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REPAIRS MADE: To bank washed away in floods

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November 9, 2024

Lucy Wood reports… MAJOR repairs to a section of canal bank that was washed away by winter floods in Leicester have been completed. The Canal & River Trust has repaired and strengthened a 100-metre section of the Grand Union Canal bank, which was severely damaged when floodwater from the non-navigable River Soar, which runs parallel,…
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£140K DREDGING: 1200 Tonnes of silt removed

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November 6, 2024

THE Canal and River Trust has spent £140,000 dredging the River Soar in Leicester, removing more than 1200 tonnes of silt as part of works to make it easier for boaters and encourage wildlife. The work was carried out on a 500-metre section of the river at Limekiln Lock, near Abbey Park, as well as…
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Leicester’s waterways – the potential to be unlocked with new partnership!

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Janet Richardson

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December 2, 2021

The Canal & River Trust is bringing together businesses, community groups and local authority departments in Leicester to help make the city’s waterways better for people and wildlife. The charity is launching the Leicester Waterways Improvement Partnership to make the River Soar and Grand Union Canal running through the city even more special and use…
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