Generous clay donation to restore Staveley puddlebank
The Chesterfield Canal Trust (CCT) will soon have £5.3m to spend on major works, its share of last year's Staveley Town Deal. A substantial portion…
05 May 2023
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Restored Regents' Canal bridge re-opens in red
After a ten-week £533,000 repair, Dead Dog Bridge on the Regents’ Canal re-opened in Camden in April with an eye-catching change.
The work has included…
04 May 2023
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New CRT workboat prototype
Construction of a pair of new-concept workboats for the Canal & River Trust is underway at Aqueduct Marina on the Shropshire Union's Middlewich Branch. The…
04 May 2023
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Calls for energy support for liveaboard boaters
The Canal & River Trust says it is lobbying the Government to extend the Energy Bills Support Scheme to include continuous cruisers who currently don't…
03 May 2023
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Caldon Canal reopens fully
The Caldon Canal is now open again in its entirety and boats are beginning to return to this delightful rural Staffordshire waterway.
An unfortunate series…
03 May 2023
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Work underway on Montgomery bridge
After a six-year pause for fundraising and planning, construction finally began on 24th April on the Schoolhouse Bridge project, the last highway obstruction to the…
26 April 2023
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RNLI Water Responder Scheme launched across UK
Boaters in recent years might have noticed a shift in lockside safety, from life-rings to throwlines. Not only are the lines easy to carry –…
25 April 2023
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New Wheelyboat on the Soar
The Wheelyboat Trust has launched another of its wheelchair-accessible trip-boats, this time on the River Soar at the Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre. This latest craft…
25 April 2023
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Day-boat company bans alcohol
A Broads boat-hire company has banned alcohol on its day-boats in an effort to stop anti-social behaviour.
Hippersons Boatyard, on the River Waveney in Beccles,…
25 April 2023
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Calor backtracks on controversial small-cylinder decision
Calor Gas has decided to resume supplying LPG gas in its smaller cylinder sizes, following the angry reaction from boaters with compact gas lockers.
In…
19 April 2023
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Controversy over abrupt departure of IWA chief executive
The Inland Waterways Association is seeking its fifth chief executive in two years, after announcing the abrupt departure of Dave Pearce after just three months. …
18 April 2023
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