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RALLY POSTPONED Due to Ongoing Disruption

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July 26, 2025

The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) announces today the postponement of the Rally for the Bridgewater Canal, originally scheduled to take place at Agden Bridge over the August Bank Holiday (23 – 25 August 2025). The event was designed to bring together boaters, communities, and stakeholders in support of restoring the Bridgewater Canal following the major…
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BRIDGEWATER BOATERS released from breach site

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February 27, 2025

BOATERS trapped by the Bridgewater Canal breach have been released from their moorings. Many liveaboard boaters and owners of leisure craft found their vessels marooned after the December 31 breach of the canal, which resulted in water draining out of 1.9 miles of the canal either side of the breach at Little Bollington, near Dunham…
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DEVASTATING. Three weeks on from canal bank collapse

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January 25, 2025

ENGINEERS are still assessing the damage and extent of repairs needed at the Bridgewater Canal in Greater Manchester. A section of the Bridgewater Canal embankment near Dunham Massey in Greater Manchester collapsed on New Year’s Day after sustained heavy rainfall, resulting in water pouring into neighbouring fields and flooding a sewage works. It also left…
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£4 million earmarked for docks regeneration

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November 27, 2021

The Inland Waterways Association (IWA), the charity that campaigns to protect and restore the inland waterways of Great Britain, welcomes the announcement made at this week’s Bridgwater Town Development Forum that £23.2m has been awarded from the Government’s Towns Fund to Sedgemoor District Council for the regeneration of Bridgwater. The award includes £4m towards the…
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