A historic Grade II* listed canal warehouse at the head of the Peak Forest Canal in Whaley Bridge has been re-launched as a traditional craft skills centre, run by a new community interest company.
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Tag: Canal & River Trust
Breach on the Ashby Canal
On Sunday, 27 November locals woke up to the sound of running water on the Ashby Canal near Snarestone, North West Leicestershire, as a hole developed in the bed of the canal writes Geoff Pursglove.
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Lancaster Canal flies new Green Flag
The picturesque Lancaster Canal, cared for by the Canal & River Trust waterways and well-being charity, has been awarded a second prestigious Green Flag Award
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Canal & River Trust publishes Boater Report 2020
The Canal & River Trust has published its Boater Report 2020 for its 34,500 leisure licence holders. The Report sets out how the Trust generates its income, including the contribution from boaters, and how that money is invested in the network.
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Canal & River Trust broadens online passage booking offer
The Canal & River Trust is making journey-planning easier for boaters by making passage through more staffed locks and tunnels available to be booked in one place online.
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‘Unlocking’ the challenge of London’s congested waterways
The Canal & River Trust is starting a discussion with boaters and other stakeholders on how to manage the busy London waterways. Against the backdrop of
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Boat licence fees for 2021-22
The Canal & River Trust is today announcing that headline private and business boat licence fees will rise by 2% from 1 April 2021.
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Canal & River Trust publishes its 2019/20 Annual Report and hosts Annual Public Meeting online
Canal & River Trust has today (13 October) published its 2019/20 Annual Report & Accounts alongside details of how to view and take part in its Annual Public Meeting being held online on 28 October.
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Dredging work to help navigation on Bridgwater & Taunton Canal
Boaters enjoying time afloat on the Bridgwater & Taunton Canal will soon find the waterway easier to travel along, thanks to a major dredging project
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Grantham canal volunteers make up for lost time by lifting new lock gates into historic lock
Volunteers on the Grantham Canal are getting back into the swing of things after lockdown by lifting new oak lock gates into the restored Lock
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Canal & River Trust awards grants to waterway charities after appeal
Thanks to donations from hundreds of people to the Canal & River Trust’s appeal to support small waterway-based charities, the Trust has been able to
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Take part in Canal & River Trust’s monthly boater survey
Now that boats are cruising again with the easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions, the Canal & River Trust is asking boaters to take part in
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Waterway activities booming as people seek socially distanced fun
With lockdown lifting across the country, people have been searching for ways to get outside and enjoy the Great British Summer. And it seems that the nation’s waterways are the answer.
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Coronavirus update from the Canal & River Trust: Leicester lockdown
Following the announcement from the Secretary of State for Health & Social Care (29 June 2020) regarding the reintroduction of lockdown measures in Leicester, the
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