Richardson

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January 20, 2022

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 special free open weekend on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 February. Visitors will be given unique access and insight into the Victorian boat lift’s complex mechanism, including a chance to…
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Active Waterways Cheshire volunteers celebrate national award

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Janet Richardson

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January 14, 2022

A NATIONAL volunteering award has been presented to 27 volunteers from the Active Waterways Cheshire project by the Canal & River Trust and the Marsh Charitable Trust. The Marsh Trust Awards celebrate volunteer excellence and the amazing range of activities delivered by teams and individuals across CRT’s network in England and Wales. In the North…
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HISTORIC ANCHOR NOW ANCHORED AT ANDERTON BOAT LIFT

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Mark Lancaster

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August 28, 2021

A historic 19th century commercial boat anchor, rescued from the bottom of the River Weaver Navigation, has been given a new home on display at the foot of Anderton Boat Lift, Britain’s Cathedral of the Canals, in Northwich. The Canal & River Trust waterways and wellbeing charity, which operates the famous lift and visitor trip…
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anderton boat lift

Mass paddle marks boat lift anniversary

ANDERTON BOAT LIFT HOSTS MAJOR STEAM FESTIVAL AND 10K CHARITY RUN

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

Active Waterways Cheshire volunteers celebrate national award

HISTORIC ANCHOR NOW ANCHORED AT ANDERTON BOAT LIFT

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