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Grant for final clearance of Wendover obstruction

The Wendover Canal Trust has received the funding to finally clear the main blockage on its restoration.  Dacorum Borough Council has given £135,000 towards the…
14 July 2022
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Beefy Botham swaps cricketing for canals

One of the greatest all-rounders in cricket history, Ian ‘Beefy’ Botham, took to the waterways on 4th July on ABC hire-boat Leaf Warbler alongside guests…
14 July 2022
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Inflation catches up with RCR members

Faced with fast-rising fuel costs for travelling engineers, boat breakdown service River Canal Rescue has instituted a £15 fuel surcharge on callouts from 15th July. …
14 July 2022
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Wigan volunteer is 2022 Locky of the Year

Peter Baxter has been awarded Lock Keeper of the Year for his volunteering work with the Canal & River Trust on the Leeds & Liverpool…
08 July 2022
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Wonderfuel! Another marina moves to HVO

The availability of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), the eco-friendly alternative to traditional red diesel, is slowly increasing. The latest marina to offer the new ‘wonderfuel’…
06 July 2022
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‘Hundreds’ gather for London boaters' picnic protest

The National Bargee Travellers Association says hundreds of London boaters, local residents and land-based supporters attended its protest picnic on the Lee Navigation at Walthamstow…
04 July 2022
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Emergency lock closures isolate Macclesfield and Upper Peak Forest canals

On 24th June the Canal & River Trust temporarily closed the Bosley and Marple lock flights, isolating the Macclesfield and Upper Peak Forest Canals.  The…
27 June 2022
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ABC buys two more marinas

Two prominent north-western inland boating operations, Nantwich Canal Centre and related Uplands Marina, have been sold to the ABC Leisure Group.  The deal cements ABC…
23 June 2022
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Brave New Marina

Waterways stalwart (and Royal Shakespeare Company member) Timothy West came down the River Avon on an Edwardian launch on 27th May to formally open the…
16 June 2022
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Germany hosts post-pandemic World Canals Conference 

The World Canals Conference has made a welcome return in 2022, after a gap due to pandemic restrictions. This year’s event, held in Leipzig from…
15 June 2022
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Government announces delay in CRT funding agreement

The Canal & River Trust has expressed disappointment after Defra said it would delay a decision on government funding beyond the current 2027 deadline.  Defra…
15 June 2022
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