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Historic Thames locks receive £9.5m investment

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August 12, 2023

THE Environment Agency’s Navigation Programme has invested £9.5 million into the non-tidal Thames over 2022/23 and delivered a variety of refurbishment projects from Rushey Lock in West Oxfordshire to Romney Lock in Windsor. These include improvements to public safety, resilience and amenity works to make visiting locks an even more pleasant experience for boaters out…
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How much does it cost to live on a narrowboat?

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Arianne Davey

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August 11, 2023

Adam Lind shares lots about his life on board a boat and provides lots of tips, ideas and information that you might find useful if you’re considering living on a boat too.
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Green-fingered winners of Aquavista in Bloom announced

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August 10, 2023

Aquavista is delighted to announce Kings Waterside & Marina as the ‘Outstanding Overall Site’ winner of its Aquavista in Bloom 2023 awards, sponsored by Towergate Insurance. The competition was launched in April, with Aquavista inviting their 29 inland and coastal marinas to accept the challenge of creating some stunning floral displays around their marina. The…
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Characters of the Cut: Narrowboat Family Foster

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August 9, 2023

Alice Grifin caught up with the Foster family WHEN Craig and Ellie Foster relocated to London for work, they knew they were at a crossroads requiring creative thinking. Ellie shared with me: “When Craig took a new job at a furniture and lighting company in King’s Cross, we knew that either I would have to…
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Barge Beagle’s summer holiday – lighting the way

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August 8, 2023

Sniffing out good finds for crews with canines! Alison Alderton reports… AROUND for centuries, lighthouses have adapted with technology. Now fully automated, what was once considered the lonely life of a lighthouse keeper no longer exists. However, the buildings they once called home remain and it’s possible to take holidays in some of them where,…
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Canal Charity Warns of Increasing Battle Against Aquatic Weeds

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August 7, 2023

The Canal & River Trust – the national charity working to protect the nation’s historic canals – predicts that warmer, wetter summers brought about by climate change are challenging the fight to stop Britain’s canals from becoming choked by invasive weeds. The Trust’s annual summer programme to tackle the weed across its 2,000 miles of…
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See Foxton Locks from a different perspective this summer

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Mark Lancaster

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August 4, 2023

The Canal & River Trust is inviting visitors to see Foxton Locks from a different perspective this summer as it announces a new programme of events and activities. The charity, which cares for the popular landmark as part of its 2,000-mile canal network across England and Wales, is holding a series of activities enabling people…
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August 2023

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Arianne Davey

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August 4, 2023

Regularly topping 100 pages, Towpath Talk features everything you need to know about boats, marinas, wildlife, conservation, heritage and superb days out.
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Pack a picnic and enjoy a free summer day out at Stockingfield Bridge

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August 3, 2023

In celebration of the newly installed community artworks at the award-winning site, Scottish Canals will host an afternoon of storytelling, art and entertainment on Sunday, August 20th. Scottish Canals invite you to pack a picnic and head to Stockingfield Bridge in Glasgow next month to enjoy a free summer day out. In celebration of the…
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Flagship award for floating bookshop

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August 2, 2023

A floating bookshop has received recognition for its historical importance. Sally Clifford finds out more. “I PLAYED cricket where we are stood when it was empty without coal.” For Peter Claxton, stepping aboard the former coal barge his father Norman skippered for a decade or so evoked fond memories of school holidays spent on the…
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Family photographs recall bygone days

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August 1, 2023

BOATER and wildlife photographer Grant Hebblewhite, who was featured recently in Towpath Talk (Character, Issue 212, June 2023) writes: “I found these lovely old photos of my Nan and Grandpa taken in the 50s, I expect at Stoke Bruerne. The butty is still around, apparently. “It used to carry the two different names Northolt and…
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Have you HERD about this?

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July 31, 2023

Sally Clifford finds out how the canal – with a little help from some fleecy friends – played a part in a unique music celebration in West Yorkshire. Textiles have played an integral part in Yorkshire’s history so it was fitting for some fleecy friends to be part of a unique celebration. HERD, described as…
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Tapton Lock Festival Returns Next Month!

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July 29, 2023

Now in its eleventh year, organisers have confirmed that the popular Tapton Lock Festival will return this September with a host of new activities and entertainment for families to enjoy. The free annual event is organised by Junction Arts and Derbyshire County Council to bring families and friends together to enjoy the outdoors, promoting better health…
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More good news for the Monty Canal!

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July 27, 2023

THE Shropshire Union Canal Society has received a £14,600 restoration grant from the Association for Industrial Archaeology towards the cost of restoring the historic tramway wharf on the Montgomery Canal at Crickheath. It was the terminus of a 2½ mile horse-drawn tramway from the limestone quarry at Porth-y-waen. Built by navvies during the construction of…
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