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Join appeal to help keep PeggotyTom IV operational

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March 21, 2026

ISLINGTON Boat Club is raising funds for a new engine for its core boat, PeggotyTom IV. Keeping the boat operational is critical to what the club does – without it, youth sessions and training courses are at risk. “For many years, PeggotyTom IV has been more than just a narrowboat. She has been a place…
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New venue for artefacts exhibition

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February 23, 2026

THE Stafford Riverway Link Artefacts Exhibition, displaying artefacts unearthed at the Baswich site by volunteers, is on the move. You can catch it at Rising Brook Community Library, in Merrey Road, Stafford, ST17 9LX, until Saturday, March 28. As reported, the Stafford Riverway Link CIC is a canal restoration group aiming to reconnect the county…
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Trust salutes volunteers in North West for their exceptional contributions

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February 21, 2026

The waterways – and canal volunteering – are for everyone. The Canal & River Trust celebrated this by honouring its volunteers in its annual awards scheme, supported by The Marsh Charitable Trust. In an ongoing series, we are featuring all the winners. THIS month we continue to shine the spotlight on the work of trust…
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Historic tug’s bell rings again

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February 11, 2026

The bell from a long-scrapped Shroppie canal tug is on public display for the first time. Steam tug W. E. Dorrington was built in 1906 for the Shropshire Railway and Canal Company (SR&CC), and its bell is on show in Warrington Museum until February 28. This has prompted further research into its role in the…
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Wartime mystery uncovered during Whitminster Bridge restoration

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February 10, 2026

Volunteers restoring Whitminster Bridge on the Stroudwater Canal have uncovered two concrete pits believed to date from the Second World War, while major restoration work continues following a multi-million-pound heritage grant. Wartime pits discovered beneath Whitminster Bridge Volunteers restoring the historic Whitminster Bridge on the Stroudwater Canal have uncovered two mysterious concrete pits believed to…
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Brecon Canal illuminated as communities mark 225th anniversary

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February 7, 2026

Up to 2,000 people gathered along the Brecon Canal for a series of illuminated evening events marking the waterway’s 225th anniversary. The celebrations formed part of a year-long programme led by Glandŵr Cymru. Up to 2,000 people came together to light up the Brecon Canal during a week of celebrations marking the canal’s 225th anniversary,…
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Traci Dix-Williams Awarded MBE for Outstanding Services to Heritage and Community Preservation

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January 23, 2026

Traci Dix-Williams, former Chief Executive Officer of the Dudley Canal and Tunnel Trust, has been awarded an MBE in the King’s New Year Honours in recognition of her services to heritage. Describing the honour as “an unexpected and deeply humbling experience,” Traci reflected on a career spent preserving, interpreting and celebrating Britain’s industrial and cultural…
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Historic Narrowboat Norway Reborn: 1927 Wooden Cargo Boat Returns as a Steel Replica

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January 21, 2026

A historic British waterways workboat has been brought back to life after nearly a century, as Norway, a wooden cargo narrowboat first launched in 1927, has been reborn as a faithful steel replica following an eight-year restoration project. Originally built in 1927 for the Anderton Company, the 72ft ‘knobstick’ motor narrowboat spent decades carrying cargo…
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£210,000 LOTTERY GRANT to restore 1912 Canal Boat as floating community hub

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January 2, 2026

A National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £210,000 will restore a 1912-built historic canal boat and transform it into a floating community hub, bringing a little-appreciated chapter of Oxford’s waterways history to life for future generations. The funding will support the restoration of Kilsby, a working canal boat that has been in continuous use on…
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NATIONAL HONOUR for waterways photographer

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December 24, 2025

National Historic Ships UK, a government-funded but independent organisation, has announced the winners of its annual photography competition celebrating maritime heritage across the UK. The organisation provides objective advice to UK governments and local authorities, funding bodies, and the historic ships sector on all matters relating to historic vessels. Kev, from Tipton in the West…
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CHARACTERS OF THE CUT: Charlotte Hopwood, Seawood Signwriting

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December 19, 2025

A LIFELONG love of arts and crafts, along with a chance meeting at a festival 12 years ago, is what set Charlotte Hopwood on her signwriting journey. Alice Elgie reports… Charlotte shares with me: “I was at Moira Canal Festival helping in the crafty kids tent, but also at the festival was Martyn King, of…
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GREEN & SERENE: Waterways make a splash in national awards

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December 16, 2025

More than 2,000 parks, gardens and green spaces across the UK and beyond have been announced as 2025 Green Flag Award winners, marking a record-breaking year for the internationally recognised quality standard. A total of 2,250 locations achieved Green Flag status in 2025 — the highest number ever recorded by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy,…
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