Canal and River Trust

SAVED: ‘At risk’ Aqueduct

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December 31, 2024

AN AT-RISK aqueduct has been saved from falling into disrepair after Glandŵr Cymru, the Canal and River Trust in Wales, stepped in. The Grade-II Listed Aberbechan Aqueduct on the Montgomery Canal has had extensive repairs which should ensure its survival for the next 200 years. The aqueduct carries the canal over Bechan Brook, a tributary…
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CLIMATE CHANGE: £85m bill

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December 28, 2024

THE Canal & River Trust spent £85m in the last financial year on waterway maintenance and repairs, emergency works following floods and storms, and upgrades to reservoirs. In its annual Boater Report, the charity revealed it spent a total of £208.6m in 2023/24 out of income of £237.3m. That included £49m on maintenance and repair…
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DREDGING: Completed by canal charity

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December 24, 2024

BOATERS on the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal should find navigation easier thanks to the completion of a six-week dredging programme by Glandŵr Cymru, the Canal and River Trust in Wales. The work saw in the region of 300 tonnes of sediment removed from four different locations along the canal. It is part of a comprehensive…
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POEM & ARTWORK inspired by canal

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December 18, 2024

Lucy Wood investigates… THE Canal & River Trust charity and The Poetry Society have announced details of a new collaborative arts project inspired by the historic Sheffield & Tinsley Canal. Canal Works is a crowd-sourced poem by acclaimed poet Warda Yassin, and it has inspired a striking new installation by Sheffield-based artist Grace Visions, which…
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CANAL NETWORK: Education for kids

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December 16, 2024

A NEW website aims to educate children and adults alike about the UK’s waterways. The Explorers programme provides a range of free material for primary school-aged children, parents and teachers. Funded by the People’s Postcode Lottery, it will encourage children to connect with nature and enjoy the physical and mental well-being benefits of outdoor learning,…
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HAUNTED TUNNEL: Safety check carried out

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December 2, 2024

ENGINEERS braved the spooks and spectres to inspect the Harecastle Tunnel in Staffordshire to ensure it is safe for thousands of waterway users to navigate. Officials from the Canal & River Trust inched along the Harecastle Tunnel, one of the longest canal tunnels on Britain’s historic canal network, to carry out a vital inspection of…
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AWARDS: Celebrate volunteer excellence on nation’s canals

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November 28, 2024

Lucy Wood reports… DEDICATED teams and individuals who give their time free to the Canal & River Trust have been honoured. Recognition has been given to those who work on the CRT’s 250-year-old navigable network in the charity’s annual volunteer awards, which reflect the diversity of achievements made to keep these waterways open and alive.…
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GET RID of plastics and shout about it!

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November 27, 2024

YOUNG volunteers did their bit to keep the waterways plastic-free with a massive half-term clean-up. Families were out and about across the canal and river network, picking up rubbish to keep the towpaths pristine – and sharing their work on social media. And the organisers are hoping families, and especially youngsters, will keep up the…
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MILLIONS: To be spent on West Yorks. reservoir upgrades

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November 26, 2024

THE 225-year-old Hill Top Reservoir (known locally as Slaithwaite Reservoir) in West Yorkshire is due for a multi-million-pound restoration in 2025 to ensure it can cope with the pressures of climate change and hold more water. The Canal & River Trust held a consultation into the works, which are yet to be finalised, to ensure…
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CRT: Faster response to repairs promised

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November 25, 2024

THE Canal and River Trust has promised to speed up its response to waterway repairs in 2025. The trust has set new targets for emergency repairs and maintenance on the UK’s canal and river network. In addition, it plans to recruit a new volunteer trustee to its board who can be the voice of waterway…
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SELLARS SWING BRIDGE: Repairs complete

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November 13, 2024

Lucy Wood reports… THE Canal & River Trust has completed a six-week programme of repairs to Sellars Swing Bridge, which carries Sellars Road over the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal. The increased weight in vehicles over the years had taken a toll on the condition of the bridge, which dates to the 1950s. The repairs were…
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CHESHIRE LOCK: Open again after £10k repair

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November 12, 2024

HUNTS Lock on the Weaver Navigation in Cheshire is now open to boaters after a complex repair operation by the Canal & River Trust. The work means the link between the 250-year-old waterway and the Trent and Mersey Canal, via the Anderton Boat Lift, is now working again. The trust had to bring in cranes,…
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£140K DREDGING: 1200 Tonnes of silt removed

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November 6, 2024

THE Canal and River Trust has spent £140,000 dredging the River Soar in Leicester, removing more than 1200 tonnes of silt as part of works to make it easier for boaters and encourage wildlife. The work was carried out on a 500-metre section of the river at Limekiln Lock, near Abbey Park, as well as…
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ANCIENT CRAFTS: Demonstrated along the Leeds & Liverpool

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November 4, 2024

CROWDS enjoyed a series of free special blacksmith’s forge demonstrations to celebrate this year’s Heritage Open Days at Apperley Bridge, Bradford close to the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. Thanks to Canal & River Trust volunteer and former blacksmith David Wadsworth and fellow volunteer Phil ‘bellow boy’ Bristow, the charity was able to reignite history and…
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