Canal & River Trust

LOCK CLOSURE forces more lorries onto Yorkshire’s roads

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November 4, 2025

THE Inland Waterways Association (IWA) has said the Canal & River Trust’s plan to close Sykehouse Lock, on the New Junction Canal, near Thorne, South Yorkshire, from November 3 to December 19 for bottom and top gate repairs is excessive and disregards the impact on navigation and businesses. The six-week duration of the intended closure…
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SPOOKTACULAR Halloween events to scare your socks off

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October 24, 2025

Things are getting very spooky around Halloween on Canal & River Trust’s canals in Yorkshire, with frightening family-fun Halloween events to scare even the most intrepid ghost hunter. The waterways charity, in association with Huddersfield Canal Society and the North of England Centre for Music & Arts, is inviting brave souls to discover the spookier side of…
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IMPROVED TOWPATH to create greener route to town’s train station

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October 10, 2025

Residents and commuters in Mirfield, West Yorkshire, are benefiting from a resurfaced towpath and upgraded footpath, offering a greener, easier, safer and more accessible route to the town’s train station. The recent official opening marked the fourth completed First and Last Mile project delivered by the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU), Kirklees Council and the Canal & River Trust,…
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DAM OVERFLOW spillway due to be finished by Christmas

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October 2, 2025

A THREE-YEAR construction project to create a new overflow spillway structure at Toddbrook Reservoir, Whaley Bridge, is expected to be finished by Christmas. Construction of the new dam spillway is key to bringing the reservoir back into use after the former auxiliary spillway on the dam wall was damaged in the summer of 2019 following…
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RESTORATION: Grade II-listed pumphouse

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September 24, 2025

The historically important pumphouse at the National Waterways Museum, in Ellesmere Port, is to be repaired and restored thanks to a grant from Historic England. The £252,282 award will enable the Canal & River Trust to renovate and conserve the structure and access bridge so they can be reopened to the public and enjoyed for…
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PARRY HONOURED after 12 years at the tiller

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September 13, 2025

OUTGOING Canal & River Trust chief executive Richard Parry has hinted he will keep his ties with the waterways after a presentation at Braunston Marina in Northamptonshire. Before the formal opening of this year’s Braunston Historic Boat Rally, Tim Coghlan of Braunston Marina asked Sir David and Lady Suchet to jointly present Richard with a…
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BIODIVERSITY AWARD: Testament to hard work of charity and partners

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September 6, 2025

A scheme in the West Midlands that is improving the habitat for wildlife along the region’s historic navigable canals has received a prestigious award. Lucy Wood reports… THE transformative Unlocking Biodiversity programme has been recognised by a Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management award. It has helped preserve and restore wildlife habitats in the…
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BOAT NAMING HONOUR for outgoing boss

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September 2, 2025

AHEAD of his final week as chief executive of the Canal & River Trust, volunteers and colleagues at the charity’s base on the Grand Union’s Hatton lock flight surprised Richard Parry by naming a new workboat in his honour. The 30ft work boat and hopper will be used for operational maintenance including brickwork repairs, litter-picking…
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BRIDGE REFURB set to improve towpath

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September 1, 2025

STOKE City Council and the Canal & River Trust are working together on a project which includes removing and replacing the Whieldon Road towpath bridge deck as it has now reached the end of its serviceable life. To carry out the work safely, the towpath and bridge between Whieldon Road and the incinerator has been…
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BOATER SATISFACTION UP but still work to do

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August 26, 2025

The results of the Canal & River Trust’s Annual Boaters’ Survey have been released. CARRIED out in November and March, the survey showed that boater satisfaction has increased to 55%, up from 46% in 2024. The charity said this follows the introduction of its Better Boating Plan, which was developed in partnership with boaters and…
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MON & BREC: Brighter Future?

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August 25, 2025

THE Welsh Government’s commitment to finding a solution for the future of the threatened Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal has been welcomed by waterways bodies. Lucy Wood reports… The Mon & Brec, as previously reported, has suffered from water supply issues due to legislative changes imposed on the Canal & River Trust, which manages the canal,…
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LOW WATER LEVELS: some thoughts from CRT

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August 20, 2025

There have been a few videos launched via The Canal & River Trust YouTube channel, offering some insight into low water levels, etc: Daniel Greenhalgh – the impact of scarce water: Matthew Symonds – the impact of low water levels: Dr. Adam Comerford – water resources update:
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BREAKING NEWS: More dry weather restrictions due

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August 14, 2025

More dry weather restrictions due as boaters urged to start making plans now More navigation restrictions are set to be imposed as the prolonged dry weather around the country is declared a ‘nationally significant incident’ – as boaters are today urged to start making their own contingency plans. “Many of the reservoirs that supply our…
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IMPROVING ACCESS and inspiring active living along Leeds & Liverpool Canal

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August 12, 2025

A newly upgraded two-mile stretch between Bridge 187 in Kildwick and Bridge 191A in Silsden, known as the ‘Missing Link,’ is the final section of unsurfaced historic towpath in Yorkshire to be improved by the Canal & River Trust. Built more than 200 years ago as the longest single canal for the passage of boats,…
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