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Take A Friend Fishing – Twelve days of opportunity for festive angling success.

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December 8, 2023

A new experience for your winter holidays To access the Take a Friend Fishing initiative this winter between Friday 22nd December and Tuesday 2nd January (inclusive), existing fishing licence holders can register for a FREE one-day fishing licence from the Environment Agency at www.takeafriendfishing.co.uk and take someone they know fishing. Get Involved with Angling This…
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Historic Thames locks receive £9.5m investment

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August 12, 2023

THE Environment Agency’s Navigation Programme has invested £9.5 million into the non-tidal Thames over 2022/23 and delivered a variety of refurbishment projects from Rushey Lock in West Oxfordshire to Romney Lock in Windsor. These include improvements to public safety, resilience and amenity works to make visiting locks an even more pleasant experience for boaters out…
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NEW SAFETY FILMS TO BENEFIT FIRST-TIME BOATERS

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April 1, 2023

A new series of animated films designed to help boaters navigate the UK’s inland waterways safely have been launched by the Canal & River Trust and the Environment Agency. The five short, animated videos, available on YouTube, are designed primarily for new boaters, including hire boaters. They give straightforward guidance on staying safe when boating,…
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Is this waterpoint keeping your drinking water safe?

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November 23, 2022

From Towpath Talk reader Kevin Roberts, and a reply from the Environment Agency! NEW technology never seen before? No, it’s a new take on an Elizabethan toilet system! Between the years 1584 and 1591, Sir John Harrington, godson of Elizabeth I, invented a water closet with a raised cistern and a small downpipe through which…
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River Thames winter stoppages

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October 22, 2022

THE Environment Agency is investing £9 million as part of its annual programme of essential works along the non-tidal River Thames. It is needed to replace or keep maintained 45 locks, their associated structures and towpath bridges, in reliable condition for the continued safe enjoyment of boaters and all visitors. The following locks will be…
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Thames boater fined for illegal moorings

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Janet Richardson

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February 26, 2022

THE owner of two boats was recently fined £800 and ordered to pay costs of almost £21,000 for obstructing a busy part of the River Thames Alistair Trotman broke safety byelaws when mooring the barges he rented out as accommodation at one of the busiest sections of the river, at Molesey Lock in Surrey. At…
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Kempston Mill landing stage gets go ahead

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Mark Lancaster

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October 2, 2021

THE Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust has announced that its long-awaited plan to build a landing stage at Kempston Mill has now been given the green light to start work. Planning permission for the landing stage was granted back in January 2019 and the project is being built in partnership with Bedford Borough Council…
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Environment Agency Unveils Bumper £9.5 Million Thames Navigation Investment Programme

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Mark Lancaster

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August 27, 2021

…with Locks, Docks and Three New Fish Channels The Environment Agency has released its 2021-22 list of navigation improvements to the Thames and with a total budget of £9.5 million, it’s the largest investment programme in a decade. The improvement works stretch from Lechlade (near the river’s source) to the tidal limit at Teddington and…
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Consultation launched on fairer and simpler boat registration scheme

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Shannon Butcher

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July 23, 2021

Boat owners who keep or use their vessels on Environment Agency (EA) waterways are being urged to have their say on newly proposed registration charges which will be introduced from 2022.
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Charity dealing with mystery pollution along Worcester canal

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Shannon Butcher

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April 7, 2021

Waterways and wellbeing charity, Canal & River Trust, is calling on the people of Worcester to turn detective and help find the source of reoccurring oil pollution on the Worcestershire & Birmingham Canal.
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Environment Agency update for waterway users 2021

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Shannon Butcher

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January 8, 2021

Following the government announcement on 4 January 2021 of a national lockdown for England, this is our updated guidance for boating customers.
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Boston Barrier flood gate fully operational

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Shannon Butcher

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December 23, 2020

The Boston Barrier gate is now fully ready and working to give an enhanced level of flood protection to over 13,000 homes and businesses in the town.
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RCR shares update on River Avon rescue

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Shannon Butcher

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September 21, 2020

Following the failure of the Twerton sluice gates on the River Avon, River Canal Rescue has pulled teams and equipment together to recover 47 boats.
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Environment Agency issue update to guidelines for waterway users

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Shannon Butcher

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July 31, 2020

The Environment Agency has issued an update to their guidelines for waterway users amidst eased restrictions on movement caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Keep reading to see the full update. General update First of all, we would like to thank you for your patience over the past few months as we have responded to…
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