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Obituary: Robin Evans
Heritage champion who led the creation of Canal and River Trust
Robin Evans, who died on 23rd August after a short illness, aged 70, was a surveyor by training. He had a strong affinity for our built heritage and worked with the legendary Sir John Smith at the Landmark Trust, and as commercial director for Historic Royal Palaces, before joining British Waterways in the same role in 1999. He was then promoted to chief executive in 2002, a role he held for over a decade. He combined a passion for…
27 August 2024
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Black Country councils launch joint canals strategy
The Canal & River Trust has joined with four West Midlands councils to launch a five-year Black Country Canals Strategy, designed to draw more attention…
15 October 2024
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Dredging won't discourage flooding on Broads river, says study
Experts proposing that dredging rivers is a solution to alleviating floods will have to contend with a new report concluding exactly the opposite.
The Environment…
15 October 2024
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Surprising summer waterways rescue spike
The summer of 2024 proved to be surprisingly disaster-filled for inland boaters, says River Canal Rescue.
The breakdown service responded to an unprecedented number of…
13 October 2024
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Work forges ahead on new French Canal
Setting an example to other countries, France has begun work on its huge new Canal Seine-Nord Europe, the main section of a broad-gauge, 107km (66-mile)…
13 October 2024
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Unusual three-sided dam for Lancaster Canal breach
An unsual three-sided dam was a novel and temporary solution by the Canal & River Trust to fix a partial breach on the Lancaster Canal’s…
13 October 2024
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Hire company suspends weekly holiday boating
After almost 60 years of continuous operation, a popular hire-boat company on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal has decided to stop holiday hire and sell…
11 October 2024
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Land for the Lichfield restoration
Housing developer Persimmon Homes has officially transferred a section of the Lichfield Canal route to the Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Trust.
The land transfer –…
08 October 2024
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CRT creates educational resource on climate change
In an effort to show that canals have a role to play in offsetting climate change, the Canal & River Trust has created a school…
02 October 2024
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Charity invites grant applications for CO research
The Carbon Monoxide Research Trust has announced another round of invitations for research grants in 2025.
Since its founding in 2005 as the Corgi Trust…
30 September 2024
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Crowds – and then water – flood the revived Tipton festival
After a gap of four years the Tipton Canal Festival was resurrected for the weekend of 21st-22nd September.
This revived Black Country event had all…
25 September 2024
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