16th October 2015
Give bag tax to canals, says IWA
Money from the new levy on plastic carrier bags should be used to improve local communities by allocating it to cleaning up canals and rivers, says the Inland Waterways Association.
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9th October 2015
Scouts turn their hands to the waterways
The Scout Association has teamed up with the Canal & River Trust as part of an initiative called A Million Hands which aims to get 500,000 Scouts to work with major charities across the UK…
9th October 2015
“And the waterways winner is…”
The restoration of a historic Leeds & Liverpool Canal working boat, the rescuing from dereliction of a length of the Cotswold Canals, and a campaign to ‘bash the balsam’ are all among the winners of…
2nd October 2015
Unusual visitor to Sharpness Docks
The Canal & River Trust were rather surprised when this dolphin tried to head up the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal from Sharpness Docks.
1st October 2015
Book now for winter moorings
Boaters who normally travel around the system but who want to stay in one place for longer than the usual permitted fortnight over the winter months can now apply to do so, as the Canal…
28th September 2015
Inspiration to explore the UK’s inland waterways…
This video clip, sponsored by leading boat insurance specialists Haven Knox-Johnston and created by award winning documentary filmmaker John Boyle, features footage from The Great Motorboat Tour in which John undertook a circumnavigation of the…
25th September 2015
Houseboats for London canals?
This artist’s impression shows one of 200 entries in a competition by think-tank New London Architecture to find ways to solve the capital’s housing shortage – but the idea of large numbers of futuristic static…
25th September 2015
Ill-gotten gains pay for new boat
The Chesterfield Canal Trust is to get a new tripboat – thanks to the proceeds of crime. Not the Trust’s own crimes, but money seized from convicted criminals, part of which is being put to…
25th September 2015
October Events
Keep some space in your calendar free for these fantastic events on the waterways!
25th September 2015
Southampton Boat Show
You might wonder how the inland waterways link to the Southampton Boat Show, but you only have to go once to see just how connected the two are.
10th September 2015
IWA pioneer commemorated
Famous actor and waterways supporter David Suchet is pictured unveiling a commemorative blue plaque in London’s Gower Street to mark where Robert Aickman, co-founder and first Chairman of the Inland Waterways Association, lived in the…
