Hobbs boatyard bought by vintage craft collector
One of the two boatyards operated by Hobbs of Henley has been sold to Adam Toop, a collector of vintage boats and co-chair of the…
19 February 2021
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ABC Leisure Group acquires Springwood Haven Marina
ABC Leisure, the marina and hire-boat chain, has acquired Springwood Haven Marina on the Coventry Canal.


In a secluded location near Nuneaton, with 45 moorings…
18 February 2021
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Crick Boat Show returns with online offering
While the majority of live events remain cancelled or postponed, the UK's biggest inland waterways festival is bucking the trend with a 'Virtual Crick' in…
17 February 2021
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New quarry and wharf for Aire & Calder at Stanley Ferry
Wakefield Borough Council has granted planning permission for a new canalside gravel quarry on the the Aire & Calder Navigation, along with a wharf to…
17 February 2021
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Lockdown affects lockings in 2020
Waterways use has seen an unsurprising decline in the last 12 months, according to the Canal & River Trust's 2020 annual lockage report, published in…
15 February 2021
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'Boat location not a factor' for post-Brexit insurance
Mooring your boat in Europe now that the UK is out of the European Union will not necessarily complicate your existing insurance policy, a leading…
15 February 2021
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Storm Christoph leaves further trouble in its wake
Aside from havoc on the River Weaver and Shropshire Union Canal, January's Storm Christoph caused assorted further damage, mostly in the North West.
Near the…
13 February 2021
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Improvements at Titford Pools will welcome boating festivals
The final phase of restoration work has begun at Titford Pools, the BCN's summit level in Oldbury, following the completion of dredging (WW January).
The…
12 February 2021
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Progress claimed on London Mooring Strategy
The Canal & River Trust has provided an update on the work done for its London Mooring Strategy, designed to alleviate the overcrowding on the…
11 February 2021
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Another grant for Tooley's
The Tooley's Boatyard Trust, set up last year to preserve and develop the historic site in Banbury with an initial grant of £50,000 from Historic…
11 February 2021
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HS2 withdraws objection to Chesterfield Canal restoration plans
When Chesterfield Canal Trust submitted proposals for the next stage of restoration from Staveley to Renishaw (WW Sept 2020), it quickly received an objection from…
09 February 2021
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