TPT May 2025

£234K GRANT saves rare ‘puffer’

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May 1, 2025

A RARE Clyde puffer boat which is on the National Historic Ships Fleet Register has been saved from ruin – but is still short of its cash target. The Canal & River Trust is hoping the public will help fund the remaining £20,000 needed to rescue and preserve the vessel at the trust’s National Waterways…
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NORTHERN CANALS ASSOCIATION: Busy year ahead

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April 30, 2025

THE NORTHERN Canals Association looked to the future and the past at its recent meeting. The association heard about various restoration projects ongoing and planned in the region, including a new bridge and trip boat. The meeting was held at Langley Mill, in the Amber Valley, Derbyshire, where 57 members heard about the history of…
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CANAL could run dry

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April 28, 2025

THE Canal & River Trust in Wales, Glandŵr Cymru, has secured an emergency short-term supply of water from Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water (DCWW) for the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal. But it says there may not being enough water to keep the canal open for boaters during the coming months. In its website Boaters’ Update, the…
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