canal campaigning

  • IWA marks 80th anniversary with river cruise and call for waterways investment

    IWA marks 80th anniversary with river cruise and call for waterways investment

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    The Inland Waterways Association marked its 80th anniversary with a special cruise aboard the historic SS Daniel Adamson. THE event celebrated eight decades of the IWA’s work to protect, restore and promote inland waterways, while highlighting the potential of the River Weaver and challenges affecting its future. It combines industrial heritage, important wildlife habitats and reliable…

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  • The canal campaigners who refused to let the Monty run dry

    The canal campaigners who refused to let the Monty run dry

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    Sixty years after a last-ditch meeting in a Newport hotel, the Shropshire Union Canal Society is still fighting for the waterways of the historic Shropshire Union network – turning threatened closures into volunteer-powered restorations and keeping up the pressure to bridge the final ‘Shropshire Gap.’ THE Shropshire Union Canal Society (SUCS) began life on Wednesday,…

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