May 2026

21 April 2026 - Towpath Talk

Towpath Talk features everything you need to know about boats, marinas, wildlife, conservation, heritage and superb days out.

Largest-ever enforcement workforce protecting waterways from pollution

21 April 2026 - Towpath Talk

THE Environment Agency has assembled its largest-ever team of investigators, enforcement officers and lawyers to tackle water pollution as part ...

Navigation isn’t confusing

20 April 2026 - NBTA London

The CRT’s Licence Review report repeats the false claim that the law governing boats without a home mooring is confusing. This claim is used to justify further restrictions on our community. In reality, the law is straightforward. The only people who make waterways law confusing are the waterways authority. CRT, and British Waterways (BW) before … <a href="https://nbtalondon.wordpress.com/2026/04/20/navigation-isnt-confusing/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Navigation isn’t confusing</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

Café unveils new events to bounce back after canal breach

20 April 2026 - Towpath Talk

A Shropshire café fighting back after a major canal breach has unveiled a new programme of events designed to safeguard ...

England recovered from drought as weather whiplash sees floods

18 April 2026 - Towpath Talk

Four months of above average rainfall means England’s water levels have now largely recovered from last year’s drought, the National ...

Open days set to showcase Stafford Riverway Link restoration

17 April 2026 - Towpath Talk

Stafford Riverway Link Open Days are taking place on Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17. Visitors are being invited ...

Montgomery Canal Forum 2026

17 April 2026 - The Montgomery Canal

You are cordially invited to the Montgomery Canal Forum at 2pm on Friday 8 May 2026. If you want to find out more about the restoration of the Montgomery Canal, then the Forum being held at Aico, Maesbury Road, Oswestry SY10 8NR will be an ideal opportunity to catch up with developments. The restoration of …

handmade British logbooks for canal boats

16 April 2026 - CanalsOnline Magazine

I’m a yachting journalist by trade and I started the English Logbook Company whilst working as a yacht skipper in the Mediterranean. I couldn’t find a logbook that felt of a suitable quality to use on board — something properly made, practical, and worth keeping — so I set out to make one myself.

Anderton Boat Lift hosts fantastic, free steam festival (May 9 & 10)

16 April 2026 - Towpath Talk

More than 30 historic steamboats, traction engines, tractors and steam rollers are travelling from all over the country to congregate ...

New Wilts & Berks bridge takes shape

15 April 2026 - Waterways World Paid

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 Paid

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 Paid

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 ...

Thousands join UK’s biggest ever citizen science river survey

14 April 2026 - Towpath Talk

People in the UK and Ireland are being invited to take part in a nationwide effort to assess the health ...

VETUS TO HOST ELECTRIC NARROWBOAT EXPERIENCE DAY AT AQUEDUCT MARINA

14 April 2026 - Canal Boat UK

Notice – Suspension of Navigation

14 April 2026 - Canal Boat UK

Dive into story of the Nottingham Canal

13 April 2026 - Towpath Talk

The Nottingham Canal is the subject of an illustrated talk by Bernard Chell, taking place on Friday, April 17 from ...

Ellesmere Canal Warehouse restoration work scheduled

11 April 2026 - Towpath Talk

The Grade II-listed Canal Warehouse on the Ellesmere Arm of the Llangollen Canal was identified as being at risk in ...

The hidden history of a town's lost waterways

11 April 2026 - BBC News

Narrowboats pulled by horses and donkeys moved goods across Wiltshire for more than a century.

Concerns over Wendover Arm

10 April 2026 - Waterways World Paid

The Wendover Arm Trust has expressed increasing frustration at the demand by the Canal & River Trust that it should stop restoration on the 7-mile-long canal arm.  …

IWA calls for more evidence on water transfer scheme

10 April 2026 - Waterways World Paid

IWA has responded to the Grand Union Canal Transfer scheme (WW May 2026) with a call for a more transparent demonstration of the project’s engineering. But more widely, …

New navigation guide to Trent Falls

10 April 2026 - Waterways World Paid

Frequent stoppages on the routes southwards from the Yorkshire waterways have driven the IWA's Navigation Committe to publish a new Skippers Guide to the transit of the trickier Trent …

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 ...