Canal & River Trust

Plan your canal getaway and discover a world of waterway wonders

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Shannon Butcher

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May 5, 2020

Waterways and wellbeing charity Canal & River Trust is urging people to look ahead and plan a canal escape for when the coronavirus lockdown lifts: a responsible, safe and relaxing way to get away from it all without leaving the country. The nation’s holiday hire boats offer the chance to explore a wide range of…
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Canal & River Trust challenges children to beat grandparents in online wildlife quiz

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Shannon Butcher

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May 5, 2020

Spring may be bursting out all over but, with the coronavirus lockdown confining people indoors for much of their day, everyone is at greater risk of losing touch with nature. The Canal & River Trust charity has responded by launching an online wildlife quiz so everyone can imagine they’re strolling along a waterway towpath listening…
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Coronavirus: Canal & River Trust to extend boat licences by one month

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Shannon Butcher

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April 27, 2020

The Canal & River Trust is extending all boat licences by one month in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The situation will be assessed again in a month’s time when a further view will be taken about the extent and likely timescales around the coronavirus disruption on boating. All boat licences that are due…
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Calling all Armchair Adventurers – England’s first coast to coast canoe trail

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Shannon Butcher

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April 21, 2020

Coronavirus confinement at home may be frustrating, particularly for active people who are used to racing around outdoors and don’t have patience for streaming endless TV box sets. Canals and towpaths are largely off limits at the moment but bin the boredom, the Canal & River Trust charity invites you to plan your escape…
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Data shows people swapping tourist hotspots and city centres for local towpaths

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Shannon Butcher

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April 21, 2020

The Canal & River Trust, the charity which looks after 2,000 miles of the nation’s waterways, welcomes the latest Government advice about the importance of accessible green space, as data shows a growth in people staying local to discover the canal on their doorstep in place of the usual tourist hotspots and many city centre…
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Coronavirus update from the Canal & River Trust: Guidance for boaters

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Shannon Butcher

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April 17, 2020

With Government today (16 April 2020) extending the Coronavirus lockdown period to 9 May 2020, the Canal & River Trust is accordingly extending the suspension of the normal requirement for boats to move every 14 days to 9 May. During this period, boaters do not need to contact us to tell us they will be…
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Historic working boat called into action for emergency inspection of Blisworth Tunnel

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Shannon Butcher

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April 10, 2020

An 85 year-old canal boat which played a key role in fighting fires in London during WWII has once more come to the rescue to help with an emergency inspection of Blisworth Tunnel. Sculptor, which is ordinarily moored outside the Canal Museum at Stoke Bruerne, was called into action by the Canal & River Trust…
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Update: Temporary repair to Toddbrook Dam

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Shannon Butcher

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April 8, 2020

The Canal & River Trust charity has achieved a significant milestone in the important temporary repair project to enhance the resilience of Toddbrook Dam’s damaged auxiliary spillway. Working with main contractors Kier and Mott Macdonald, the Trust has carefully excavated into the dam wall and installed a concrete ‘cut off beam’ which sits on top…
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Rochdale Canal gets £180,000 winter makeover

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Shannon Butcher

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March 11, 2020

THE Canal & River Trust, the national waterways and wellbeing charity, has carried out more than £180,000 worth of repairs and upgrades to the Rochdale Canal, near Rochdale, this winter. Work at Lock 36, at the summit of the canal near Littleborough, will enable the Canal & River Trust to have greater control over the…
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