Rochdale Canal

CHARITY CELEBRATES 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF ROCHDALE CANAL RESTORATION – the ‘EVEREST OF CANALS’

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Web Editor

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July 2, 2022

Britain’s first trans-Pennine canal, the Rochdale Canal, celebrates the 20th anniversary of its full restoration this month (July). Once an artery for trade during the industrial revolution, the canal is a haven for people and wildlife connecting Manchester city centre to Sowerby Bridge in West Yorkshire. Cared for by the Canal & River Trust, the 32…
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Boat refloated on the Rochdale Nine

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Mark Lancaster

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October 1, 2021

A TEAM from River Canal Rescue were recently called out after a narrowboat sank in Lock 92 of the Rochdale Canal. It is believed to have taken on water when the rudder was caught between the two bottom lock gates as they closed. In common with most of the locks known as the ‘Rochdale nine’…
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Rochdale Canal gets £180,000 winter makeover

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Shannon Butcher

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March 11, 2020

THE Canal & River Trust, the national waterways and wellbeing charity, has carried out more than £180,000 worth of repairs and upgrades to the Rochdale Canal, near Rochdale, this winter. Work at Lock 36, at the summit of the canal near Littleborough, will enable the Canal & River Trust to have greater control over the…
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