Kennet and Avon Canal

Council and canal trust unite to restore historic waterway

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July 30, 2026

The Wilts & Berks Canal Trust (WBCT) and Swindon Borough Council have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) confirming their commitment to work together to progress restoration of the canal. The agreement sets out how both organisations will work together, with the trust aiming to deliver a blue/green canal corridor between Swindon and Royal Wootton…
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Showcasing the power of volunteering

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June 20, 2026

From thousands of hours to hands-on enthusiasm, volunteers at the Canal & River Trust are fine examples of what working together can achieve. This is the penultimate article in a series about the teams and individuals who were honoured at the trust’s annual awards ceremony, this time focusing on the Wales and South West region.…
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Greater enforcement powers are not the answer to antisocial behaviour, say boaters

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March 2, 2026

Reports of littering and antisocial behaviour on the Kennet and Avon have been ‘seized upon’ by the Canal & River Trust as evidence of the need for ‘draconian enforcement powers,’ claim boater representatives. THE Liberal Democrat MP for Bath, Wera Hobhouse, opened an adjournment debate highlighting escalating antisocial behaviour along the Kennet & Avon Canal…
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