Inland Waterways Association

Volunteers create canal footpath in four days

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Janet Richardson

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December 6, 2021

IWA’s Waterway Recovery Group recently helped to create a new footpath on the Burslem Branch Canal. A group of 12 volunteers spent four days kickstarting the Burslem Port Footsteps project as part of a WRG canal camp working holiday. They installed over 60m of footpath edgings and new path materials. The rest of the project…
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£4 million earmarked for docks regeneration

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Janet Richardson

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November 27, 2021

The Inland Waterways Association (IWA), the charity that campaigns to protect and restore the inland waterways of Great Britain, welcomes the announcement made at this week’s Bridgwater Town Development Forum that £23.2m has been awarded from the Government’s Towns Fund to Sedgemoor District Council for the regeneration of Bridgwater. The award includes £4m towards the…
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Alternative fuel for boats! HVO tests have gone well…

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Janet Richardson

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November 3, 2021

Successful IWA Trial Proves HVO is a Viable Alternative to Diesel and Dramatically Reduces Carbon Emissions on Inland Waterways As COP26 gets underway in Glasgow, the Inland Waterways Association (IWA) is celebrating the success of its recent trial of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) in fuelling boats on the inland waterways network. IWA campaigns to protect…
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IWA celebrates 75 years at Perdiswell Park, Worcester

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Janet Richardson

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October 15, 2021

THE Inland Waterways Association celebrated its 75th anniversary year at Perdiswell Park in Worcester.The IWA Festival of Water attracted thousands of eager visitors keen to join in the fun. Close to 100 boats moored along the Worcester & Birmingham Canal for the festival. Traditional working boats and modern narrowboats decked with bunting, flags and flowers…
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Guided tours of the historic Hanwell Flight

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Janet Richardson

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October 9, 2021

OVER the weekend of September 4-5, members of the IWA West London Branch led guided tours of the Hanwell Flight and Three Bridges as part of the 2021 Open House London Festival.The flight of locks and side-ponds at Hanwell on the Grand Union Canal is a Scheduled Monument. Three Bridges is a stacked intersection of…
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York lock reopens thanks to IWA volunteers

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Janet Richardson

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October 8, 2021

CASTLE Mills Lock has reopened to boats thanks to volunteers from IWA and River Foss Society who operate the lock. A 16ft Norfolk crab boat, Slipstream, was the first pleasure boat through the lock since 2018. Castle Mills Lock, which provides access to the River Foss from the River Ouse in the centre of the…
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New Chief Executive Joins the Inland Waterways Association

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Shannon Butcher

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February 8, 2021

The Inland Waterways Association, the charity that campaigns to protect and restore the country’s 6,500 miles of navigable rivers and canals, has announced the appointment of Phil Hornsey as the new Chief Executive. He joins IWA on Monday 8th February.
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Worcester Festival of Water cancelled

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Shannon Butcher

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April 20, 2020

The extension of the Covid 19 lockdown has led the Inland Waterways Association to regretfully cancel the IWA Festival of Water due to take place on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal, Worcester over the August Bank Holiday weekend this year.
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