Grand Union Canal

‘More fun than going to the gym’

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May 20, 2024

By Janet Richardson A FAMILIAR sight at the Braunston Historic Boat Rally in late June, the iconic pair Nuneaton and Brighton are still at work. They are owned and operated by the Narrow Boat Trust, a volunteer-led charity whose objective is to maintain the historic boats and demonstrate how they were operated commercially together in…
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Market Harborough towpath reopened

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December 29, 2023

A SECTION of historic canal towpath in Market Harborough has reopened after the Canal & River Trust completed the latest phase of improvements. These will make it easier for people to access the health and well-being benefits of spending time at the Grand Union Canal. The trust, working in partnership with Sustrans and Harborough District…
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Canal-bank seats for the passer-by

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April 20, 2023

Words and photos: Tim Coghlan TWO benches have been installed beside the Grand Union Canal at Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire, to commemorate the lives of two of its well-known canal and community activists, David Blagrove (1937-2016) and Roy Sears (1945-2018). The funds to purchase the benches and pay for their installation came from the David Blagrove…
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Canalside art trail tackles tagging and antisocial behaviour

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November 2, 2022

A stretch of urban towpath on the Grand Union Canal has been transformed by a new canalside art trail created by waterways and wellbeing charity Canal & River Trust. The project in Alperton, North London, builds on research showing that community street art discourages antisocial behaviour and tagging, and was made possible by support from…
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Friends climb back in the pedalo for canal fundraiser

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June 23, 2022

PEDAL power has once again been driving two Warwickshire fundraisers who travelled ten miles along the Grand Union Canal – in a pedalo! Friends Alex Pearson from Stratford and Emma Brayne from Warwick navigated tunnels and locks as part of their intrepid challenge, in aid of local children’s charity Molly Ollys. The pair were joined…
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Community boat launches new food offers

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June 18, 2022

Electra, the all-electric community boat, has unveiled an expanded menu for its second season on the Grand Union Canal. As they cruise gently along the canal, guests can now enjoy a ploughman’s lunch on a Wednesday half day cruise, or a Thursday evening curry cruise. Jubilee Cream Tea Cruises run on Thursdays and Fridays, although…
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HAYES CANAL FESTIVAL IS BACK

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May 21, 2022

Hayes Canal Festival is back on the Grand Union Canal on Sunday 29 May, for the first time in nearly three years. From free boat trips and canoe sessions to fishing and a climbing wall, there will be activities and live entertainment throughout the day – on water and land – from noon until 5pm.…
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Christmas Floating Markets, Nantwich and Blisworth

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Janet Richardson

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November 9, 2021

The Roving Canal Traders Association are excited to announce they are holding a Christmas floating market on the embankment of the Shropshire Union Canal in Nantwich Cheshire East CW5 and on the towpath of the Grand Union Canal opposite Blisworth Narrowboats NN7 3BN between bridges 50 & 51, West Northamptonshire. Both markets are starting at…
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Winter warmer on the water

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Janet Richardson

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October 25, 2021

What better way to spend the run-up to Christmas than enjoying a “Coffee and Cake” cruise with friends on Electra, gliding quietly along the Grand Union Canal. The volunteer Electra team has just released its autumn programme of cruises. For the first three weeks of November, this will include morning “Coffee & Cake” cruises. Lead…
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Escaping the rent trap – Millie, Dale and Ralph!

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Mark Lancaster

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August 15, 2021

Emergency Services worker Dale and Teaching Assistant Millie (both 26) were fed up working hard to pay someone else’s mortgage – ‘stuck in the rent trap’ Millie puts it. It wasn’t just the high rent that made this young couple seriously consider life on the cut, it was also not being able to decorate their…
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