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Tag: The Canal & River Trust

Charity begins reed clearance to improve habitats on the Grantham Canal

February 3, 2021 Shannon Butcher Featured, News

Waterways and wellbeing charity, the Canal & River Trust, has started a project to clear reeds on the Grantham Canal, improving water flow and enhancing habitats for watery wildlife.

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Canal Charity improving London’s waterways for boater’s

January 27, 2021 Shannon Butcher Featured, News

The Canal & River Trust, the charity that cares for 100 miles of waterways across London, is providing an update on the latest progress of

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Bill Bailey joins charity’s call to get active to tackle waterways plastic pollution

January 15, 2021 Shannon Butcher Featured, News

Waterways and wellbeing charity Canal & River Trust and Strictly Come Dancing winner Bill Bailey are calling on people across England & Wales to boost their health and happiness and make a difference in their local communities at the start of 2021 by joining the fight against plastic pollution.

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Canal charity gives Wrenbury Lift Bridge important £150,000 upgrade

December 23, 2020 Shannon Butcher Featured, News

The Canal & River Trust, the national waterways and wellbeing charity, has upgraded a vital historic canal lift bridge in the village of Wrenbury, near Nantwich in Cheshire, to give it modern safety controls.

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Canal & River Trust secures funding to create waterway roles for young people

December 11, 2020 Shannon Butcher Featured, News

Waterways and wellbeing charity Canal & River Trust has secured government support to create dozens of opportunities in heritage repair and construction, and waterways management, for young people, funded by the Department for Work and Pensions.

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How to enjoy the Winter Wonderland on your doorstep safety this year

December 4, 2020 Shannon Butcher Featured, News

Waterways and wellbeing charity, Canal & River Trust, is calling on people to enjoy being by water safely this winter and has published ten seasonal tips on how to take extra care on the towpaths.

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New canal explorers films combine science lessons and waterways

November 23, 2020 Shannon Butcher Featured, News

Two new films produced by the Canal & River Trust’s Explorers learning team have used the Trust’s Anderton Boat Lift and National Waterways Museum in Cheshire to introduce basic physics concepts to primary school children.

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Canal & River Trust launches ethical clothing collection

November 20, 2020 Shannon Butcher Featured, News

The Canal & River Trust has partnered with Teemill to launch their first ethical clothing collection (launched 19 November).

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Canal charity seeks out families to help pick up plastics from the towpath

October 27, 2020 Shannon Butcher Featured, News

Waterways and wellbeing charity Canal & River Trust is calling on people across England & Wales to help stop half a million pieces of plastic reaching the ocean by pledging to join its Plastics Challenge.
 

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Statement on the replacement of the Ladder Bridge at Braunston

September 29, 2020 Shannon Butcher Featured, News

The Canal & River Trust has updated the local community on plans to replace Bridge 1A, known as the Ladder Bridge, at Braunston.

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Canal charity urges people to slow down as it launches online campaign targeting cyclists

September 29, 2020 Shannon Butcher Featured, News

The Canal & River Trust, the waterways and wellbeing charity that looks after 2,000 miles of the nation’s waterways, has launched an online campaign appealing for people riding bikes on towpaths to take it easy and slow down.

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Canal & River Trust seeks boaters’ views on licence T&Cs

September 29, 2020 Shannon Butcher Featured, News

The Canal & River Trust is reviewing the terms and conditions of its private boat licence and is inviting feedback from boaters on the proposed changes.

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Plans submitted to attract more boaters to visit Leicester

September 24, 2020 Shannon Butcher Featured, News

Leicester’s waterways could be set to welcome more boats as part of plans which will bring colour to the city’s waterways and provide a welcome boost to the local tourism economy.

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New Canal & River Trust writing competition attracts hundreds of entries

September 21, 2020 Shannon Butcher Featured, News

Hundreds of talented wordsmiths responded to a call from the Canal & River Trust waterways and wellbeing charity to enter a new summer ‘Words on the Waterway’ writing competition.

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