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Reassurance on the future of the Bridgewater
The Bridgewater Canal Company has acted swiftly to reassure waterways enthusiasts about the future of the canal, following the breach at the Dunham Embankment on New Year's Day.
Peter Parkinson, managing director of the Bridgewater Canal Company, says the long-term future of the canal is safe.
“We fully intend to repair the breach, and investigations have begun into methods and timescales,” he told WW. “Emergency dams have restored water levels and refloated all affected boats, and we are supporting boaters. In the meantime the company is looking at assisting passages…
18 February 2025
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Major Mick rounds off his 500-mile row at Cavalcade
Major Mick Stanley led this year’s Little Venice Canalway Cavalcade procession as he neared the end of a 500-mile charity row in his home-made corrugated…
14 May 2025
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Good news on marine mortgages
Specialist finance company Promarine, currently the only source of marine mortgages for UK inland boats, has secured a £30m revolving credit facility to support growing…
14 May 2025
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CRT starts major heritage survey
How have the state of the waterways changed over the last 30 years? The Canal & River Trust has begun a heritage survey to find…
14 May 2025
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Surge in unsafe boats on waterways says RCR
River Canal Rescue is dealing with a surge in unsafe boats cruising the inland waterways. The breakdown service estimates around 16% of its 3,500 yearly…
14 May 2025
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New commercial wharf near Leeds is now the UK’s most inland port
A new freight facility saw its first cargo on 6th May, when Casper River & Canal Transport’s MV Off-Roader delivered 400 tons of sea-dredged aggregates…
14 May 2025
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Driest start to season for years shuts Leeds & Liverpool
The driest start to the year in almost a century is forcing the Canal & River Trust to close the central Leeds & Liverpool Canal…
12 May 2025
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Flotilla takes funding plea to Westminster
The IWA says the UK government has received ‘a wake-up call’, after a flotilla from the campaigning group Fund Britain’s Waterways took its message to…
12 May 2025
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CRT sells assets to pay for boating facilities
The Canal & River Trust has announced new water taps, Elsan points and pump-out facilities for boaters over the next five years, with an extra…
06 May 2025
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Council agrees on Newry Canal restoration
In Northern Ireland the Newry Canal restoration has received unanimous support from a local council, after a decade of little progress.
A meeting of the…
01 May 2025
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Bridgewater breach will be repaired by December 2026
The Bridgewater Canal Company has set itself a target to repair the Dunham Massey canal breach by December 2026, around two years after the New…
29 April 2025
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