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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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Meet the volunteers restoring 'missing mile' canal
29 August 2026 - BBC News
A volunteer-led restoration project in Gloucestershire to bring back a 'missing mile' of canal
Pontcysyllte safety squad targets mounting congestion
29 August 2026 - Towpath Talk
A safety team is being deployed at Pontcysyllte Aqueduct to manage busy-period traffic and ease congestion as growing numbers of ...
visions of Preston
28 August 2026 - CanalsOnline Magazine
Over the summer I have been drawing and painting in some wonderful places around Preston. Haslam Park and Nature Reserve has been a particular source of inspiration, encouraging me to get outside and create. The Lancaster Canal inspires me too, and I often think how lucky I am to have all this on my doorstep.
a season of mists and mellow fruitfulness
28 August 2026 - CanalsOnline Magazine
The motor was running as well as ever, and the Mayfly was again looking her best as Jim and Amanda edged slowly out of the basin, having stayed a few days and were more than happy to be on the move again, despite the rather persistent rain and the ever recurrent cash problems.
Latest Vlogs
View AllA collection of vlogs from the UK canal network.
Will our wagon survive the rain? |Fulltime Narrowboat life #boatlife #narrowboat #canal
30 August 2026 - Art in the corridor
WELCOME BACK TO ART IN THE CORRIDOR (ep.116) *Links to all our work and socials , Patreon and buymeacoffee further down in the description* To enter our monthly Draw, see...
410. Canal carnage! It's so busy in peak summer season...
30 August 2026 - CruisingTheCut
In the midst of the school holidays, in summer, in a heatwave, at a weekend, just how busy do the British canals get? Let's find out as I take a...
This is What A Brand New Canal Looks Like
30 August 2026 - Court Above The Cut
Creating a Community, The Canal Revolution Join me on the Wilts and Berks Canal as we join the Joint Venture of Swindon Borough Council, David Wilson Homes, Barratt Homes and...
Can They Continue The Rebuild? Whitchurch Breach Weekend Update 30-08-26
30 August 2026 - Court Above The Cut
Can They Continue The Rebuild? Whitchurch Breach Weekend Update 30-08-26 Whitchurch Breach isn't wasting any time, the limestone is going in and the geogrid is close. Canal and River Trust...