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  • Austen Fen Slipway to mark first anniversary with waterside celebration

    Austen Fen Slipway to mark first anniversary with waterside celebration

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    Louth Navigation Trust is inviting visitors to help celebrate the first anniversary of Austen Fen Slipway with a special community event on Saturday, July 4, 2026. The event will run from 10am to 4pm and will offer a relaxed day by the water, with activities including live music, refreshments, ice cream, towpath walks and plenty…

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  • GEORGIAN TOWN at heart of canal-connected county

    GEORGIAN TOWN at heart of canal-connected county

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    LINCOLNSHIRE historian Stuart Sizer, an expert on the county’s canal network, has published his latest book. Louth Ships – The Story of Louth Navigation offers insight into the variety of cargoes brought into and out of the Georgian market town’s canal from 1770 up to its demise. Bulk goods ranged from iron, coal and building…

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  • LOUTH CANAL: Vegetation cut back

    LOUTH CANAL: Vegetation cut back

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    Lucy Wood investigates… THE Environment Agency has been clearing overgrown vegetation along Louth Canal, in Lincolnshire, to mitigate flood risk. Teams have also been coppicing willows and cutting grass throughout February and March in advance of the bird nesting season.  As previously reported in Towpath Talk, advisory signs were erected along the path of the…

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  • RIVERBANK REPAIRS to reduce flood risk

    RIVERBANK REPAIRS to reduce flood risk

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    Lucy Wood reports… THE Environment Agency has given advance notice of work being undertaken to maintain areas of the riverbank at Louth Canal, in Lincolnshire, to mitigate flood risk. Advisory signs have been posted along the path of the canal adjacent to the Riverhead in the Georgian market town, the location of both commercial and…

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