10th September 2015
CRT’s top operations man to retire
Vince Moran, the man in charge of running and maintaining the waterways for the Canal & River Trust, has announced that he is to retire early next year after 18 years with CRT and its…
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4th September 2015
Heritage Open Days: the best waterside attractions to visit
Heritage Open Days is a four day festival taking place in September that gives the public plenty of opportunities to explore fantastic historic locations across the UK that are otherwise normally closed to the public.…
4th September 2015
Newent and Oxenhall Canal Open Day
Visitors are invited to come along to an Open Day on Saturday 12 September, from 11am onwards. Visitors can walk along the newly created path through the old Willows nursery, on through the woods skirting…
28th August 2015
‘Canal teachers’ wanted for Stoke’s youngsters
Volunteers are being recruited to teach schoolchildren near Stoke-on-Trent about the wonders of their local canals. The Canal & River Trust wants to recruit a team of experienced education volunteers based in Etruria as part…
25th August 2015
Canalside lime kilns to be restored
Three historic limekilns alongside the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal are to be restored, conserved, and made part of a heritage trail as a way of recording the important part the lime industry played in the…
25th August 2015
Nottingham Canal Centre gets thumbs-up from Lottery
A grant for almost £700,000 from the National Lottery means that plans for a canal heritage centre on the outskirts of Nottingham can go ahead.
25th August 2015
8 bat species to look out for on British waterways
The tunnels, bridges, aqueducts and surrounding countryside of our canals are packed with balletic bats just waiting to be seen as the sun sets. The summertime is full of opportunities to catch a glimpse of…
23rd August 2015
Red hot fun at Red Hill
There is an upcoming summer event suitable for all of the family at Ratclifee-on-Soar...
14th August 2015
Montgomery Canal reopens after repairs
Repairs to the Montgomery Canal near Aston Locks have been completed, enabling boats to navigate the whole of the seven-mile reopened length branching off the Llangollen Canal at Frankton for the first time for two…
14th August 2015
The ying and yang of boating
For every positive event, is there a negative one waiting to happen? The Surridge’s thought so on their eventful journey from Skipton to Bristol...
12th August 2015
Canal Boat Pub of the Year Awards
We want you to vote for your favourite waterside watering hole in the Canal Boat Pub of the Year awards!
