Canal and River Trust

National Waterways Museum Gloucester

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Janet Richardson

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January 18, 2022

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 are in canal heaven as you wander around the Victorian docks and absorb the atmosphere and sense of history. The museum is housed in the Grade II listed Llanthony Warehouse…
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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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HAVE YOUR SAY ON CANAL CHARITY’S PROPOSALS TO UPGRADE HARTHILL RESERVOIR

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Janet Richardson

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January 13, 2022

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 say on proposals to upgrade the reservoir. The Trust announced plans in December 2020 to upgrade the reservoir to bring it in line with modern standards. The team has been…
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Help celebrate 21 years of reopened canal

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Janet Richardson

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January 8, 2022

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 through Standedge Tunnel, a wonder of the waterways. Organised by the Huddersfield Canal Society and Canal & River Trust, the ‘Summer Pennine Explorer Cruise’ takes place from June 25 to…
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Vaccine firm volunteers help with canal projects

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Janet Richardson

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December 30, 2021

STAFF from pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca in Cheshire are just a few of the dozens of volunteers working with the Canal & River Trust this winter to improve the Macclesfield Canal for both people and wildlife. More than 60 employees have so far carried out a range of outdoor tasks as part of the company’s corporate…
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Second national award for waterways volunteer

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Janet Richardson

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December 29, 2021

WEST Yorkshire volunteer Cath Munn has received a second national award for her outstanding contribution to Canal & River Trust waterways in the Yorkshire and North East region. The presentation took place at the Standedge Tunnel Visitor Centre near Marsden. Cath, 46, from Huddersfield has been recognised by CRT and the Marsh Charitable Trust for…
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New pumps installed at Gloucester Docks

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Janet Richardson

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December 27, 2021

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 join the two existing ones to play a crucial role in managing water resources in Gloucester and Bristol. Water levels in the docks and canal are constantly managed by the…
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CONSULTATION ON MANAGING MOORING SPACE IN INNER LONDON

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Janet Richardson

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December 22, 2021

The Canal & River Trust is inviting boaters and local stakeholders to take part in a consultation on ways to improve the management of mooring space on central London’s busy canals[1] to balance the needs of local and visiting boats. With boat numbers across the whole London waterway network remaining at around record levels (c.4,000…
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Open days: See repairs in action, visit the bottom of a lock…

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Janet Richardson

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December 11, 2021

5th February – Grindley Brook, Llangollen Canal in ShropshireCarrying out repairs to locks 1, 2 and 6 – some of the busiest locks on the canal network. Locks 1 and 2 are staircase locks, where the top gate of one is the bottom gate of the next. Visitors will have the opportunity to go into…
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Leicester’s waterways – the potential to be unlocked with new partnership!

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Janet Richardson

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December 2, 2021

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 people and wildlife. The charity is launching the Leicester Waterways Improvement Partnership to make the River Soar and Grand Union Canal running through the city even more special and use…
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RESTORATION OF HISTORIC CHESHIRE CANAL FOOTBRIDGE WINS ENGINEERING AWARD

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Janet Richardson

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November 26, 2021

The Canal & River Trust waterways and wellbeing charity has won a major engineering award for its sympathetic restoration of a historic Grade II Listed footbridge across the Trent & Mersey Canal in Middlewich, Cheshire. Canal engineers Tania Snelgrove, Ian Draycott and Helen Braidwood have been presented with a coveted heritage award from the Institution…
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Who left the lock open?

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Janet Richardson

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November 25, 2021

WHILE walking along a section of the Kennet & Avon Canal to Devizes recently, Towpath Talk contributor Kevin Thomas came upon Lock 25 standing wide open. It prompted him to question what is it that makes boaters leave a lock open – laziness, a lapse of attention or even arrogance? In its guide to saving…
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Let there be light! Towpath walking routes now lit…

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Janet Richardson

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November 23, 2021

Waterways and wellbeing charity, Canal & River Trust, working in partnership with the City of Wolverhampton Council, has installed solar-powered lights along the canals in Wolverhampton to improve walking and cycling routes along the city’s towpaths. The lights have been installed along six miles of canal with one every ten metres, along the Main Line…
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BOAT LICENCE FEES FOR 2022-23

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Janet Richardson

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November 4, 2021

The Canal & River Trust is today announcing that headline private and business boat licence fees will rise by 4% from 1 April 2022. Income from private boat licences accounted for around 10% of the charity’s annual income last year and helps ensure that the vast amount of work necessary for keeping the waterways available…
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