Cheshire

1930’S BOAT: Now a seat…

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September 6, 2024

CHESHIRE’S Overwater Marina saw a different type of launch when its workshop team unveiled a painstaking conversion of a piece of boating history. The stern of Saxon, a hand riveted cast iron open day boat first built for the London Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) Company, has been restored and converted into a seating area…
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Top destinations for 2023

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January 16, 2023

FROM rural retreats to vibrant city centres, narrowboat holidaymakers can use their boat as a floating holiday home to explore Britain’s network of inland waterways. There’s a great choice of hundreds of waterside destinations and canalside pubs to stop off at along the way. Here are Drifters’ waterways holidays’ top canal boat holidays for 2023:…
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Charging facilities now available for visitors to Aqueduct Marina

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March 22, 2022

FACILITIES to allow electric vehicle users to recharge their cars are appearing in many places across the country. To help meet the demand, Aqueduct Marina have recently had four charging stations installed at their Cheshire location. These new Rolec charging units, operated by VendElectric, provide Electric Vehicle users with an opportunity to recharge at 22kW…
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Active Waterways Cheshire volunteers celebrate national award

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Janet Richardson

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January 14, 2022

A NATIONAL volunteering award has been presented to 27 volunteers from the Active Waterways Cheshire project by the Canal & River Trust and the Marsh Charitable Trust. The Marsh Trust Awards celebrate volunteer excellence and the amazing range of activities delivered by teams and individuals across CRT’s network in England and Wales. In the North…
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CHESHIRE’S OVER 55s INVITED TO JOIN NEW ‘ACTIVE WATERWAYS’ WINTER WALKS PROGRAMME

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Janet Richardson

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October 18, 2021

The Canal & River Trust waterways and wellbeing charity invites Cheshire’s Over 55s to beat the winter blues by joining a new, free ‘Active Waterways’ 12 week walks programme starting in November. The aim is to help participants improve their mental and physical health by joining in gentle exercise along the county’s beautiful canals and…
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Join in new Summer Fun on Cheshire’s waterways

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Mark Lancaster

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August 2, 2021

Boat trips return at Anderton Boat Lift, historic ‘Canal Town’ re-enactments, free fishing taster sessions and walking groups for the over 55s Join in summer fun on Cheshire’s beautiful waterways with a host of activities and events organised by the Canal & River Trust waterways and wellbeing charity. Public boat trips at Northwich’s Anderton Boat…
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