Canal & River Trust

Spending time on the water can be a perfect prescription to improve health and wellbeing

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Shannon Butcher

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July 15, 2021

With concerns around the negative mental and physical health legacy of the coronavirus pandemic, new research published 7 July 2021, reveals that spending time on coastal or inland waterways can be an easily accessible and effective way to improve wellbeing.
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Canal & River Trust are looking for volunteers to assist with seal survey

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Shannon Butcher

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June 11, 2021

Seal spotters are being sought at the Tees Barrage by waterways and wellbeing charity Canal & River Trust as part of an ecology survey looking at the impact of the seals of fish stocks in the River Tees.
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His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales visits Coventry Canal

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Sam Hewitt

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May 27, 2021

Waterways and wellbeing charity Canal & River Trust welcomed its patron, His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, to the Coventry Canal as part of a visit showcasing how Coventry is coming together for the UK City of Culture celebrations.
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Toddbrook Reservoir: Second public consultation in June

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Sam Hewitt

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May 25, 2021

Whaley Bridge residents are invited to find out more about the Canal & River Trust’s plans for the permanent repair of Toddbrook Reservoir at a second public consultation, to be held in June.
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River Canal Rescue win Water Pollution Award for Bilgeaway filter

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Sam Hewitt

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May 25, 2021

River Canal Rescue has won the British Safety Industry Federation’s Water Pollution Award for its Bilgeaway filter.
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National Invasive Species Week: Canal charity launch new campaign

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Sam Hewitt

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May 24, 2021

The Canal & River Trust are appealing to stop the spread of harmful waterway plants and animals as part of National Invasive Species Week (May 24-30).
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Canal & River Trust publishes updated licence T&Cs

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Sam Hewitt

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May 24, 2021

The Canal & River Trust is today publishing its updated Private Boat Licence Terms & Conditions alongside a report detailing the results of the recent 12-week consultation.
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Towpath to be upgraded on the Trent & Mersey Canal

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Sam Hewitt

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May 24, 2021

The Canal & River Trust, working in partnership with Staffordshire County Council and the National Trust, is to improve the towpath along the Trent & Mersey Canal.
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Traffic returns to Trent & Mersey at Anderton

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Shannon Butcher

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April 26, 2021

The Trent & Mersey Canal has reopened near Anderton in Cheshire following temporary repairs to the landslip caused by storm Cristoph back in January 2021, writes Colin Wareing.
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Dredging project begins on Grand Union Canal in Solihull

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Shannon Butcher

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April 19, 2021

Canal & River Trust, has begun a five-month project to improve a section of the 220-year-old Grand Union Canal at Catherine De Barnes between Henwood and Tyseley.
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Families across England can try free post-lockdown fishing

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Shannon Butcher

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April 8, 2021

The nationwide Let’s Fish! initiative, which encourages people to experience the health and wellbeing benefits of fishing on their local waterways, is returning for 2021.
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First woman to paddleboard England’s coast to coast canoe trail pledges support for plastics challenge

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Shannon Butcher

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April 6, 2021

The first woman to paddleboard along the 162-mile Canal & River Trust Coast-to-Coast Trail is pledging her support for Canal & River Trust’s Plastics Challenge as she encourages people to discover a ‘feel good’ adventure on their doorstep.
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‘Unlocking’ the full biodiversity value of the nation’s canal towpaths

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Shannon Butcher

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March 26, 2021

The Canal & River Trust is beginning a six-month trial looking at the benefits of changing the mowing regime along its towpaths.
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Major works planned at Earlswood Lakes in Warwickshire

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Shannon Butcher

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March 24, 2021

Canal & River Trust, the national waterways and wellbeing charity, is starting a £1.6 million programme of improvements to the reservoirs at Earlswood.
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