6th December 2019
Freight set to return to Yorkshire’s Aire & Calder Navigation
Yorkshire’s Aire & Calder Navigation is finally set to go ahead with long-awaited plans for large commercial freight barges
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25th November 2019
WIN a wood burning stove worth over £260!
We’ve teamed up with Machine Mart to offer one lucky winner a wood burning stove
19th November 2019
Volunteers complete facelift of river Calder bridge
The Calder Navigation Society assisted by members of the South Pennine Boat Club and other local voluntary groups has cleaned and repainted the bridge
19th November 2019
A proud day for the crew at the Beatrice Charity
Four students from a Staffordshire Moorlands special school escorted a VIP when he arrived by boat to present a prestigious award to a local charity
29th October 2019
Community buzzing over bee project in Rotherham
A rapidly growing new community is creating something of a buzz around Rotherham
29th October 2019
Oxford Canal: Oxford boater’s litter marathon
Richard MacKenzie embarked on a litter-pick running the entire length of the Oxford Canal
29th October 2019
Graham Palmer: Waterway Recovery Group memorial restored
The soft stone suffered from weathering and vandalism – and it proved difficult to source a replacement
29th October 2019
Macclesfield Canal shuts until spring 2020
Problems with leakage on the Macclesfield Canal have led to a winter stoppage being brought forward
3rd October 2019
Waterways diversity under threat
Waterways maintenance company The Rothen Group has warned that the explosion in duckweed is threatening marine life and is calling for a sustainable solution
3rd October 2019
Leeds & Liverpool Canal: Canoes meet to mark trail completion
A five-year programme to create England’s first coast-to-coast canoe trail has been completed
3rd October 2019
Grantham Canal Lock 15 opening looks to the future
A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place at the opening of Lock 15 of the Woolsthorpe flight on the Grantham Canal following rebuilding by volunteers
