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£220k project to restore historic water-saving canal engineering at Hanwell

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February 20, 2026

Work underway on a Historic England-funded project to restore 200-year-old side ponds at the Hanwell Flight of Locks in West London. The initiative follows a year of navigation closures caused by drought and climate change and focuses on locks 94 and 95. The scheme is supported by Historic England, the Inland Waterways Association and the…
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CANAL RESTORATION: On track thanks to volunteers

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November 14, 2024

VITAL work completed by volunteers has ensured the Cromford Canal restoration continues to progress.The team from the Waterway Recovery Group (WRG) worked tirelessly to complete preparation work at the site at at Beggarlee, Langley Mill, Derbyshire, so the main canal restoration work could take place. The group has donated nearly 700 hours to the project,…
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COULD you lead – or feed – a team of volunteers on a week-long restoration holiday?

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April 22, 2022

Canal Camps are volunteer working holidays to help canal restoration. They offer the chance to learn traditional skills such as bricklaying and stonework – and more modern techniques such as piling, concreting or even how to operate machinery like excavators or dumpers.Every year, IWA’s Waterway Recovery Group runs between 16-20 Summer Canal Camps. This means…
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