The Canal & River Trust is seeing boats returning to the water in fleets as restrictions lift and the sun shines. With school holidays starting, it could be a record-breaking summer for boating.
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Vandalism on the Ashby Canal
Sometime over Saturday 11 July, a picnic table and Ashby Canal Association information sign by Bridge 37 on the Ashby Canal at Far Coton, near Market Bosworth was destroyed by an obviously disturbed individual.
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Canal charity awarded England’s 1st Blue Flag Marina Award in Liverpool
The Canal & River Trust, has been awarded England’s first ever international Blue Flag award for the Royal Albert Dock and Salthouse Dock marinas in Liverpool.
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Exhibition by canal charity’s first photographer in residence launched at National Waterways Museum Ellesmere Port
Stunning waterway images by the Canal & River Trust’s first photographer in residence, Jonathan Goldberg, are being showcased in a special summer exhibition at the Trust’s National Waterways Museum in Ellesmere Port.
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Canal Charity and West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service urge people to Stay Safe by Water this Summer
As temperatures rise, Canal & River Trust is working with West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service to help reinforce the importance of staying safe by water this summer.
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Canal & River Trust’s Graffiti-Busting Volunteers Uncover Vintage ‘Vandalism’ in Bath
Volunteers from waterways charity Canal & River Trust are helping to keep Bath beautiful for local people and its thousands of visitors by tackling graffiti cropping up along the Kennet & Avon Canal.
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Canal charity turns to CCTV as ‘hit & run’ drivers give it the hump
The Canal & River Trust, the national waterways and wellbeing charity, is asking drivers to take much more care when crossing the 200-year-old hump-back bridges that span the nation’s canal network.
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Ellesmere Port National Waterways Museum reopens to visitors on May 20
The Canal & River Trust charity’s National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port reopens to visitors on Thursday 20 May with a host of new attractions, after more than a year of closure due to the coronavirus lockdown.
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Charity begins reed clearance to improve habitats on the Grantham Canal
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
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
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
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
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
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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