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Campaign Cruise on ‘The Danny’ Celebrates IWA’s 80th Anniversary and Champions The River Weaver

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June 18, 2026

The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) marked its 80th anniversary of campaigning for Britain’s waterways with a special cruise aboard the historic SS Daniel Adamson affectionately known as “The Danny”, on Friday 12 June. The event celebrated eight decades of IWA’s work to protect, restore and promote the nation’s inland waterways, while also shining a spotlight on…
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Momentum builds to restore UK’s most ambitious canal revival

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May 27, 2026

Restoration of 36 miles of neglected canals in the heart of the Cotswolds – the largest, most complex and costly project of its kind currently underway in the UK – will take another step forward this summer. ATTENTION is now turning to the excavation of the long-awaited ‘Missing Mile,’ due to start this summer, meaning…
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Centuries-old gift keeping tradition afloat

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March 27, 2026

Villagers and guests gathered in a Lincolnshire churchyard to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the burial of Nicholas Harby – and honour an unusual bequest. WHEN Nicholas Harby died in 1826, he left behind more than memories – he ensured a living tradition for Harlaxton, in the South Kesteven district of the county, by bequeathing…
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Wartime mystery uncovered during Whitminster Bridge restoration

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February 10, 2026

Volunteers restoring Whitminster Bridge on the Stroudwater Canal have uncovered two concrete pits believed to date from the Second World War, while major restoration work continues following a multi-million-pound heritage grant. Wartime pits discovered beneath Whitminster Bridge Volunteers restoring the historic Whitminster Bridge on the Stroudwater Canal have uncovered two mysterious concrete pits believed to…
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£210,000 LOTTERY GRANT to restore 1912 Canal Boat as floating community hub

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January 2, 2026

A National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £210,000 will restore a 1912-built historic canal boat and transform it into a floating community hub, bringing a little-appreciated chapter of Oxford’s waterways history to life for future generations. The funding will support the restoration of Kilsby, a working canal boat that has been in continuous use on…
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RESTORATION PLANNED for historic canal boat

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December 13, 2025

The Jericho Living Heritage Trust has secured £210,000 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to restore Kilsby, a historically significant 1912 canal boat, and relaunch it as an accessible floating community hub on the Oxford canal network. Kilsby is one of just 24 surviving craft commissioned by Fellows, Morton & Clayton, the famous canal-carrying company…
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£6.46 MILLION Secures Restoration of Stroudwater Canal’s ‘Missing Mile’ After 70 Years

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December 3, 2025

ONE of the UK’s largest and most significant waterway restoration projects has secured £6.46 million in funding, paving the way for the Stroudwater Navigation to reconnect with the national canal network for the first time in over 70 years. Through the Cotswold Canals Connected (CCC) partnership, the stretch of canal between Stonehouse and Saul will…
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