NICHOLA Mallon MLA, Minister for Infrastructure recently met with Waterways Ireland CEO John McDonagh at the WI headquarters in Enniskillen, Lough Erne. He briefed the
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Tag: TPT January 2022
10 years, 6723 miles and 3406 locks later…
YOU have published articles in the past regarding my ambition to complete the canal network and I thought I’d bring you up to speed with my progress, writes Jon Reynolds After a very frustrating summer regarding stoppages I finally managed to get onto the Pocklington Canal to fulfil my ambition.
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First new lock in years at Lagan gateway
INLAND and Coastal Marina Systems (ICMS) Ltd has been involved in the Lagan Gateway Project which sees the first new lock constructed in Northern Ireland
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National Waterways Museum Gloucester
Nicola Lisle continues her series on waterways museums with a visit to Gloucester’s magnificent docklands museum. EVEN before you enter the Gloucester Waterways Museum you
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Canal project team wins community award
THE Montgomery Canal Restoration Project won the Community Engagement Award at the 2021 Ground Engineering Awards Ceremony held recently in London. Supported by the Heritage
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Active Waterways Cheshire volunteers celebrate national award
A NATIONAL volunteering award has been presented to 27 volunteers from the Active Waterways Cheshire project by the Canal & River Trust and the Marsh
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Shop staff support canal restoration project
A LICHFIELD shop’s staff have been helping to shape the future of the city’s canal restoration project.Workers at the Three Spires Shopping Centre branch of
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Canal restoration boosted by Borough Lands grant
GRATEFUL volunteers have received a welcome boost to their efforts to restore a former waterway.The Melksham, Chippenham & Calne branch of the Wilts & Berks
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Towpath Technical Tips: Getting ready for 2022!
Sound advice from Ben Sutcliffe-Davies FIRSTLY happy new year to all our readers, I really can’t believe another year has gone.From my last article about
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Boating community supports Forces Vets Afloat
INLAND waterway businesses and boats owners are coming together to help the newly established Forces Vets Afloat Project restore a boat so it can be
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Puppet Theatre still afloat after 40 years
Nicola Lisle explores the Puppet Theatre Barge in London as it prepares to celebrate its 40th anniversary this month. AS I step aboard the Puppet
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Hazel the Wellbeing Boat
Chris ‘The Boatman’ Leah explains how the Wooden Canal Boat Society (WCBS), has developed an offer which epitomises what the word really means and where
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Vaccine firm volunteers help with canal projects
STAFF from pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca in Cheshire are just a few of the dozens of volunteers working with the Canal & River Trust this winter
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Second national award for waterways volunteer
WEST Yorkshire volunteer Cath Munn has received a second national award for her outstanding contribution to Canal & River Trust waterways in the Yorkshire and
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