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Dunsfold Park desilting extends navigable canal

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March 29, 2024

THE Wey & Arun Canal Trust has started the year with the completion of desilting work on the Dunsfold section. This has resulted in a fully navigable unobstructed wide and deep channel for nearly 2km from Fast Bridge in Surrey down to Tickner’s Heath and a canalside path. Trust chairman Sally Schupke said: “We are…
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Work set to start on new canal bridge

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March 27, 2024

CHESTERFIELD Canal Trust has appointed O’Brien Contractors Ltd to build and install a new bridge over the soon-to-be-restored route of the canal at Staveley, Derbyshire. This will be the first stage of a £6 million restoration project, the bulk of the money coming from the Staveley Town Deal, a government levelling-up project. Describing it as…
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Lock closure cuts off boaters’ link to national canal network

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March 25, 2024

BOATERS have been left on the wrong side of access to 130 miles of navigable waterways in the Anglian region due to a failure to remove a build-up of tidal silt. Navigation authority Middle Level Commissioners is responsible for the Fen waterways between Stanground Lock in Peterborough and Salter’s Lode Lock near Downham Market in…
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Flood defence gates out of action

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March 22, 2024

THE sluice mechanism which helps prevent flooding along the Rivers Wissey and Little Ouse in Norfolk and Suffolk is currently not working to full capacity. Levels in the relief channel are remaining higher than usual due to reduced discharge into the tidal river at Tail Sluice. In a recent briefing, the Environment Agency acknowledged that…
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April 2024

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Alex Bestwick

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March 21, 2024

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 April 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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Volunteers needed for Cotswold Canals project

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March 19, 2024

RESTORATION of the ‘Missing Mile’ of the western section of the Stroudwater Navigation has been given the thumbs up by Stroud District Council planners. Securing planning permission was a critical step in the Cotswold Canals Connected Phase 1B Project plan to restore the Stroudwater Canal linking the Cotswold Canals to the national waterways at Saul…
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We Don’t Go Far, But We Do See Life

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Keith Harris

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March 15, 2024

In this excerpt from his book, We Don’t Go Far, But We Do See Life, Keith Harris tells how he acquired his replica Dutch Luxemotor, Saul Trader, the characters he came to know, and putting on Folk On The Water festival.
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Tickets now on sale for Crick Boat Show

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March 8, 2024

ADVANCE tickets are now on sale for the 2024 Crick Boat Show which begins with a Trade & Preview Day sponsored by Haven Knox-Johnston on Friday May 24. Showcasing the inland waterways industry with over 200 exhibitors, there will be more than 30 new boats to view. Show director Peter Johns said: “Our ‘Trade &…
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Survey Launch: IWA Campaign Seeks Boater Input on 2023 Cruising Experience

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March 4, 2024

As part of IWA’s work in support of the multi-organisation Fund Britain’s Waterways (FBW)campaign, a comprehensive survey has been launched aimed at gathering crucial insightsfrom boaters regarding their experiences while cruising in 2023. This initiative is a vitalcomponent of FBW’s ongoing campaign to secure funding for all waterways and navigationauthorities across Great Britain. Boaters are…
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Bingley Five Rise Locks celebrates 250th anniversary…

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March 1, 2024

Waterways charity Canal & River Trust is commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Grade I Listed Bingley Five Rise Locks and Grade II* Listed Bingley Three Rise Locks on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in Yorkshire with a special event on Saturday 23 March, at 10am – 3pm. Celebrating what makes Bingley Five Rise Locks…
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Sustainable boating awards launch!

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February 28, 2024

Champions of greener boating are sought for the IWA/Towpath Talk Sustainable Boating Award. TOWPATH Talk and the Inland Waterways Association have joined forces to launch an exciting new award scheme recognising the pioneers of sustainable boating. In a world of climate change and energy crisis, there is a common consensus that new and pioneering ideas, strategies,…
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Rising costs contribute to canal charity’s £5m deficit forecast…

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February 26, 2024

INCREASED costs are among the factors leading the Canal & River Trust to forecast a deficit of around £5 million for the current financial year. With an £87 million spend on infrastructure and weaker investment markets yielding a reduced income, work is also ongoing to mitigate the impact of cost inflation. Chief executive Richard Parry…
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March 2024

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Alex Bestwick

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February 22, 2024

Towpath Talk features everything you need to know about boats, marinas, wildlife, conservation, heritage and superb days out.
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National group campaigns to win energy justice for liveaboard boaters

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February 21, 2024

THE newly-named campaign group, UK Boaters for Energy Justice, are continuing their campaign to make sure all boating households get historical energy bill support worth £600, which other households received in 2022/23. This campaign has been ongoing since a meeting with the MP for Devizes, Danny Kruger, at Caen Hill Marina in June 2023. Mr Kruger…
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