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BRIDGEWATER BOATERS released from breach site

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February 27, 2025

BOATERS trapped by the Bridgewater Canal breach have been released from their moorings. Many liveaboard boaters and owners of leisure craft found their vessels marooned after the December 31 breach of the canal, which resulted in water draining out of 1.9 miles of the canal either side of the breach at Little Bollington, near Dunham…
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CANALS: at the heart of UK climate action

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February 26, 2025

A NEW report produced by the Canal & River Trust aims to show how vital the UK’s waterway network can be as the Government tries to tackle climate change. The 30-page Climate Adaptation Report spells out how important canals and waterways are and how they can be part of action against problems such as storms,…
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CRUISE MOOR: More join

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February 25, 2025

THERE are now six marinas which form the Cruise Moor partnership, allowing members discounts and other offers at bases across the Midlands and North West. The scheme was launched in December 2023 by five independent family-run marinas, allowing members a year’s mooring at any of the participating centres plus a discounted stay at one of…
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HANNAH’S HOPE hits £170K!

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February 24, 2025

CANCER battler Hannah Roberts has taken another major step towards buying a waterside lodge for other young people hit by the disease. Hannah, who was given 14 months to live in 2022, has already raised £170,000 towards a target of £203,000 to provide the lodge at Mercia Marina in Derbyshire. Hannah, 21, wants to create…
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BOAT SALES BUOYANT as buyers seek solace on the water

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February 22, 2025

ONE of the UK’s largest boat brokers says more boats are being sold and at a faster rate. As the cost of living soars, more and more people are looking at narrowboats as a viable alternative to a house – pushing demand for certain types of vessels. And buyers looking for a holiday boat are…
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ELEKTRIKA: Ticket reservation now live

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February 21, 2025

FOLLOWING the success of last year’s first-ever boat show dedicated to electric narrowboats, Electrika 2025 will again take place at Brinklow Waterside and Marina (near Rugby), on July 11/12. There will be 10 boats on show, plus many more visiting electric narrowboats dotted around the marina for the duration of the event. The goal is…
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March 2025

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February 20, 2025

Towpath Talk features everything you need to know about boats, marinas, wildlife, conservation, heritage and superb days out. If you like the look of the March edition, we’re certain you’ll enjoy reading every issue, so why not take a look at our latest subscription offers? Remember Towpath Talk is a FREE publication, so you’ll only be paying…
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LOW TURNOUT for online Disabled Boater Forum

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February 20, 2025

Phil Pickin reports… THE low number of attendees to the Disabled Boater and National Boater Forums was just one of the questions raised during the recent disabled boaters’ Teams meeting. Alongside the issue of the number of those taking part in the meeting was the ongoing evaluation of the accessible mooring bollard prototype. This prototype…
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BOAT LICENSING to change forever?

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February 19, 2025

AN INDEPENDENT review of boat licensing has been launched by the Canal & River Trust as it looks to futureproof the way it charges waterway users. A new commission, led by a lawyer, narrowboat resident and former civil servant, will start work this month and conclude in September. It will look at whether boat licensing…
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THE WEST is silent

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February 18, 2025

Tim Coghlan looks at the remarkable life of Timothy West CBE both on stage and on the water – ‘a man who in his time played many parts’. TIMOTHY West, who died in November last year, was born in Bradford in 1934 into an acting family and spent his wartime boyhood in the Bristol Blitz. He later…
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DUBLIN’S GRAND CANAL: Exciting new chapter

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February 17, 2025

Alison Alderton looks at a new partnership which will upgrade and enhance a popular section of the Grand Canal in Dublin. WATERWAYS Ireland (WI) and IPUT Real Estate Dublin have announced a public-private partnership to upgrade the public realm along Dublin’s Grand Canal between Leeson and Baggot Street bridges on the northern towpath along Wilton…
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BEHIND THE SCENES at Leeds River Lock 1

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February 15, 2025

The Canal & River Trust’s winter maintenance programme is imperative to the upkeep of Britain’s canal network. Sally Clifford gets a glimpse behind the scenes at one of the charity’s repair and restoration projects. STEPPING down into a drained lock is a rare opportunity and certainly, a sight to behold. Concealed beneath the natural flow…
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MARKET HARBOROUGH 75

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February 14, 2025

IWA’s Leicestershire Branch, in partnership with the Canal & River Trust, The Old Union Canal Society, Harborough District Council & Foxton Museum, is holding a waterways festival at Foxton on June 7/8. The event will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the 1950 IWA Festival of Boats and Arts held in Market Harborough. There will be…
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WATERWAY WONDER gets a celebratory lift

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February 13, 2025

IT WILL be a year of celebrations for the Anderton Boat Lift as it marks 150 years since its opening. And it is hoped the anniversary will boost a massive £15m restoration project to ensure the engineering marvel’s future survival. The world’s first commercial boat lift opened in 1875 and the Canal & River Trust…
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