Bank Hall Dry Dock, Burnley is for sale due to the retirement of its current owners. The leasehold price for the business is £150,000 and
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£5m canal restoration award
The Chesterfield Canal Trust is delighted to have been awarded £5.3m from the Staveley Towns Fund.This means that over the next three years the canal
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Inside the April issue of Towpath Talk
Inside the April issue of Towpath Talk, The Canal & River Trust has been working to repair the damage caused by Storm Eunice which caused hundreds of trees to fall across the waterways; we bring you reports from BoatLife Live and the Canal & River Trust open days at Newark; and team members from Whilton and sister marinas are embarking on a sponsored walk to raise money for victims of the war in Ukraine.
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Chichester Canal celebrates 200 years with community Anniversary Celebration
The Chichester Ship Canal Trust, the self-funded, volunteer-led charity behind the canal, is celebrating their 200th birthday in style. Designed by the engineer John Rennie,
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Charging facilities now available for visitors to Aqueduct Marina
FACILITIES to allow electric vehicle users to recharge their cars are appearing in many places across the country. To help meet the demand, Aqueduct Marina
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Pets on the Cut: Nicky and Blaze
NICKY and her faithful dog Blaze are regulars often seen walking along the Kennet & Avon towpath near Caen Hill Marina. Once, a few months
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FREIGHT BARGES TO RESUME SERVICE ON AIRE & CALDER NAVIGATION
Canal & River Trust is giving freight traffic the green light to recommence passage on the Aire & Calder Navigation as the charity’s investigations into
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Boaters to march on Canal & River Trust’s London office to fight for moorings
On Saturday 26 March 2022, boaters from around the country will march on Canal & River Trust’s (CRT) main London office to protest the Trust’s
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Rare chance to become the National Trust’s sole ferry operator!
Experienced sailors are being given the chance to become the National Trust’s only in-house passenger ferry operator. Orford Ness Nature Reserve is currently advertising for
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Characters of the Cut: Star Crafts
SIX sewing machines is not necessarily what you expect to find beneath the cloths of an historic working boat but this, along with workbenches, is
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Clearing the way along the Bradley Canal
WITH the relaxation of Covid restrictions the Bradley Canal Restoration Society has been able to start work clearing the overgrown towpath vegetation and boughs overhanging
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Idle Women reconceive the medieval medicine garden for the 21st century with the launch of the Physic Garden Network on International Women’s Day, 8 March 2022
Idle Women, the arts, environment and social justice collaboration is pleased to announce the launch of the Physic Garden Network on International Women’s Day 2022.
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Canalside cottage on the market
A RARE opportunity has arisen to buy a Georgian cottage alongside the Grand Union Canal at New Bridge, Long Buckby Wharf. It was built around
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Grindley Brook locks host first open day for a while
THE Canal and River Trust invited visitors to have a look at maintenance work on the three-lock staircase at Grindley Brook near Whitchurch in Shropshire
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