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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.
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New Wilts & Berks bridge takes shape
15 April 2026 - Waterways World
Work has started on the next stage of the Wilts & Berks restoration at Wichelstowe, on the outskirts of Swindon. Around 200 yards of channel is being extended south from …
Thirty working boats celebrate Ellesmere 50th
15 April 2026 - Waterways World
Fifty years ago this year the National Waterways Museum was created from the old Inland Waterways transhipment port at the end of the Shropshire Union Canal. So for historic boat …
Great Ouse: Fens transits suspended
15 April 2026 - Waterways World
Boaters planning to travel between the Great Ouse and Middle Levels found themselves unceremoniously halted in late March, when the guillotine gate on Salters Lode lock failed. This structure, …
Community event invites residents to share and preserve local history
15 April 2026 - Towpath Talk
Residents are invited to a relaxed event celebrating shared local history at Llanymynech Village Hall on Saturday, May 9 from ...
Latest Vlogs
View AllA collection of vlogs from the UK canal network.
Ep 144 Finaly, We Head Off For Ripon, getting back into the swing of things!
16 April 2026 - Lock on TOMMi
🚤 After a full YEAR off the water, we're finally back where we belong – aboard narrowboat TOMMi! Join us and our brilliant friends on narrowboat Mr Doo for our...
What A Journey It’s Been! Ep 172
15 April 2026 - One Day More Aboard
What a journey it’s been to reach the end of the navigable River Thames at Lechlade. Join us onboard Narrowboat One Day More as we complete our adventure upstream on...
Whitchurch Breach - Your Questions Answered
15 April 2026 - Court Above The Cut
Todays question and answers on the Whitchurch canal breach, where we discuss ground samples, culverts, profiles, drones and the construction of the compound and the replacement embankment. We look at...
Clearing the Whitchurch Breach
14 April 2026 - Court Above The Cut
Todays latest on the Whitchurch canal breach, where ground samples are being taken to determine the reason the canal breached. We look at ground penetrating tracked vehicles and see them...