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Steamship Shieldhall to lead Clipper Race fleet home and offer SailGP views

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July 22, 2026

Steamship Shieldhall will take part in the official Clipper Round the World Yacht Race Parade of Sail on Saturday, July 25, before giving passengers a prime view of the SailGP racing in the Solent. The special sailing will bring together two major international sailing events in what promises to be one of the highlights of…
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North West waterways closures force Fund Britain’s Waterways flotilla to abandon Liverpool plans

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July 18, 2026

A campaign cruise intended to highlight the value of Britain’s inland waterways has itself been repeatedly disrupted by lock failures, low water levels and continuing closures across the North West. Fund Britain’s Waterways has warned that Britain risks developing a fragmented canal and river network after its 2026 campaign flotilla was forced to abandon plans…
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Focus on reliability as trust steps up support for boaters

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July 15, 2026

With more boats taking to the waterways as the better weather arrives, the Canal & River Trust is renewing its pledge to do more to tackle the issues most important to boaters. THE trust is encouraging people out on the cut to report faulty paddles, spots that need more dredging, places with overgrown vegetation and…
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Major repair work underway on 180-year-old Worcester lock

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July 8, 2026

The Canal & River Trust is carrying out essential repairs to Diglis Small Lock on the River Severn in Worcester. The top and bottom oak gates of the 180-year-old lock are being repaired as part of ongoing work to maintain and improve the structure for boaters navigating the river. Conservation work to the lock’s Victorian…
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Campaign cruise to highlight funding crisis threatening the Great Ouse

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July 7, 2026

Boaters will travel from St Ives to Bedford this July in a bid to highlight what campaigners describe as a critical lack of investment in the River Great Ouse and Britain’s inland waterways. A FLEET of boats will cruise the River Great Ouse from St Ives to Bedford this month as part of a campaign…
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Rapid response reopens Lock 5 at Camp Hill Locks in Birmingham

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July 6, 2026

Waterways charity, Canal & River Trust, has been able to quickly restore navigation at Lock 5 on the Camp Hill Locks, part of the Grand Union Canal in Birmingham, after a damaged lock gate temporarily brought boat movements to a halt. The issue was reported when a lock gate became dislodged after the lock gate…
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CANAL REOPENS after £850K repair

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December 30, 2025

Boats have returned to cruising the Shropshire Union Canal in Cheshire following the completion of an £850,000 repair project to fix a serious breach caused earlier this year. The breach occurred when an old culvert carrying a stream beneath the canal collapsed, damaging the towpath, embankment and canal bed. To carry out the complex repair,…
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WIGAN CANAL REOPENS after water main burst

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December 28, 2025

Boats have returned to cruising the seven-mile Leigh Branch of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in Wigan following its closure in August caused by a burst water main. Engineers from the Canal & River Trust worked closely with United Utilities, which owns the damaged main, to complete a bespoke repair to the canal bank between…
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BREACH at Whitchurch on the Llangollen Canal: what we know so far

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December 23, 2025

A major embankment failure on the Llangollen Canal at Whitchurch has led to the closure of a key section of the waterway while emergency services and engineers assess the damage and plan repairs. The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday 22 December 2025, close to New Mills Lift Bridge, and resulted in a…
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CROCODILE ON THE CUT not all it seemed

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December 22, 2025

A POLICE appeal to find a crocodile dumped in a canal caused a storm on social media – and the mystery was soon solved. The Derbyshire Rural Crime Team first posted on Facebook: “We know this is probably the strangest appeal ever to grace our Facebook page; however, we are appealing for your help in…
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