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Canal & River Trust appoints interim fundraising director
20 December 2025 - Canal Boat UK
CANAL UNDERINVESTMENT highlighted by canal closure
20 December 2025 - Towpath Talk
AFTER a navigation closure notice restricted access to the Macclesfield and Peak Forest canals in August, local MP Lisa Smart ...
Southampton International Boat Show 2026 begins to take shape
19 December 2025 - Canal Boat UK
CHARACTERS OF THE CUT: Charlotte Hopwood, Seawood Signwriting
19 December 2025 - Towpath Talk
A LIFELONG love of arts and crafts, along with a chance meeting at a festival 12 years ago, is what ...
All’s Fair In Love And War?
18 December 2025 - NBTA London
When Canal & River Trust (CRT) come up with a new policy or strategy, they have a favourite word to cover up the subtext: fairness. Safety Zones – fairness; extortionate pre-bookable moorings – fairness; converting casual moorings into restricted time visitor moorings – fairness; the licence surcharge for itinerant boaters – fairness. But who loses … <a href="https://nbtalondon.co.uk/2025/12/18/alls-fair-in-love-and-war/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">All’s Fair In Love And War?</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
NBTA Casework? What On Earth (or Water) Is That?
18 December 2025 - NBTA London
NBTA helps any boater without a home mooring facing CRT enforcement or other issues that can arise from living on a boat without a home mooring, such as accessing benefits or registering with a GP. We are not a charity; we are boaters not too different from you, and we do this out of solidarity … <a href="https://nbtalondon.co.uk/2025/12/18/nbta-casework-what-on-earth-or-water-is-that/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">NBTA Casework? What On Earth (or Water) Is That?</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
It’s Not The Serengeti
18 December 2025 - NBTA London
A spell of dry weather with very little rain has exposed cracks in CRTs maintenance planning. This summer, many boaters experienced low water levels and changing plans due to drought. Even at the time of writing, Oxford still has restrictions in place. People heading north had to hold their nerve or turn back. Holiday boaters … <a href="https://nbtalondon.co.uk/2025/12/18/its-not-the-serengeti/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">It’s Not The Serengeti</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
CLIMATE CHANGE RISKS to UK Waterways Raised in Parliament
18 December 2025 - Towpath Talk
Members of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Waterways have heard urgent expert evidence on the growing impacts of ...
Bright mural for Doncaster Lock
18 December 2025 - Waterways World Paid
A bright and enthusiastic mural has been unveiled at Doncaster Lock on the Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation. Created by local artist and boater Kate Rhodes, with help from volunteer …
New HQ and skills hub for Scottish Canals
18 December 2025 - Waterways World Paid
Scottish Canals has announced plans for a new headquarters at the top of the 16-lock Falkirk flight. The base would also house a traditional skills centre to train future …
NAVIGATION CHARGES on the Broads welcomed by IWA
17 December 2025 - Towpath Talk
The Broads Authority has invited public comment on proposals for a below-inflation increase in boat tolls for 2026/27, alongside planned ...
'Gorgeous' canalside cafe opens after 'massive task'
16 December 2025 - BBC News
A former warehouse designed by 19th Century engineer Thomas Telford is restored and given a new use.
GREEN & SERENE: Waterways make a splash in national awards
16 December 2025 - Towpath Talk
More than 2,000 parks, gardens and green spaces across the UK and beyond have been announced as 2025 Green Flag ...
SLURRY OVERFLOW From dairy leads to major river pollution and court fine
15 December 2025 - Towpath Talk
A firm has been prosecuted for allowing cattle slurry to overflow from a lagoon, polluting a nearby river for four ...
RESTORATION PLANNED for historic canal boat
13 December 2025 - Towpath Talk
The Jericho Living Heritage Trust has secured £210,000 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to restore Kilsby, a historically significant ...
life in Roydon marina
12 December 2025 - CanalsOnline Magazine
We spent the first few days in the marina finding our way around and getting to know our new neighbours, all very laid back and chilled out, just what we needed after two weeks continually on the move. The people around us were very friendly and welcoming and we slipped easily into our new way of life.
New trip-boats lay the trail for Runcorn Locks
12 December 2025 - Waterways World Paid
The Runcorn Locks Restoration Society achieved a milestone in 2025 with the launch of two brand new trip-boats – Aethel (a 65ft narrowboat) and Fraeda (a 45ft wide-beam). …
FARMER FINED for slurry pollution
12 December 2025 - Towpath Talk
A FARMER has been ordered to pay £7048 for illegally discharging slurry into a river due to a leaking pipe. ...
Doncaster Lock Transformed
12 December 2025 - Canal Boat UK
Lancaster Canal suffers 'the most bashed' bridges
12 December 2025 - BBC News
Narrow, rural roads and careless drivers are damaging old bridges, the Canal and River Trust says.
Easter boat trips and days out on the canals
11 December 2025 - Canal Boat UK
Concerns over time taken for broken bridge repairs
11 December 2025 - BBC News
The main access route to the west of Brewood is closed.
NEW VIDEO CATEGORY shines light on the Thames as Thames Lens celebrates 20th year
11 December 2025 - Towpath Talk
In collaboration with the Illuminated River Foundation, Thames Festival Trust has launched a brand-new video category for its long-running annual ...
Early Bird Tickets on sale for Southampton International Boat Show 2026
11 December 2025 - Canal Boat UK
Concerns over time taken for broken bridge repairs
11 December 2025 - BBC News
Brewood Bridge has been closed for two weeks as fractures on two pipes have been discovered.
Funding campaigners take protest to Little Ouse
11 December 2025 - Waterways World Paid
Supporters of the Fund Britain’s Waterways campaign undertook an exploratory cruise at the end of November to test the state of the Little Ouse navigation. The single …
Unique snapshot of the UK’s boatbuilding landscape
10 December 2025 - Canal Boat UK
blowing in the wind
10 December 2025 - CanalsOnline Magazine
Suddenly I get stopped in my tracks by the sound of loud barking and two Alsatian dogs jumping about, further up the path. I’m terrified - as I’ve never been a fan of dogs, especially large ones with aggressive reputations. Their pointy ears tell me they are Alsatians, and they are standing right in my path!
Plea to reopen historic Scottish dry dock
10 December 2025 - Waterways World Paid
The Lowland Canals Association has asked Scottish Canals to consider reopening the old Maryhill Dry Dock on the Forth & Clyde Canal. The dock, in the middle of …
New pressure on Jericho Wharf
10 December 2025 - Waterways World Paid
The Jericho Wharf Trust has renewed a long-running call for Oxford City Council to compulsorily purchase Oxford Canal’s Jericho Wharf boatyard site. The trust’s …
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