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OnTheCut is a website for boaters on the UK canal network. Providing a map of the inland waterways, notices archive, and news.
Latest News
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Canal & River Trust to Implement Commission on Boat Licensing Report as £2m Allocated for Locks and Dredging
27 February 2026 - Towpath Talk
The Canal & River Trust has confirmed it intends to move swiftly to implement recommendations made in the independent Commission ...
Working to restore Whitchurch canal
26 February 2026 - BBC News
The hole in the canal in Shropshire is 60 metres long and 20 metres wide.
Campaigners Renew Calls for Long-Term Waterways Funding After £6.5m Government Boost
26 February 2026 - Towpath Talk
CAMPAIGNERS responding to the Government’s extra £6.5 million investment in England’s and Wales’s canal network are once more calling for ...
Summer Fayre
25 February 2026 - NBTA London
NBTA London will be holding our semi-regular Summer Fayre this year on Sunday 7th June at 12 noon, the S-Bend in Clapton. We’ll have stalls, entertainment, kids’ activities, speeches, food & drink…all the usual fantastic things you’d expect from an NBTA London event. And of course the opportunity to celebrate our community. So put June … <a href="https://nbtalondon.wordpress.com/2026/02/25/summer-fayre/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Summer Fayre</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
Latest Vlogs
View AllA collection of vlogs from the UK canal network.
Are Widebeams Ruining UK Locks? #widebeam #canallife #ukcanals
27 February 2026 - Widebeam and Wellingtons
Do widebeam canal boats damage locks? It’s one of the biggest debates on the UK waterways. We looked at the evidence and the engineering behind it. Full video on the...
Building Some New Stairs For Our Narrowboat
27 February 2026 - Boat Time
Living full time off-grid in a tiny floating home can be challenging. Narrowboat life is all about optimising your limited space and storage, and it often requires you to get...
Last week's of Cruising our Narrowboat - Venetian to Middlewich -Almost
27 February 2026 - Narrowboat Life Unlocked
It's our last few week's on narrowboat Morning Star. We moor just above Venetian Marina and the winter blue's get to us. But it's soon time to move on and...
Stumbling across a Hidden GHOST Canal on Our Narrowboat Home #274
27 February 2026 - The Mindful Narrowboat
This narrowboat vlog shows some of the amazing and exciting discoveries that you can make travelling along and living on the water. It includes mooring home for a week next...