TPT February 2023

Revised Manchester Ship Canal guide released

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February 21, 2023

THE Manchester Ship Canal is a waterway which links Manchester with the coast and provides access to the city for large ocean-going vessels. The canal is more than 37 miles long and has five locks in total, but it is not considered a leisure waterway and the incompatibility of large ships and small boats means…
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Grant awarded to the Grand Western Canal

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February 16, 2023

THE IWA Panel that manages the South West Inland Waterways Regeneration Fund (SWIWRF) has approved an application by the Grand Western Country Park (aka Devon County Council) for a grant of £8340 to purchase two new notice boards and produce updated information sheets for the entire canal, many of which are now 20 years old…
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Cromford Canal Friends mourn loss of popular boat horse

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February 14, 2023

I AM very sad to report that our dear, delightful, docile boat horse Chelsea, has passed on to that great stable in the sky, writes Hugh Potter, archivist and editor for the Friends of Cromford Canal. She enthusiastically pulled Birdswood for many years and fretted so much when her owners Arraslea Shires tried to retire…
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Winter stoppages: How they’re planned

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February 13, 2023

The Canal & River Trust’s winter works are nearing completion but with a 200-year-old system to maintain, planning for next season’s programme is already under way. Chief infrastructure and programmes officer Malcolm Horne explains. THE Canal & River Trust’s ageing infrastructure needs significant care and investment to keep it safe and available for boaters to…
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Paving the way for next phase of Monty project

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February 11, 2023

SHROPSHIRE Union Canal volunteers devoted their work party in December to preparing a new compound site south of Crickheath Bridge for the new Montgomery Canal restoration project in 2023. An electrical supply line was fitted to enable a sump pump to be fitted next to Crickheath Bridge to remove residual water entering the channel. The…
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Characters of the Cut: Dave Thompson

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February 10, 2023

Alice Griffin joins Dave Thompson as he savours the tranquillity of the towpath IN 2012 when Dave Thompson lost his wife of 25 years, Sue, to cancer he was left not just broken-hearted, but also broke. “We had been living in Tenerife for the last year of Sue’s life and after she died I found…
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Suction dredging at Gloucester Docks

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Mark Lancaster

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February 1, 2023

THE Canal & River Trust has started its biggest programme of dredging at Gloucester’s historic docks. The four-month dredging programme will remove 15,000 cubic metres of silt using a powerful suction dredger. This excess silt entered the docks from the River Severn during the exceptionally dry summer while the trust ensured the vital daily water…
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Swarkestone towpath reopens after first phase

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January 30, 2023

A SECTION of historic canal towpath in Swarkestone has reopened after the Canal & River Trust completed the first phase of improvements. These will make it easier for people to access the canal and to link the canal path to other connecting trails. Working in partnership with Sustrans, CRT has improved 2.5km of the Trent…
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