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CHARACTERS OF THE CUT: Paul & Anthony Smith-Storey
24 July 2024 - Towpath Talk
Alice Elgie caught up with Paul & Anthony… AFTER 13 years of hiring a small day boat from Ellerbeck Narrowboats ...
Exclusive UK Distributor for Dometic UK Blind Systems Ltd
24 July 2024 - Canal Boat UK
NEC takes over winter boat show
23 July 2024 - Waterways World
The winter marine exhibition BoatLife, which takes place each February at the NEC in Birmingham, has been acquired by the NEC Group as the first in its new show organising …
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Green Flags for canals
23 July 2024 - Waterways World
The Chesterfield Canal restoration, Devon’s Grand Western Canal Country Park and a full 736 miles of Canal & River Trust navigations were among the sites awarded Green Flag …
The UK wildlife to look out for this summer
23 July 2024 - Canal Boat UK
RECOVERED: Museum’s stolen Tilley lamps
23 July 2024 - Towpath Talk
THREE Tilley lamps stolen from the National Waterway Museum Ellesmere Port have been recovered thanks to the keen eye of ...
ULSTER CANAL: Phase 2 officially opened
22 July 2024 - Towpath Talk
By Alison Alderton TAOISEACH (Irish Prime Minister) Simon Harris and Tánaiste (Irish Deputy Prime Minister) Micheál Martin, alongside Waterways Ireland ...
Discover the Southampton International Boat Show Lighthouse on the ‘Light the South’ Trail
22 July 2024 - Canal Boat UK
EASENHALL CUTTING: Now open
20 July 2024 - Towpath Talk
EASENHALL Cutting on the Oxford Canal has reopened to navigation while a major repair project by the Canal & River ...
CANAL RESTORATION: Underway in Staveley
19 July 2024 - Towpath Talk
THE Chesterfield Canal Trust celebrated the start of its latest phase of restoration with a groundbreaking ceremony at Staveley. Lee ...
COSTLY! Bridge repairs prompts ‘slow down’ plea
18 July 2024 - Towpath Talk
MOTORISTS are being urged to slow down and take more care when crossing historic hump-back bridges that span the canal ...
Assist Insurance Services Ltd win prestigious insurance award
17 July 2024 - Towpath Talk
ASSIST Insurance Services Ltd were announced as the winner of the 2024 Customer Experience Award, one of the most prestigious ...
ROWED HOME: Swedish lifeboat after 155 years
17 July 2024 - Towpath Talk
A 19th CENTURY lifeboat has been rowed across the Thames to Limehouse Basin in London, site of the yard where ...
Could you care for your local canal?
17 July 2024 - The Montgomery Canal
Two community based voluntary organisations that work on the Montgomery Canal in the border area between Welshpool and Oswestry are calling on local people to join them. You will know that much voluntary work goes into restoring the old sections of the Montgomery Canal but volunteers are equally responsible for much ongoing care and maintenance …
Wigrams Turn Waterside & Marina launches new residential moorings
16 July 2024 - Towpath Talk
AQUAVISTA has just announced its latest marina to be awarded full residential status. Wigrams Turn Waterside & Marina on the ...
Green Flags for almost 750 miles of charity’s waterways
16 July 2024 - Canal Boat UK
Canal charity carries out Ribble Link repairs
15 July 2024 - Canal Boat UK
narrowboat snuggly buggly for sale
13 July 2024 - CanalsOnline Magazine
narrowboat snuggly buggly for sale through ashwood marina boat sales For further information, or to book a viewing of Snuggly Buggly, please contact Sammy Rose at Ashwood Marina on 01384 295535 or 07702 198850
Should I moor on the payable moorings? More detailed guidance
12 July 2024 - NBTA London
This detailed guidance is to help you to decide whether to moor on the chargeable moorings or not. If CRT charge you for mooring without booking, contact NBTA Caseworkers for help. For less detailed guidance, see here. I don’t know whether to moor there – what do I need to consider? Detailed Guidance Can CRT … <a href="https://nbtalondon.co.uk/2024/07/12/should-i-moor-on-the-payable-moorings-more-detailed-guidance/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Should I moor on the payable moorings? More detailed guidance</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
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Photographic competition for ‘Venice of the Midlands’ festival
10 July 2024 - Waterways World
The organiser of the annual Tipton Canal & Community Festival in September has launched a photographic competition celebrating the Black Country neighbourhood and commemorating a larger-than-life character who …
IWA survey identifies state of waterways
9 July 2024 - Waterways World
The Inland Wateways Association says an online survey of boaters carried out earlier this year has given it useful insight into the current state of the inland waterways network. …
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Formal opening of Schoolhouse Bridge
9 July 2024 - Waterways World
Montgomery Canal restoration supporters celebrated the official opening of Schoolhouse Bridge on 28th June, when Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire Mrs Anna Turner unveiled a plaque honouring its prime movers, and …
Restoration trust fined over volunteer's death
9 July 2024 - Waterways World
The Wilts & Berks Canal Trust has been told it must pay almost £47,000 in fines, costs and compensation, after a volunteer lost his life eight years ago …
Diana the Dredger opens Braunston Historic Boat Rally
9 July 2024 - Waterways World
This year’s Braunston Historic Boat Rally, on the last weekend of June, drew around 82 original working boats in its conventional format. Yet it had an unconventional start …
New management at Fenny Compton
9 July 2024 - Waterways World
Fenny Compton Marina, the only full-service boat facility on the Oxford Canal summit, entered a new era in June after boat-builder Crafted Boats took it over. Ashleigh …
Park Home Assist wins big!
9 July 2024 - Canal Boat UK
signs from the times
8 July 2024 - CanalsOnline Magazine
In 'signs from the times', Robert Grindley looks at signs and symbols which have been created and used through time, from early cave paintings to modern emojis. Part 1 covers the gods of Ancient Egypt, the Romans and Ancient Greece
birmingham and midland marine services
8 July 2024 - CanalsOnline Magazine
As a small yet niche business servicing the civil engineering, construction, rail, utilities, maintenance environmental & ecology sectors, supporting & training the ‘Search & Rescue’ sector, clients are assured of a one-stop-shop approach to having the project supported from the initial tendering process to completion.
Your ultimate watersports adventure awaits at the Southampton International Boat Show
4 July 2024 - Canal Boat UK