Nicola Lisle continues her series on waterways museums with a visit to Gloucester’s magnificent docklands museum. EVEN before you enter the Gloucester Waterways Museum you
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Inside the January issue of Towpath Talk
Inside the December issue of Towpath Talk, the Canal & River Trust is hoping to return to in-person open days so people can find out what lies beneath the surface as it carries out a £59 million repair programme.
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Inside the October issue of Towpath Talk
Inside the October issue of Towpath Talk, the Canal & River Trust is to start using body-worn cameras for its customer service employees whose role includes day-to-day interaction with those on the towpath.
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Inside the September issue of Towpath Talk
Inside the September issue of Towpath Talk, boat owners who keep or use their vessels on Environment Agency (EA) waterways have until September 16 are to have their say on proposed changes to registration charges.
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Inside the August issue of Towpath Talk
Inside the August issue of Towpath Talk, one of the inland waterways’ annual highlights, Crick Boat Show has moved to the weekend of August 20-22 from its usual dates in May and visitors can again vote for their favourite boat in the show, which is a popular tradition.
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Inside the June issue of Towpath Talk
Inside the June issue of Towpath Talk, the Bridgwater Town Council have stepped in to save the historic Bridgwater Docks in Somerset.
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Inside the May issue of Towpath Talk
Inside the May issue of Towpath Talk the Canal & River Trust is urging people to stay safe by the water this spring as they return to waterside pubs, bars and restaurants following the easing of the Government’s coronavirus restrictions.
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Inside the April issue of Towpath Talk
Inside the April issue of Towpath Talk the decision to keep the use of red diesel for both private and commercial boats has been described as fantastic news.
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Inside the March issue of Towpath Talk
Inside the March issue of Towpath Talk, plans for a new aggregate quarry at Stanley Ferry will see the return of freight to a stretch of West Yorkshire canal.
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Inside the January issue of Towpath Talk
In the January issue of Towpath Talk, projects aimed at mitigating the effects of climate change on the waterways will receive £2 million in funding from the People’s Postcode Lottery…
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Inside the December issue of Towpath Talk
In the December issue of Towpath Talk, historic narrowboats Nutfield, Brighton and Sculptor line up beside the Canal Museum at Stoke Bruerne to each receive
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Inside the November issue of Towpath Talk
In the November issue of Towpath Talk we look at the plans developed to build on the Braunston bridge legacy and how a Lotto lifeline will help Dudley through the Covid crisis.
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Inside the September issue of Towpath Talk
In the September issue of Towpath Talk, The Canal & River Trust has been using their abseiling skills to repair a decades old timber pier
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Inside the August issue of Towpath Talk
In the August issue of Towpath Talk, the Canal & River Trust has been taking steps to maintain water levels following one of the driest
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