15th July 2016
Volunteers wanted on the Lancaster Canal
A team of local volunteers is on the hunt for more recruits who they hope will be able to help look after the 200 year old Lancaster Canal in Preston.
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15th July 2016
137 miles, 166 locks – the men kayaking the Grand Union Canal for charity
Neil Jones and a team of nine plan to get in to two man 18ft kayaks and spend the next four days paddling along the country’s longest canal.
15th July 2016
Boat Test: Back to Front
Where would you put the galley? Either at the back or in the middle of the boat, probably – but this one has more than a few surprises inside.
7th July 2016
Free water sports fun in Aylesbury
People are being invited to have a free go at paddle boarding and kayaking at Aylesbury Basin on Saturday 16 July from 10am - 3pm.
7th July 2016
Introducing the NEW Canal Boat App
We are thrilled to announce the release of our new Canal Boat magazine App! Available to download now from the Apple, Google Play and Amazon App Stores, it’s the perfect way to take Canal Boat…
29th June 2016
Going another mile for the Leeds & Liverpool Canal
In a Heritage Lottery Fund supported project, all of the missing milepost along the Leeds & Liverpool Canal’s route are being replaced with exact replicas of the originals.
24th June 2016
Calder & Hebble opens but Rochdale still shut
The good news on the repairs to the Pennine waterways after the winter floods is that the Calder & Hebble Navigation is set to reopen by early July, but the bad news is that there’s…
22nd June 2016
£40 for return trip on Bridgewater
Boats based on the Canal & River Trust’s network will no longer be able to make repeated seven-day visits to the Bridgewater Canal free off charge: if they come back within a month, the Bridgewater…
16th June 2016
Heroes help out
Help for Heroes and the The Canal & River Trust have just launched their Heritage Heroes scheme to benefit veterans through a programme of canal restoration.
6th June 2016
Here’s a few of the fantastic boats at Crick 2016
It was another fantastic year for the Crick Boat Show! To celebrate we’ve put together a few photographs of some of our favourite boats that we saw on the day.
2nd June 2016
Macclesfield Canal closed
Emergency repairs are being carried out on the Macclesfield Canal at Bollington in Macclesfield after a leak was discovered during a routine inspection.
