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AQUEDUCT WORK: Boosts Canal Restoration

20 November 2024 - Towpath Talk

REPAIR work on an aqueduct on the Montgomery Canal will aid wildlife and keep the canal restoration project pushing forward. ...

Some wins over Chargeable Moorings

19 November 2024 - NBTA London

Canal and River Trust (CRT) backs down over some of the chargeable moorings.Following campaigns from the NBTA London, the CRT have scrapped charges to moor on the Camden visitor moorings, and reduced prices over winter across all chargeable moorings in London.High-profile media coverage last week – including in The Telegraph – reported that the moorings … <a href="https://nbtalondon.co.uk/2024/11/19/some-wins-over-chargeable-moorings/" class="more-link">Continue reading Some wins over Chargeable Moorings →</a>

Derby Canal restoration seeks pontoon funding

19 November 2024 - Waterways World

The Derby & Sandiacre Canal Trust welcomed a group of politicians onto its electric trip-boat Outram in late October, in a drive to find funding for a new boarding …

RIVER FOSS: Citizen Science Project

19 November 2024 - Towpath Talk

Creatures living in the River Foss in York are helping volunteers to maintain water quality, as Sally Clifford finds out. ...

STOURPORT: The clue is in the name!

18 November 2024 - Towpath Talk

Jonathan Mosse’s monthly look at freight development on the inland waterways. IN MOST people’s minds, ports have strong coastal affiliations ...

MUSEUM FOCUS: Canal gem in the heart of the Devon countryside

16 November 2024 - Towpath Talk

Nicola Lisle explores the history and wildlife of the Grand Western Canal at the Visitor Centre in Tiverton THIS year ...

British Marine Inland Conference

15 November 2024 - Canal Boat UK

REDEVELOPED: Connaught Harbour visitor destination officially opens

15 November 2024 - Towpath Talk

Alison Alderton reports… WATERWAYS Ireland and Fáilte Ireland, in the company of Minister of State Anne Rabbitte TD, have officially ...

Timothy West – An Obituary

14 November 2024 - The Montgomery Canal

Supporter of Restore the Montgomery Canal! & Vice-President of Montgomery Waterway Restoration Trust Like many in the world of waterways, members of the Restore the Montgomery Canal! team were saddened by news of the death of Timothy West. Timothy West was a Vice-President of the Montgomery Waterway Restoration Trust, part of the Restore the Montgomery …

CANAL RESTORATION: On track thanks to volunteers

14 November 2024 - Towpath Talk

VITAL work completed by volunteers has ensured the Cromford Canal restoration continues to progress.The team from the Waterway Recovery Group ...

Overwater Historic Model Boat

13 November 2024 - Waterways World

The canalside cafe at Audlem’s Overwater Marina now boasts a very unusual feature: a scale model of a narrowboat dating back to 1981, on display at its counter. …

SELLARS SWING BRIDGE: Repairs complete

13 November 2024 - Towpath Talk

Lucy Wood reports… THE Canal & River Trust has completed a six-week programme of repairs to Sellars Swing Bridge, which ...

CHESHIRE LOCK: Open again after £10k repair

12 November 2024 - Towpath Talk

HUNTS Lock on the Weaver Navigation in Cheshire is now open to boaters after a complex repair operation by the ...

Plug pulled on winter NEC boat show

11 November 2024 - Waterways World

Boatlife, the UK boatshow scheduled for 6th-9th February 2025 at the Birmingham NEC, has been cancelled. The news was announced by the organisers on 8th November. First staged …

NBTA London Winter Warmer 2024

11 November 2024 - NBTA London

NBTA London’s annual boaters’ winter social returns! Join us for an evening of delicious food and boater chat, as well as watching the amazing video ‘Off the Cut’ together. We will also be having a discussion on the impact increased enforcement has had on our community, and how sticking together is necessary for the survival … <a href="https://nbtalondon.co.uk/2024/11/11/nbta-london-winter-warmer-2024/" class="more-link">Continue reading NBTA London Winter Warmer 2024 →</a>

CHARACTERS OF THE CUT: Sally & Stephen, Narrowboat Bears

11 November 2024 - Towpath Talk

Alice Elgie reports… FOR English teachers Sally and Stephen Underwood and their companion, a knitted travelling frog called Mathew, holidays ...

Canal work five months ahead of schedule

10 November 2024 - The Montgomery Canal

Volunteers working to restore the Montgomery Canal, south of Crickheath in Shropshire made great progress in November 2024. The work party saw the completion of all channel and towpath deliverables for the original scope of the Rural Prosperity Fund (RPF) grant – five months ahead of schedule! “Given the torrential rain and flooding during October …