TPT November 2025

NEW CHAIRMAN takes the lead in boosting fundraising support

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October 31, 2025

THE Friends of the Montgomery Canal has welcomed a new chairman. Elected member Brian Williams, who has a lifelong love of canals, has stepped into the role for the membership section of the Montgomery Waterway Restoration Trust, “In April this year, I retired as a Shropshire county councillor after 20 years of service,” he said.…
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CHARITY BOAT TRIPS: Cleaner and quieter…

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October 30, 2025

Popular boat trips are cleaner and quieter thanks to a generous grant for an electric engine. THE Melksham, Chippenham & Calne branch of the Wilts & Berks Canal Trust runs two boats, The Mary Archard and Damselfly, which raise much-needed funds for the charity by carrying hundreds of passengers at special events every year. These…
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MONTGOMERY CANAL: Interactive audio trail launched

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October 29, 2025

An audio trail telling the story of the rich heritage and wildlife of the two-century old Montgomery Canal has been created. VOICES of the Canal is the work of schoolchildren and members of the local community who have come together to create the trail for people to enjoy while exploring the canal or from home.…
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ROYAL SEAL OF APPROVAL for boat building

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October 28, 2025

The Princess Royal has visited the Boat Building Academy in Lyme Regis to meet students past and present and learn more about its work preserving and promoting the craft – as a campaign is being prepared to secure its future. PRINCESS Anne enjoyed tours of the academy’s workshops, meeting students of the 40-week boat-building course…
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BRING BACK the boats!

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October 27, 2025

For almost three years, visiting boats have been unable to moor at Trevor Basin, near Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, on the Llangollen Canal. The Inland Waterways Association’s Shrewsbury District & North Wales Branch have been campaigning to correct this. “WE have been in the ridiculous situation where visiting boats cannot moor at Trevor Basin, in the heart…
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