23rd September 2016
Kelpies race to World Canals Award
The 30-metre high equine sculptures came away from the inaugural World Canals Awards as winner of the Pioneer prize
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23rd September 2016
Hayes Canal Festival: Sunday 25 September
Now in its third year, the free festival returns to the Grand Union Canal for a fun-filled family day both on and off the water
23rd September 2016
Limehouse Cut ‘adopted’
As London’s oldest canal marks its 250th anniversary, 19 local organisations have grouped together to give the waterway some much-needed TLC
23rd September 2016
Restoration begins on Newry Canal lock
The work is the next stage in an ambitious project to repair and refurbish the entire canal, which would allow boats to travel through Northern Ireland
22nd September 2016
And now for something completely different…
What’s the connection between the current programme of refurbishment work at Teddington Lock, at the head of the tidal Thames, and the 1970s cult TV comedy Monty Python’s Flying Circus?
21st September 2016
Steve Haywood: why Lincoln’s moorings take the biscuit
CB columnist and award-winning current affairs TV producer, journalist and author Steve Haywood thinks the beautiful, bustling town of Lincoln is missing something very important
16th September 2016
Boat Test: Silver Melody
Only once has a boat taken the Crick Show title three times in a row, but when you look at what’s gone into Silver Melody, you start to see why it has been three times…
15th September 2016
Towpath rangers wanted near Bradford
The new team of volunteers will be on hand around Apperley Bridge to welcome visitors to the Leeds & Liverpool Canal
15th September 2016
Pennine reopening on track
The reopening of the final length of the Pennine waterways will take place soon following repair to last winter’s flood damage
15th September 2016
London visitors ‘would pay to moor’
With more boaters heading to the capital’s waterways, pressure is growing on the limited mooring spaces
14th September 2016
Which Boat: narrowboat or cruiser?
Now we like all boats here at Canal Boat, but reader John Williams is perhaps posing a controversial question about getting more out of your boating
