Breached canal could reopen in time for Christmas

12 May 2026 - BBC News

The Canal and River Trust hopes to finish the repairs by the first anniversary of the breach.

Behind-the-scenes images show start of new spillway works at 225‑year‑old Slaithwaite Reservoir to protect Huddersfield’s canals from climate change

12 May 2026 - Canal Boat UK

Could you step up for our waterways?

12 May 2026 - Towpath Talk

As volunteers around the country are praised for their contributions to the work of the Canal & River Trust through ...

Consultations: A Warning from History

11 May 2026 - NBTA London

In ‘The Future of Licensing’, the report produced by a supposedly ‘independent’ three-person commission, an emphasis is placed on consultations between CRT and Boaters as a prerequisite to any dramatic changes. Boaters should be consulted on the minimum movement distance requirements, the definition of congestion, the inclusion of wreck recovery into the basic insurance requirements … <a href="https://nbtalondon.wordpress.com/2026/05/11/consultations-a-warning-from-history/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Consultations: A Warning from History</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

RCR posts new ‘how to…’ video

11 May 2026 - Canal Boat UK

How engineers kept waterways alive through stormy winter

11 May 2026 - Towpath Talk

THE Canal & River Trust has put the finishing touches to its substantial winter programme of repairs aimed at safeguarding ...

Towpath and bank repairs for 'much loved' canal

10 May 2026 - BBC News

Repair work is under way in Warwickshire on sections of the Oxford Canal.

Coombeswood Canal Trust Open Weekend & Boat Gathering returns to Hawne Basin this June

9 May 2026 - Towpath Talk

Visitors are invited to Hawne Basin in Halesowen this June as the Coombeswood Canal Trust hosts its annual Open Weekend ...

Hidden dry dock restored after more than a century

9 May 2026 - BBC News

The Wilts and Berks Canal Trust is restoring a historic waterway to allow boats to use it once again.

RCR helps boaters manage rising costs

8 May 2026 - Towpath Talk

As the cost-of-living crisis continues to put pressure on households across the UK, River Canal Rescue (RCR) says its Replacement ...

Southampton International Boat Show welcomes back the Wooden Boat Stage for 2026

8 May 2026 - Canal Boat UK

Record year for volunteering across the nation’s canal network

8 May 2026 - Canal Boat UK

Themed weekends set for Standedge Tunnel

7 May 2026 - Towpath Talk

The Canal & River Trust, the Huddersfield Canal Society and the Friends of Standedge are set to bring Tunnel End ...

Canal society celebrates 60th birthday with found footage

7 May 2026 - Waterways World Paid

Volunteers who helped restore the Basingstoke Canal are being celebrated in a new anniversary film marking 60 years of the Basingstoke Canal Society. The 30-minute documentary, available free on …

Aqua switches from hire to shared ownership

7 May 2026 - Waterways World Paid

Aqua Narrowboats, the Midlands narrowboat builder and hire-fleet operator, is closing its hire fleet at Barton Marina and converting that side of the business to a shared-ownership model.&…

Your June Issue of Canal Boat is out!

7 May 2026 - Canal Boat UK

Nautical Archaeology Society marks 75 years of Kennet & Avon Canal Trust with anniversary cruise

7 May 2026 - Canal Boat UK

200-year-old embankment strengthening works complete at Wilstone Reservoir

7 May 2026 - Canal Boat UK

Aquavista and Haven Knox-Johnston team up on boat insurance

6 May 2026 - Canal Boat UK

River Canal Rescue more course dates released

6 May 2026 - Towpath Talk

River Canal Rescue has released more dates for its two-day diesel engine and boat maintenance course, running at its Stafford ...

Montgomery Canal restoration progress

6 May 2026 - The Montgomery Canal

Phase 2 of the restoration is taking shape. Over 5 days a great deal was achieved. The latest work party organised by the Shropshire Union Canal Society recorded great success in lining and blocking a further stretch of canal towards Schoolhouse Bridge in Shropshire. Speaking about the May 2026 work party, Tom Fulda, project manager …

Canal & River Trust asks boaters to report faults to help target investment

5 May 2026 - Canal Boat UK

Leak likely cause of canal breach as interim report cites hidden seepage

5 May 2026 - Canal Boat UK

Canal site reopens after eight-year restoration

5 May 2026 - BBC News

The Duke of Gloucester meets people at a site that once played a key role in the Industrial Revolution.

Historic narrowboat named UK Inland Flagship of the year

5 May 2026 - Waterways World Paid

National Historic Ships (NHS UK) has selected Redshank, a historic Grand Union Canal Carrying Co narrowboat, to be its Inland Flagship of Year.    Dating back to 1936 and …

Stafford Riverway Link to host open weekend

5 May 2026 - Towpath Talk

The Stafford Riverway Link (SRL) community group will host an open weekend on 16–17 May, from 10am to 5pm, inviting ...

Call for papers for UK Maritime Heritage Forum 2026

4 May 2026 - Towpath Talk

THE UK Maritime Heritage Forum has opened a call for papers ahead of its 2026 conference, to be held on ...

Investigation of woman's unexplained canal death

3 May 2026 - BBC News

The woman died after she was rescued from the canal in Walsall on Sunday, police say.

Naburn Lock unveils sawdust labyrinth in waterways ‘first’

2 May 2026 - Towpath Talk

A community art project that began on the banks of the River Ouse in Selby has helped inspire what is ...

Notice – Suspension of Navigation

1 May 2026 - Canal Boat UK