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New member for Drifters consortium
Grand Union Narrowboats has joined the Drifters boating holiday consortium, now making ten operators in total.
This latest Drifters member, based on the Grand Union Canal at Weedon Bec, is a familiar figure in the centre of England's canal network.
Grand Union Narrowboats is one of the longest-running hire fleets, operating since 1963, and currently has 14 boats.
The Drifters group now represents around half of the entire canal hire industry, with over 500 canal boats at 40 bases. These include day-boats from 19 locations. More information is at drifters.co.uk.…
10 June 2025
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Revitalised Manchester park sets example for Preston
A recently restored park close to the Rochdale Canal in Manchester could set a fine example for the current campaign to restore the Lancaster Canal's…
10 June 2025
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25th Crick retains its magic
New awards ceremony honoured the exhibitors, visitors, volunteers and contractors in the 25 shows over the years
Norton Canes wins Favourite Boat with 'goth-inspired' Vampirate…
03 June 2025
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Breach repair underway
Work has finally begun on repairing the breach of the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal at Prestolee. Watson Homes is fixing it as part of…
02 June 2025
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CRT announces new chief executive
The Canal & River Trust has announced a senior figure with long experience in several national charities as its new chief executive. Campbell Robb will…
16 May 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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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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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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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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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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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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