Environment Agency

  • RCR shares update on River Avon rescue

    RCR shares update on River Avon rescue

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    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

    Environment Agency issue update to guidelines for waterway users

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    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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  • Environment Agency update on public safety around rivers as lockdown eases

    Environment Agency update on public safety around rivers as lockdown eases

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    As ministers ease restrictions on movement caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the public is being warned to keep safe around rivers and canals. The Environment Agency, which manages many locks, weirs and bridges along the River Thames through Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Surrey and south-west London, wants people to remember the hazards under the…

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  • Environment Agency: Clarification of our position

    Environment Agency: Clarification of our position

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    Alice Mayne, Deputy Director of Navigation and Commercial Development at Environment Agency has issued another update to clarify their position on non-essential travel. It reads as follows:  Following our updated guidance note which we issued yesterday, I wanted to clarify for you our decision to continue to ask boaters to avoid all non-essential travel on…

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  • Environment Agency: Latest update for boaters

    Environment Agency: Latest update for boaters

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    Environment Agency have released another update on boating registration methods, charges and ways to pay. It reads as follows: Following the Government announcement on 10 May about plans to relax some of the restrictions put in place to prevent the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), we wanted to let you know how this affects our advice…

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  • Environment Agency: Update for boaters

    Environment Agency: Update for boaters

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    Environment Agency have recently released a new update on boating registration methods,  charges and ways to pay. It reads as follows: Following our last communication we wanted to expand on some of the measures we are taking on Environment Agency navigations. We are continuing to follow Government advice during this Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and our…

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