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Flotilla sets off to fund the waterways

8 April 2025 - Waterways World

The Fund Britain’s Waterways campaign flotilla set off from Keadby Lock on the tidal River Trent on 1st April, ready to take a message to politicians about better …

Emergency measures for Mon & Brec as it dries up

8 April 2025 - Waterways World

Glandŵr Cymru, the Canal & River Trust in Wales, has made an emergency short-term purchase of water from Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water (DCWW) to keep the Monmouthshire &…

Ex-Yorkshire hire-boats go west

8 April 2025 - Waterways World

Following the decision by Pennine Cruisers of Skipton to stop offering hire-boat holidays due to ongoing canal maintenance issues, two of its boats have found a new home on …

HARNESSING the power of our rivers

8 April 2025 - Towpath Talk

Sports personality and presenter Clare Balding is fronting a new series about Britain’s most iconic rivers. FROM the wildlife that ...

SAFEGUARDED! Centuries-old lock gate crafting tradition

7 April 2025 - Towpath Talk

THE BUILDING of a new craft centre in Ireland will lead to the preservation of a traditional woodworking skill. Alison ...

CELEBRATING River Welland

7 April 2025 - Towpath Talk

Lucy Wood reports ARTISTS, volunteers and the community came together to create beautiful willow sculptures, nature-inspired waymarkers and a community ...

Top attractions at National Waterways Museum’s Easter Historic Boat Gathering

5 April 2025 - Canal Boat UK

BOAT VANDALISM: Worst case ever seen

4 April 2025 - Towpath Talk

A NARROWBOAT that was broken into, vandalised and scuppered – blocking boats cruising the Hawkesbury junction area of the Coventry ...

2024 officially one of the worst years on record for UK butterflies

4 April 2025 - Canal Boat UK

£500M REVITALISATION with canal restoration at the heart

3 April 2025 - Towpath Talk

THE RESTORATION of the Chesterfield Canal could be at the heart of a rejuvenation project which may bring £500m to ...

May Issue of Canal Boat

3 April 2025 - Canal Boat UK

Dredging gets underway to remove toxic sediment from Walsall Canal

2 April 2025 - Canal Boat UK

how it all started

2 April 2025 - CanalsOnline Magazine

My previous post told the story of how our life aboard Art Deco ended and I thought that maybe it is a good idea to tell the story of how it started...

Angel Canal Festival stalwart honoured

2 April 2025 - Waterways World

On 26th March Islington Council unveiled a plaque on the Regent's Canal to honour the late Beryl Windsor – one of the organising stalwarts of London’s Angel …

£3M UPGRADE to tackle climate change

2 April 2025 - Towpath Talk

AN EAST Lancashire reservoir which provides a vital supply of water to the Leeds & Liverpool Canal will shortly undergo ...

Your Events Guide

2 April 2025 - Canal Boat UK

Lancaster Canal reopens after breach repair

1 April 2025 - Waterways World

The Canal & River Trust has reopened the Lancaster Canal to boaters following a £1.6m project to repair Hollowforth Aqueduct. The canal breached last year close to the …

Now the Macclesfield Canal is breached

1 April 2025 - Waterways World

Access to the northern canals has become even more problematic after a culvert collapse on the Macclesfield Canal on 28th March. The leak, just above Bosley Top Lock, is nowhere …

The church that went by water

1 April 2025 - Waterways World

The elegantly unassuming Church of the Sacred Heart in St Ives, a (hefty) stone's throw from the River Great Ouse, has two quietly remarkable claims to fame. One is …