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A guide to Scotland’s top lochs

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Cicely Oliver

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January 23, 2023

LOCHS of Scotland, the comprehensive guide to Scotland’s most fabulous inland and sea lochs, does exactly what it says on the cover. It takes readers from Loch Ken in the south to Loch Eriboll in the north, introducing them to 50 Scottish lochs and lochans, tidal and inland, from the coast to the mountains. It’s…
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1,000s of activities to choose: from lock keeping to wildlife conservation

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January 23, 2023

THE NATION’S CANAL CHARITY LAUNCHES BIGGEST EVER APPEAL FOR VOLUNTEERS Thousands of people are being encouraged to join the army of volunteers who work alongside the Canal & River Trust charity in its growing mission to protect and preserve the nation’s 2,000-mile historic canal network across England and Wales. With volunteering by water proven to…
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Dead Dog bridge: £500k repairs underway

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January 20, 2023

The Canal & River Trust has this week started a £533,000 ten-week project to repair the Grade II Listed Interchange Basin Towpath Bridge on the Regent’s Canal in Camden. Built in 1846, the historic bridge known locally as ‘Dead Dog bridge’, is an important local landmark carrying the Regent’s Canal towpath across the canal basin…
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300 million litres of water – transfer proposal

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January 19, 2023

Proposals are underway to secure the nation’s water resources for the future.  Among the various regional groups, Water Resources South East (WRSE), an alliance of the six water companies that supply drinking water across London and the South East England, have now submitted draft proposals for addressing the region’s increasing vulnerability to serious water shortages. (WRSE…
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Roving traders resume charity donations

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January 18, 2023

SINCE the start of Covid-19 the Roving Canal Traders Association (RCTA) along with many other charities, non-profit-making groups, businesses and traders that make up the canal network have had a tough time. This year however, things returned to almost normal and the association’s floating markets started to take off once again, enabling RCTA to resume…
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A darker side to Scottish canal history…

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Cicely Oliver

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January 17, 2023

WRITTEN by journalist and historian TA Stewart, , Scottish Canal Crimes takes readers into the history of ‘murder and mayhem on Scotland’s towpaths 1800–1950’, from the canals’ inception to their mid-20th century demise. Today we know the canals of Scotland for their scenery and as places to relax and enjoy being outdoors. Scottish Canal Crimes…
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Top destinations for 2023

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January 16, 2023

FROM rural retreats to vibrant city centres, narrowboat holidaymakers can use their boat as a floating holiday home to explore Britain’s network of inland waterways. There’s a great choice of hundreds of waterside destinations and canalside pubs to stop off at along the way. Here are Drifters’ waterways holidays’ top canal boat holidays for 2023:…
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Marine services across the Midlands

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January 14, 2023

IF YOU are looking for quality workmanship and great customer service at a reasonable price then look no further than HiQ Marine Services, writes director and engineer Jamie Wilde. Having experienced some of the workmanship carried out for boat owners relying on the services of an ‘expert’, we decided to create HiQ Marine Services to…
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Winter works underway to protect historic Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal

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January 13, 2023

Glandŵr Cymru, the Canal & River Trust in Wales, has started a four-month programme of improvements to protect and preserve the picturesque Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal. The works on the 35-mile canal, which has a history dating back over 220 years, will be completed in March and will see the Trust’s team of staff and…
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Canal charity appeal for new volunteers in Cheshire and Merseyside

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Mark Lancaster

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January 12, 2023

Volunteer Welcome Session at National Waterways Museum in Ellesmere Port on Wednesday 18 January The Canal & River Trust charity has launched a major appeal for new volunteers to join them in a range of roles from traditional lock keepers to leading walks on historic waterways across Cheshire and Merseyside. Anyone interested in finding out…
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The Roundhouse Birmingham

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January 10, 2023

Nicola Lisle discovers a new visitor centre in Birmingham in the latest in her museum series. ONE of Birmingham’s newest visitor attractions, having opened in July 2021, the Roundhouse in Birmingham is a lovely canalside gem in the heart of the city’s Ladywood district. The horseshoe-shaped building dates back to 1874 and was at the…
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Donation to steam narrowboat President honours renowned boatbuilder

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January 9, 2023

IWA Lichfield Branch has donated £2000 in memory of Malcolm Braine, founding member of Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal Society. The donation to the Black Country Living Museum will support the current restoration work and design and installation of a new boiler for President – one of the world’s few surviving boats of its kind and…
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New CEO for the Inland Waterways Association

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January 4, 2023

Dave Pearce will join IWA as CEO from 3rd January 2023. Dave will be working 17 hours a week for the association, and his appointment effectively completes the work of Jonathan Smith as Interim CEO at IWA. Dave has worked in the charity world for over twenty years as a Chief Executive (older people, working…
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New land acquired for canal restoration

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January 2, 2023

A POPULAR stretch of restored canal between Chippenham and Lacock could be extended thanks to a new deal. The Wilts & Berks Canal Trust has already rebuilt more than a kilometre of the former waterway from Pewsham Locks to Double Bridge. It has now signed a lease with Wiltshire Council for an additional 500m stretch…
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