Inland Waterways Association

Volunteers clear Firepool Lock gates ready for River Tone visitors

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May 18, 2023

BRIDGWATER and Taunton volunteers recently worked at Firepool Lock to help get the gates to open correctly as there was a problem getting them to open to sufficient width to get a boat through. They will need to return in the coming weeks to reopen the channel through from the canal to the River Tone.…
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IWA Lichfield Branch offside vegetation clearance

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April 18, 2023

IWA Lichfield Branch has been busy this winter, cutting back the offside vegetation in its area. Starting at Willington, members worked their way along the Trent & Mersey Canal to Fradley Junction and had a little time left over to do some ‘spot’ trimming on the northern reaches of the Coventry Canal. The offside vegetation…
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Preston tram bridge to be replaced using levelling-up funding

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March 22, 2023

A HISTORIC bridge in Lancashire will be replaced after a successful campaign to secure money from the Government’s Levelling Up Fund. Community pressure group Friends of Tram Bridge campaigned for replacing the bridge and persuaded Preston City Council to include the project in its levelling-up funding bid last year. IWA member Nigel Hardacre, from the…
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Waterways vital to Government’s Environmental Improvement Plan

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March 9, 2023

BOTH the Canal & River Trust and Inland Waterways Association have welcomed the Government’s recent announcement about its Environmental Improvement Plan 2023. The waterways network has been described as ‘ready-made to provide a vital role’ in meeting the target of having everyone living within 15 minutes’ walk of a blue or green space. Both organisations…
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Protect our waterways!

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March 3, 2023

The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) is today launching a major campaign to Protect Our Waterways. Here’s their message: IWA is deeply concerned about the threat to our waterways posed by funding cuts, with for example Canal & River Trust and Scottish Canals financial situations being especially critical. Despite being recognised in the government’s Environmental Improvement Plan, the condition of…
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Revised Manchester Ship Canal guide released

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February 21, 2023

THE Manchester Ship Canal is a waterway which links Manchester with the coast and provides access to the city for large ocean-going vessels. The canal is more than 37 miles long and has five locks in total, but it is not considered a leisure waterway and the incompatibility of large ships and small boats means…
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Grant awarded to the Grand Western Canal

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February 16, 2023

THE IWA Panel that manages the South West Inland Waterways Regeneration Fund (SWIWRF) has approved an application by the Grand Western Country Park (aka Devon County Council) for a grant of £8340 to purchase two new notice boards and produce updated information sheets for the entire canal, many of which are now 20 years old…
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IWA’s response to the Government’s Environmental plan

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February 6, 2023

Waterways vital to Government’s Environmental Improvement Plan IWA welcomes today’s announcement by the Government about its Environmental Improvement Plan 2023. However, we would like to see more emphasis on the role our waterways can play. IWA’s Waterways for Today report highlights the importance of waterways for protecting the environment and providing access to nature for…
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No washing machine on board?

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January 27, 2023

Aylesbury Canal Society Laundrette List 2023 Do you have a washing machine on board? If not, then read on. With the pandemic and rising fuel costs, many laundrettes have closed their doors so now is the time to buy the latest edition of the ACS Laundrette List available from IWA Sales here or from IWA Sales, Island House,…
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Canalway Cavalcade prepares for 40th anniversary

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January 11, 2023

THE Inland Waterways Association’s Canalway Cavalcade will celebrate its 40th anniversary at Little Venice during the Early May Bank Holiday weekend from April 29-May 1, 2023. This legendary event has been bringing communities together since 1983 and will once again be transforming the heart of the London canal network, with more than 100 colourfully dressed…
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Donation to steam narrowboat President honours renowned boatbuilder

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January 9, 2023

IWA Lichfield Branch has donated £2000 in memory of Malcolm Braine, founding member of Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal Society. The donation to the Black Country Living Museum will support the current restoration work and design and installation of a new boiler for President – one of the world’s few surviving boats of its kind and…
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New CEO for the Inland Waterways Association

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January 4, 2023

Dave Pearce will join IWA as CEO from 3rd January 2023. Dave will be working 17 hours a week for the association, and his appointment effectively completes the work of Jonathan Smith as Interim CEO at IWA. Dave has worked in the charity world for over twenty years as a Chief Executive (older people, working…
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IWA award prize money used to fund Buckingham Canal Society mosaic

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December 31, 2022

IN OCTOBER 2022, around 50 people attended the unveiling of a kingfisher mosaic on the restored bridge over the Buckingham Canal at Cosgrove. The mosaic was created by local artist Melanie Watts and funded by the Christopher Power Prize money awarded by IWA to Athina Beckett in 2020. The Christopher Power Prize is awarded to…
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New year brings fresh ideas and opportunities

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December 30, 2022

FOR many of us, the new year will see us set ourselves a series of resolutions that we don’t always keep up. This year set yourself one that you will enjoy continuing with, if you find the right setting, right people and right times for yourself. Let IWA help you find these and help you…
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