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Boat licence rises announced for 2024
Canal & River Trust is increasing boat licence fees by 6% from 1st April 2024. The increase, for both private boat-owners and boating businesses, is based on inflation forecasts of around 4.5% through to April 2024.
The surcharge for boats without a home mooring and for wide-beam boats, already announced in October 2023, will be in addition to this rise, along with changes to the prompt payment and online payment discounts,
Gold Licences, which permit cruising across both CRT and Environment Agency waters, will increase by 10% from 1st January 2024.…
28 November 2023
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Trent moorings first result of new IWA Nottinghamshire group
An informal IWA group set up to support Nottinghamshire waterways is appealing for volunteers to help maintain visitor moorings on the River Trent.
The new…
30 November 2023
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Northwich site up for sale again by CRT
The Canal & River Trust’s long-running efforts to sell the old British Waterways workshops in Northwich have taken yet another turn, after it was put…
30 November 2023
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CRT reassures over possible Glory Hole closure
The Canal & River Trust has attempted to reassure boaters that a key link between the River Trent and the Wash will not be affected…
25 November 2023
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Discreet change to CRT terms removes last Government control
Quietly in October the UK Government slipped out an amendment to Article 7 of the original agreement in 2012 that transferred British Waterways assets to…
21 November 2023
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Council funding key to Ashby Canal bridge repair
A £40,000 repair on an Ashby Canal bridge has highlighted the delicate dance the Canal & River Trust has to perform with local councils in…
20 November 2023
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Novel lock safety system on the Shannon
A new safety system for locks is being trialled in a sea lock in Limerick by Waterways Ireland.
The HydBeam is a docking system that…
16 November 2023
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Plans for a 75th anniversary Market Harborough festival
The Leicestershire branch of the Inland Waterways Association has announced plans to stage a special Market Harborough Waterways Festival in 2025. The event, which is…
16 November 2023
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Fund Britain’s Waterways message delivered to Westminster
On 14th November the new Fund Britain’s Waterways (FBW) pressure group organised a flotilla of boats to parade past the Houses of Parliament, to deliver…
15 November 2023
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Waterside Stortford
Bishop’s Stortford Town Council has launched Waterside Stortford, a trail to encourage boaters to explore and discover the town’s river frontage beyond the navigation. The…
15 November 2023
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Dredging advances on Welsh section of the Montgomery
A second phase of dredging has started on the Welsh section of the Montgomery Canal as part of the Levelling Up funding project.
Separate from…
14 November 2023
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