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Hazlehurst Bridge works on track for summer completion

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March 21, 2023

WORKS by Canal & River Trust to rebuild the historic Grade II Listed Hazlehurst Bridge are underway on the mainline of the Caldon Canal near Endon in Staffordshire. The canal has been temporarily closed to through navigation from the junction with the Leek Branch (Hazlehurst Junction), running southeast to Cheddleton Lock. Still, it is due…
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Angel Canal Festival postponed for 2023

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March 18, 2023

The Canal & River Trust has informed Islington Council and other stakeholders on the Regent’s Canal that Angel Canal Festival will not take place in 2023, but that it hopes for the event to return in 2024 with an event sponsor that can help fund the community-led canal celebration. The cost of maintaining the ageing…
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Canal & River Trust repairs storm-damaged Woodside Mills lock landing and towpath in Elland

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March 17, 2023

Repairs to the Calder & Hebble Navigation in the heart of the West Yorkshire’s Calder Valley have taken a significant step forward this spring, three years after Storm Ciara caused significant flood damage in the region to its historic waterways. The Canal & River Trust charity, which looks after 2,000 miles of canals and rivers…
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Canal improvements in Braunston following generous legacy

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March 11, 2023

The Canal & River Trust has started a series of improvements to the canal through Braunston, putting to good use a generous legacy of around £165,000 from the late waterways supporter and local resident Peter Andrews. While it was not a specified condition in the will, the indication was that it was Mr Andrews’ wish…
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Volunteers Give Canal Charity Helping Hand to Spring Clean UK’s Deepest Lock

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March 10, 2023

Canal & River Trust volunteers have given the UK’s deepest single lock a special spring clean, as the charity prepares its historic waterways for a busy year of boating. Maureen Readle was among the volunteers getting stuck in to help to clear tonnes of leaves from the bottom of the partially drained 20ft-deep lock chamber…
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Waterways vital to Government’s Environmental Improvement Plan

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March 9, 2023

BOTH the Canal & River Trust and Inland Waterways Association have welcomed the Government’s recent announcement about its Environmental Improvement Plan 2023. The waterways network has been described as ‘ready-made to provide a vital role’ in meeting the target of having everyone living within 15 minutes’ walk of a blue or green space. Both organisations…
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Canal & River Trust carries out work to protect Manchester’s city centre canal

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March 6, 2023

The Canal & River Trust, the national waterways and wellbeing charity, is carrying out important repairs to keep the Rochdale Canal through in Manchester city centre flowing. The works to the Grade II Listed Lock 85 near Canal Street are costing £150,000 and include replacing the old-time expired lock gates with new handcrafted gates made in…
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Take a Friend Fishing – more opportunity than ever for angling success.

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March 2, 2023

Take a Friend Fishing Easter runs from Saturday 1st of April to Sunday 16th of April 2023 (inclusive) Take a Friend Fishing with National Fishing Month runs from Saturday 29th of July to Sunday 3rd of September 2023 (inclusive) With the pressures of modern life, physical health and mental wellbeing are more important than ever.…
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Roz runs ‘Waterway 30’ ultra marathon

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February 22, 2023

Runner and continuous cruiser Roz Owen is running rather a long way (31 miles!) to help raise money for our canals. This is what Ross told Towpath Talk: “I am a YouTube vlogger (The Narrowboat Good Life) and live on my narrowboat with my husband (and dog) as a continuous cruiser. I secured a place…
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Canal & River Trust asks boaters to take part in consultation on boat licence fees

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February 20, 2023

Canal & River Trust is carrying out a consultation with boaters to gather feedback on boat licence pricing over the next ten years to help support the long-term future of the 2,000 miles of waterways that the charity manages across England & Wales. Faced with the growing pressures of maintaining ageing waterways and the increased…
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Winter stoppages: How they’re planned

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February 13, 2023

The Canal & River Trust’s winter works are nearing completion but with a 200-year-old system to maintain, planning for next season’s programme is already under way. Chief infrastructure and programmes officer Malcolm Horne explains. THE Canal & River Trust’s ageing infrastructure needs significant care and investment to keep it safe and available for boaters to…
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UK canals ready-made to meet Government’s Environmental Improvement Plan

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February 4, 2023

In response to today’s announcement by the government about its Environmental Improvement Plan 2023, Richard Parry, chief executive at Canal & River Trust, said: “The government’s announcement today that every household in England is ‘to be within 15 minutes of green space or water’ is welcome news. The nation’s 250-year-old canal network, protected by the…
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Suction dredging at Gloucester Docks

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February 1, 2023

THE Canal & River Trust has started its biggest programme of dredging at Gloucester’s historic docks. The four-month dredging programme will remove 15,000 cubic metres of silt using a powerful suction dredger. This excess silt entered the docks from the River Severn during the exceptionally dry summer while the trust ensured the vital daily water…
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Towpath works start in Loughborough

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January 31, 2023

A PROJECT has started to revamp a section of canal towpath in Loughborough, Leicestershire. The Canal & River Trust is working in partnership with Loughborough Town Deal to improve a 2km stretch of the River Soar towpath between Moor Lane Bridge and Belton Lane. CRT East Midlands regional director Linny Beaumont said: “Local support, like…
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