CRT raises historic sailboat that sank in Gloucester Docks
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15 July 2025
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Sliding railway bridge only works when temperature is below 15C
Network Rail, which spent a large amount of time and money in 2024 on repairing the railway drawbridge on the Stainforth & Keadby Canal, has…
15 July 2025
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Welsh parliament debates Mon & Brec future
On 9th July around 50 supporters of the Mon & Brec Canal made a noisy show of support outside the Welsh parliament building while the…
15 July 2025
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Southampton gets inland village
The Southampton International Boat Show, the largest marine show in the UK since the ending of the London Boat Show in 2018, is this year…
14 July 2025
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Fund Britain's Waterways sets new record for mass Wash crossing
Participants in a nationwide campaign cruise claimed a new record on 25th June when no fewer than 14 narrowboats carried out a mass crossing of…
14 July 2025
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Airport to support veterans boat charity
Forces Veterans Afloat, the charity offering to support army veterans with the loan of boats as temporary homes, has itself been offered support by East…
14 July 2025
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IWA’s 'National' to be held in support of Bridgewater Canal
In a late decision, the Inland Waterways Assocation has said it will stage the 2025 National Festival of Water at Lymm in Cheshire in August,…
14 July 2025
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Trust argues business case for Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway
Supporters of the long-proposed Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Link have published a professional business case arguing it would return £2.40 in benefits for every…
09 July 2025
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Overwater Marina Embraces What3Words
In ‘What3Words saved my life’, in our August issue, WW reader Martin Stubbins gave a dramatic account of when the geolocation system came to his…
08 July 2025
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Appeal for Tardebigge Top Lock rebuild
The Canal & River Trust has made another individual fundraising attempt, to offset the cost of rebuilding Tardebigge Top Lock.
The lock, at over 14ft…
30 June 2025
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Developer pulls out of Brimscombe Port
The Cotswold Canals restoration has had a setback, after the developer selected to rebuild Brimscombe Port pulled out of the project in June.
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27 June 2025
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