Canal and River Trust

£4 million investment! Leicestershire’s historic waterways

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November 21, 2022

The Canal & River Trust, the national waterways and wellbeing charity, is investing £4 million on a four-month programme of repairs on Leicestershire’s historic waterways. As part of the programme, continuing until March, the Trust’s expert teams will be replacing lock gates, repairing historic bridges and carrying out a host of tasks to keep the…
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MP visits Caldon Canal project

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November 18, 2022

STAFFORDSHIRE Moorlands MP Karen Bradley has visited the £2 million project to rebuild the historic Grade II listed Hazelhurst Bridge on the mainline of the Caldon Canal, near Endon. Hosted by Stephen Higham, the Canal & River Trust’s partnerships & external relationships manager for the West Midlands, she met members of the project team to…
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Endangered eels given a helping hand as they make epic transatlantic journey

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November 11, 2022

Work has been completed to enable endangered eels to make their way up the River Trent as part of an epic 3,000 mile journey from Bermuda. Waterways and wellbeing charity, the Canal & River Trust, has teamed up with the Environment Agency, EDF and Uniper to build a special eel pass to help the eels…
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Half-a-million for Dead Dog Bridge…

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November 8, 2022

The Grade II Listed Interchange Basin Towpath Bridge on the Regent’s Canal in Camden, the busiest canal footbridge in the country with over one million walking and cycling visits per year, is set for a £533,000 ten-week repair project by the charity Canal & River Trust. Built in 1846, the historic bridge known locally as Dead…
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Upgrade work requires fish rescue first

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November 7, 2022

When: 10am, Thursday 10 November 2022 Where: Kennet & Avon Canal at Crofton, Wiltshire (parking available in the Crofton Beam Engines visitor car park, Crofton, Marlborough SN8 3DW) What: Fish are being rescued ahead of the rare draining of a section of the Kennet & Avon Canal near Great Bedwyn in Wiltshire, part of an important…
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Valued: Canal & River Trust Waterways

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November 4, 2022

The Canal & River Trust, the charity which protects and preserves 2,000 miles of inland waterways in England and Wales, at the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Waterways held at the Houses of Parliament, launched a headline report setting out the economic and social value of its 250-year-old waterway network. Presenting the report to MPs, Richard…
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SBS BoatLife Angling Village to welcome exciting line-up of top brands

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November 3, 2022

Introducing a brand new dimension to SBS BoatLife 2023, the Angling Village will further open up this popular activity to enthusiasts old and new. An excellent opportunity to become fully immersed in all-things fishing, the zone will host a large variety of stands, boats, equipment plus a stage area, solely dedicated to the angling sector.…
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Canalside art trail tackles tagging and antisocial behaviour

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November 2, 2022

A stretch of urban towpath on the Grand Union Canal has been transformed by a new canalside art trail created by waterways and wellbeing charity Canal & River Trust. The project in Alperton, North London, builds on research showing that community street art discourages antisocial behaviour and tagging, and was made possible by support from…
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Water resource update: canals staying open for boating

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November 1, 2022

Following the temporary reopening of canals over the October half term, Canal & River Trust are pleased to announce that the canals below are now open for boating until further notice (excluding any planned winter works). Additionally, the restrictions on the Grand Union and Oxford canals at Watford, Foxton and Braunston are being lifted from…
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Anderton boat lift to reopen March 2023 after £450K repairs

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October 28, 2022

The world’s first boat lift, Anderton Boat Lift, near Northwich, will reopen to boats in spring after a major £450,000 repair package this winter, the Canal & River Trust has confirmed. The waterways and wellbeing charity, which operates the Victorian Scheduled Monument alongside caring for its 2,000-mile network of canals and rivers, will start emergency…
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Vegetation and dredging are major issues

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October 27, 2022

THE issues of uncut vegetation and what was seen as a lack of dredging in the West Midlands were just a couple of the standout issues raised during the recent Canal & River Trust regional users’ forum meeting. Many users attended the meeting hosted by the Birmingham Canal Navigations Society in the Titford Pump House.…
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Kennet & Avon Canal Crofton Pumping Station works to be completed this winter

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October 26, 2022

The Canal & River Trust’s project to replace the pumping system at Crofton, that keeps the summit of the Kennet & Avon Canal topped-up with water for boats, towpath users and wildlife, will be completed this winter. The works, near Great Bedwyn in Wiltshire, started last month and will continue through to March 2023. Costing…
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Canal towpath closed as improvements begin

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October 20, 2022

Works will give local people a clean, green route to feeling happier and healthier The Canal & River Trust has started a project to revamp a section of canal towpath in Swarkestone making it easier for local people to feel the health and wellbeing benefits of spending time by the water. CRT, working in partnership…
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REOPENING OPPORTUNITIES PLANNED FOR NORTHERN DROUGHT-IMPACTED CANALS

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October 15, 2022

Following 2022’s drought, which forced the closure to navigation of several canals in the north of the country, the Canal & River Trust is planning ‘windows’ of canal reopening over the coming weeks. In most instances this will allow boating over the October half term and up to the start of winter stoppage works, whilst…
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