MBE for Phil Speight
Canal craftsman Phil Speight has been awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours 2024 in recognition of his skills, and his efforts to pass…
01 July 2024
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Fender design concept tackles canal pollution
A London-based industrial design student has come up with a new type of narrowboat fender that could help tackle background pollution in canals.
The Bio-Fender…
26 June 2024
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Bridge strike of the year?
In what is possibly the most spectacular canal bridge strike yet, the summit level of the Kennet & Avon Canal was closed for an extended…
18 June 2024
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More moorings on River Stort
Moorings are in short supply within easy reach of London, so the expansion of Roydon Marina on the River Stort will be welcomed by both…
18 June 2024
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National boat count reports first-ever drop in boat numbers
The Canal & River Trust has seen a 1.4% drop in total boat numbers, in the last year, the first fall since its founding in…
18 June 2024
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Historic boats as dredgers
A Canal & River Trust contract to desilt narrow locks on the eastern Trent & Mersey recently gave boaters the opportunity to see historic boats…
14 June 2024
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Crossroads for Leicester River Festival?
This year’s Leicester Riverside Festival, on 1st-2nd June, saw almost no narrowboat element, and the IWA Leicestershire Branch is calling for a return to the…
11 June 2024
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Two Cam stoppages add to Anglian boater’s summer woes
Worries about boating between the Middle Levels and Great Ouse were finally resolved in early June when the Environment Agency completed dredging at the mouth…
11 June 2024
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Plea for help with boater facilities
The Canal & River Trust is appealing for private marinas (and other ‘business partners’) to help it fill gaps in service facilities for travelling boaters.…
11 June 2024
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CRT and FBW set out election stalls
In the run-up to the general election, both the Canal & River Trust and the IWA-led Fund Britain's Waterways campaign put out calls, ahead of…
11 June 2024
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BCN Explorer cruises to welcome hire-boaters
The BCN Society each year organises a fortnight of ‘Explorer Cruises’ for boaters to cruise in convoy around the Birmingham canals. The society says that…
11 June 2024
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