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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Aire & Calder navigation fish deaths: Freight traffic suspended!
Canal & River Trust, the waterways and wellbeing charity that looks 2,000-miles of waterways across England and Wales, has taken the decision to temporarily suspend
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National Waterways Museum Gloucester
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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Active Waterways Cheshire volunteers celebrate national award
A NATIONAL volunteering award has been presented to 27 volunteers from the Active Waterways Cheshire project by the Canal & River Trust and the Marsh
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HAVE YOUR SAY ON CANAL CHARITY’S PROPOSALS TO UPGRADE HARTHILL RESERVOIR
Public Consultation: 10-30 January 2022 Canal & River Trust, the waterways and wellbeing charity that looks after Harthill Reservoir, is inviting people to have their
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Help celebrate 21 years of reopened canal
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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Vaccine firm volunteers help with canal projects
STAFF from pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca in Cheshire are just a few of the dozens of volunteers working with the Canal & River Trust this winter
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Second national award for waterways volunteer
WEST Yorkshire volunteer Cath Munn has received a second national award for her outstanding contribution to Canal & River Trust waterways in the Yorkshire and
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New pumps installed at Gloucester Docks
TWO large three-ton pumps have been installed by the Canal & River Trust at Gloucester Pumping Station in the docks. The new energy efficient pumps
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CONSULTATION ON MANAGING MOORING SPACE IN INNER LONDON
The Canal & River Trust is inviting boaters and local stakeholders to take part in a consultation on ways to improve the management of mooring
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Open days: See repairs in action, visit the bottom of a lock…
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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Leicester’s waterways – the potential to be unlocked with new partnership!
The Canal & River Trust is bringing together businesses, community groups and local authority departments in Leicester to help make the city’s waterways better for
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RESTORATION OF HISTORIC CHESHIRE CANAL FOOTBRIDGE WINS ENGINEERING AWARD
The Canal & River Trust waterways and wellbeing charity has won a major engineering award for its sympathetic restoration of a historic Grade II Listed
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Who left the lock open?
WHILE walking along a section of the Kennet & Avon Canal to Devizes recently, Towpath Talk contributor Kevin Thomas came upon Lock 25 standing wide
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