TPT August 2023

Shropshire volunteers earn award for restoration work

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Phil Pickin

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August 16, 2023

THIS year it was Oswestry’s turn to host the Montgomery Canal Forum, which was held in the Aico Centre of Excellence on the outskirts of the town. The impressive and modern venue saw a number of speakers outline the work carried out over the past year, which saw the official opening of the Crickheath basin…
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Boating tragedy brings community benefit

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Web Editor

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August 15, 2023

IN SEPTEMBER 2022, a hire boater died on the Coventry Canal close to Huddlesford Junction and the moorings of Lichfield Cruising Club. It is believed the man was taken ill while steering and there was a minor collision with a moored boat, following which he went into the water. A small gathering of Russell Newbery…
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Opening the way for boats and tourism benefits

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Web Editor

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August 14, 2023

Volunteers are the lifeblood of many organisations. Sally Clifford chats to members of Pocklington Canal Amenity Society about their ambitious plans for the future. THEY are the silent workforce. Without volunteers, many organisations throughout the country would struggle to survive or, at least, get anything done. Canals and towpaths are just some of the places…
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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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Flagship award for floating bookshop

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Mark Lancaster

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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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Up for the challenge on the Chesterfield Canal

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July 28, 2023

Report & photos: Janet Richardson EXCITING plans for the Staveley Town Basin were unveiled at a business event hosted by the Chesterfield Canal Society on the eve of its recent canal festival. A new hub – Staveley Waterside – is to be created for start-up and existing businesses, building on the success of the Markham…
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More good news for the Monty Canal!

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Web Editor

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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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Cost of living petition presented at No 10

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Web Editor

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July 26, 2023

Boaters joined a flotilla to take their Energy Bills Support Scheme plight to the capital. Sally Clifford finds out more. SLOW cruisers took their campaign to the doorstep of Britain’s political power. The boaters travelled to London to protest the continued exclusion of itinerant boat dwellers and others without a fixed address from receiving the…
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