New initiative to 'transform' canal towpath access

10 April 2026 - BBC News

Newbury, Thatcham and Calcot all set to benefit from increased investment and easier access.

Stroudwater visitor centre reopens

10 April 2026 - Waterways World Paid

The Cotswold Canals Trust has reopened its Bonds Mill Visitor Centre after a year of closure. The visitor centre – one of three for the restoration and once a World …

Planning permission granted on the H&G Malswick section

10 April 2026 - Waterways World Paid

The Herefordshire & Gloucestershire Canal Trust has received full planning permission from Forest of Dean District Council for the next stage of its restoration. Around 400 metres of canal would …

Training course opens steam safety skills to volunteers

10 April 2026 - Towpath Talk

A NEW hands-on course aimed at improving steam safety among heritage volunteers is set to run this spring, offering practical ...

Salters Lode Lock – Suspension of Navigation Update

10 April 2026 - Canal Boat UK

Mon & Brec Canal Trust trip boat gets £10,000 donation

9 April 2026 - Waterways World Paid

The Mon & Brec Canal Trust’s electric trip boat The Lord Raglan has had a reprieve, after battery specialist EnerSys donated £10,000-worth of batteries.  …

Headache for moorers as Manchester marina drained again

9 April 2026 - Waterways World Paid

For the second time in less than a year, moorers at Manchester's New Islington Marina have found their boats on the bottom of the basin after a repair on …

Canalway Cavalcade 2026

9 April 2026 - Towpath Talk

AS reported, the IWA Canalway Cavalcade returns to London’s Little Venice on Saturday, May 2 for the full early May ...

Characters of the Cut: Midge, Alan & Welly the dog

8 April 2026 - Towpath Talk

SEEKING solace away from the busyness of this always-on world is what initially brought Midge, husband Alan and their dog, ...

the spanish inquisition – 2

8 April 2026 - CanalsOnline Magazine

It was during a long wait at Billing Aquadrome that some girls started to wash their hair, returning to the sitting out wells with towels done up as turbans. But before long this interest had spread, and some were now washing boys’ hair. All the boys seemed (to me) to be tall, broad-shouldered and handsome, and I could well understand why some girls might want to get their hands on them!

Volunteers invited to join Braunston-based LNBP Community Boating charity

7 April 2026 - Towpath Talk

A Braunston-based community boating charity is inviting new volunteers to join ahead of a busy season. LNBP Community Boating offers ...

The unsung heroes on your local canal

7 April 2026 - NBTA London

Did you know that almost half of accidental drowning deaths that happen in England are for people who had no intention of entering water? People walking or running by a river, lake or canal can slip, trip and fall into the water. Even when water is shallow enough to stand in: falling in is a … <a href="https://nbtalondon.wordpress.com/2026/04/07/the-unsung-heroes-on-your-local-canal/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The unsung heroes on your local canal</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

Crick Boat Show returns as the boating season gets underway

7 April 2026 - Canal Boat UK

Only 14% of England’s rivers in good condition as Clean Water Now campaign launches

6 April 2026 - Towpath Talk

More than 40 organisations have launched the Clean Water Now campaign ahead of the Water Reform Bill, warning that only ...

Views sought on Grand Union Canal Transfer scheme as consultation continues

4 April 2026 - Towpath Talk

The Grand Union Canal Transfer has entered its second phase of public consultation, offering communities and businesses the opportunity to ...

Major lock gate replacement underway

4 April 2026 - Canal Boat UK

Wartime pill boxes on Kennet & Avon Canal repurposed as bat habitats

3 April 2026 - Towpath Talk

Second World War pill boxes on the Kennet & Avon Canal in Berkshire have been transformed into homes for bats. ...

Montgomery Canal Triathlon is at risk

3 April 2026 - The Montgomery Canal

The Montgomery Canal Triathlon is at risk of not taking place this year Some members of the organising committee have stood down after many years of service and as a result, there is an insufficient number of people to run the event successfully. Organisers have now put out an urgent appeal asking for help. The …

Surprise collapse of Birmingham marina

3 April 2026 - Waterways World Paid

Moorers at Sherborne Wharf, the Birmingham city centre marina, have said they have been ‘left in limbo’, after discovering that the company running the marina had gone into …

Pete Waterman to open historic Boat Rally

3 April 2026 - Canal Boat UK

Museum celebrates 50 years with colourful display

3 April 2026 - BBC News

A flotilla of 40 historical narrowboats and barges is set to arrive at the museum in Ellesmere Port.

£1.3m canal repairs see hand-built lock gates installed on Grand Union Canal in Leicestershire

2 April 2026 - Towpath Talk

Major Canal & River Trust works are under way in Leicestershire to replace ageing lock gates and protect historic waterways ...

Your May Issue Is Out Now!

2 April 2026 - Canal Boat UK

CRT outlines upgrade plan

2 April 2026 - Canal Boat UK

spanish inquisition part 2

1 April 2026 - CanalsOnline Magazine

It was during a long wait at Billing Aquadrome that some girls started to wash their hair, returning to the sitting out wells with towels done up as turbans.

UK first for Banbury apprentice Jacob

1 April 2026 - Towpath Talk

An apprentice at Banbury’s historic Tooley’s Boatyard has become one of the first people in the country to qualify as ...

Hidden leak likely cause of canal breach

31 March 2026 - BBC News

A major incident was declared on a stretch of the Llangollen Canal in December.

Early findings on cause of Llangollen disaster

31 March 2026 - Waterways World Paid

Canal & River Trust experts have announced preliminary findings into the cause of the Llangollen Canal breach last December. Initial suspicions are that the disaster was most likely caused by …

Canal & River Trust publishes initial findings into Llangollen Canal breach

31 March 2026 - Towpath Talk

The Canal & River Trust has today shared the findings of its interim investigation into the Llangollen Canal breach that ...

Enjoy Yorkshire’s canals over Easter

30 March 2026 - Towpath Talk

With the arrival of warmer weather and trees and plants starting to come into bud along canal towpaths, Canal & ...