THE Boat-Hawk monitoring system was launched at the Crick Boat Show this year. It received a very positive review in the press, as a new
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Tag: TPT December 2021
Live the dream at Fradley Marina
PICTURE perfect moorings in a tranquil countryside setting are a great way to describe Fradley Marina. Newly opened on the Trent & Mersey Canal between
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Replacing lost waterways heritage: The unveiling of the Ventiford crane on the Stover Canal
AN ICONIC crane has been reconstructed on the Stover Canal to help tell the story of the canal’s unique history. IWA provided a major part
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Unique Scottish bridge needs repair
IWA volunteers in Scotland are campaigning to repair Dunardry Bridge on the Crinan Canal. As the only hand-operated rolling bridge which goes across a lock
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Volunteers create canal footpath in four days
IWA’s Waterway Recovery Group recently helped to create a new footpath on the Burslem Branch Canal. A group of 12 volunteers spent four days kickstarting
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Canals saviour immortalised in bronze
A STATUE commemorating Blackburn MP Barbara Castle has been unveiled in the Lancashire town’s Jubilee Square. She is portrayed holding a representation of a copy
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