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North West waterways closures force Fund Britain’s Waterways flotilla to abandon Liverpool plans

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July 18, 2026

A campaign cruise intended to highlight the value of Britain’s inland waterways has itself been repeatedly disrupted by lock failures, low water levels and continuing closures across the North West. Fund Britain’s Waterways has warned that Britain risks developing a fragmented canal and river network after its 2026 campaign flotilla was forced to abandon plans…
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Campaigners Renew Calls for Long-Term Waterways Funding After £6.5m Government Boost

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February 26, 2026

CAMPAIGNERS responding to the Government’s extra £6.5 million investment in England’s and Wales’s canal network are once more calling for a top-level rethink into how waterways are funded. They say although the boost is welcome, it yet again underlines the ongoing underfunding crisis – and warn that this is only a one-off payment, not systemic…
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After the breach: community rallies as canal faces year of repairs

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January 28, 2026

INTRO: The devastating breach on the Llangollen Canal left boats destroyed, dozens stranded, and families displaced, but the generous response from the boating world and beyond has been heartwarming – as it is expected to take most of 2026 to reinstate the waterway. MORE than £100,000 has been raised to support the three boaters whose…
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ARMADA invades Government by river

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May 28, 2025

AN ARMADA of boats took part in a friendly invasion of London but carried a serious message to the Government: ‘Put cash into the waterways’. Fund Britain’s Waterways (FBW) organised a protest flotilla with many boats taking part in a month-long cruise from Lincolnshire to the capital, calling on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to…
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Business body backs campaign for waterways funding

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May 9, 2024

BRITISH Marine recently joined other members of Fund Britain’s Waterways for a meeting with the Canal & River Trust chief executive Richard Parry and his senior team at Hatton Locks. The trade association, whose members come from a broad range of boating businesses, is one of 120 organisations backing the FBW campaign to protect all…
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Fund Britain’s Waterways

North West waterways closures force Fund Britain’s Waterways flotilla to abandon Liverpool plans

Campaigners Renew Calls for Long-Term Waterways Funding After £6.5m Government Boost

After the breach: community rallies as canal faces year of repairs

ARMADA invades Government by river

Business body backs campaign for waterways funding

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