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OXFORD CITY COUNCIL start eco-moorings project

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March 18, 2025

Phil Pickin reports… WORK has begun to install electric infrastructure for boats to reduce air pollution along Oxford’s waterways. The council, in conjunction with the Canal & River Trust, was awarded £193,000 by the Government as part of the annual Air Quality Grant to install what have been termed as ‘eco-moorings’ on the Aristotle Lane visitor…
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BIODIVERSITY BOOST along towpath

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March 17, 2025

WORK to improve wildlife-rich hedgerow running along the Montgomery Canal is underway by Glandŵr Cymru, the Canal & River Trust in Wales. Thanks to funding from the Local Places for Nature Fund, the initiative is part of the Putting Down Roots project. Volunteers have been undertaking hedge laying along the canal towpath between Newtown and…
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FREEZING WEATHER BRAVED for restoration project

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March 15, 2025

HARDY volunteers from the Shropshire Union Canal Society braved freezing temperatures to ensure Montgomery Canal restoration work stayed on course. They managed to continue their work at Crickheath despite frozen ground preventing them from hedge planting and managed to clear a sizeable stretch of vegetation as part of the restoration plan. Tom Fulda, restoration project…
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BUILDING BRIDGES on the Droitwich Canals

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March 14, 2025

REMOVING and installing canal footbridges is not an easy task. So, when contractor Griffiths was tasked with replacing two old bridges on the Droitwich Canals, the team knew it would require large-scale, unusual lifting operations on the water. With this in mind, the company turned to marine engineering and maintenance experts The Rothen Group to…
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FEED THE BIRDS… but with the right food

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March 13, 2025

Lucy Wood reports… NORTH East Lincolnshire-based James (Jim) Elliott, known as the Canoe River Cleaner, regularly takes to his local waterways in a canoe to clear litter and fly-tipping, conduct wildlife surveys and more, all the while promoting the well-being benefits of being outdoors. Among the environmental issues he highlights, he campaigns heavily about using…
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SET SAIL on this special steamship

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March 12, 2025

Lucy Wood reports… One of the UK’s premier historic steamships celebrates a double anniversary this year – its 122nd birthday and 10th year back in service after being saved from the scrapyard and restored to working order. THE Daniel Adamson, a unique combination of Edwardian tugboat and Art Deco passenger ferry, sails back on to…
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STANDEDGE TUNNEL leads to Borneo…

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March 11, 2025

Well, indirectly. We’ll leave Lucy Wood to explain… An intrepid group of schoolfriends braved one of the UK’s longest tunnels to raise funds for a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Borneo. THE adventurous pupils from Honley High School, in the Holme Valley, West Yorkshire, took on navigating the cold, murky waters of Standedge Tunnel. Located in the…
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BOAT RALLY returns for 2025

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March 10, 2025

The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Society (SWCS) is returning for the third year to The Bratch Locks for its Annual Rally of Boats. THE rally is a celebration of the heritage of the society and the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal and is taking place this year on August 30 and 31. The Bratch is a beautiful example of industrial heritage,…
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VITAL CANAL REPAIRS begin in Loughborough

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March 8, 2025

THE Canal & River Trust has started work to repair a popular stretch of canal running through the heart of Loughborough in Leicestershire. As part of its ongoing efforts to protect the nation’s waterways the charity is rebuilding a section of canal wall and towpath running under Little Moor Lane. The project will involve rebuilding…
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HAPPY CONFIDENT KIDS partner with CRT for well-being workshop

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March 7, 2025

Happy Confident Kids, has partnered with the Canal & River Trust to create innovative programs that enhance children’s emotional health through canal-side and water-based activities As part of this initiative, Happy Confident Kids has announced the launch of FREE Well-Being Workshops, designed to provide families with engaging outdoor experiences that promote mindfulness and connection with nature. The workshops…
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VANDALISED BOAT: Update

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March 6, 2025

River Canal Rescue says the narrowboat that was broken into, vandalised and scuppered – blocking boats cruising the Hawkesbury junction area of the Coventry canal – was the worst case of wanton destruction its teams had ever seen. Fran Breeze proves an update… The distraught owner visited nb Rosie the week before it was vandalised,…
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SHEFFIELD CANAL taken to hearts

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March 4, 2025

LOVE was in the air as Sheffield and Tinsley Canal welcomed visitors over Valentine’s weekend as part of a special open day. Tinsley Marina opened its gates on February 15 as part of a Canal & River Trust initiative to show different ways canals can be enjoyed. From arts and heritage to canoeing and walks,…
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SECRETS of the Caen Hill flight unlocked

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March 3, 2025

THE Canal & River Trust offered the public a unique opportunity to go behind the scenes and descend into one of the drained lock chambers on the historic Caen Hill Lock Flight where important repairs are being carried out. The free-to-access event took place at Lock 40 on the Wiltshire flight on February 8 where…
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RIVERBANK REPAIRS to reduce flood risk

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February 28, 2025

Lucy Wood reports… THE Environment Agency has given advance notice of work being undertaken to maintain areas of the riverbank at Louth Canal, in Lincolnshire, to mitigate flood risk. Advisory signs have been posted along the path of the canal adjacent to the Riverhead in the Georgian market town, the location of both commercial and…
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