7th March 2019
National Trailboat Festival returns to the Lancaster Canal
Trailable narrowboats will be heading north this summer as the Inland Waterways Association’s National Trailboat Festival returns to the Lancaster Canal
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7th March 2019
This canalside pub in Swindon has a narrowboat built inside
The pub on the Wilts & Berks Canal has an unusual feature: a newly-built narrowboat with cosy seating inside
7th March 2019
Carnival to mark Scottish Forth & Clyde Canal reopening
A floating festival will celebrate the reopening of Scottish coast-to-coast route in May
13th February 2019
First boats through reopened Middlewich Arm of Shropshire Union
The first boat passed through the site of the breach on the Middlewich Arm of the Shropshire Union, after repairs were completed just before Christmas
13th February 2019
Vandal damage on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal leads to restrictions
Vandalism resulting in a flood causing damage to local businesses has resulted in lock hours limits on the L&L
13th February 2019
Compulsory carbon monoxide alarms on boats confirmed
Boats will be required to have suitable Carbon Monoxide (CO) alarms or fail Boat Safety Scheme examination
25th January 2019
Me and my boat: my whippet and my wanderlust
With waterways in her blood - after all her grandfather was a lighterman and a Freeman of the River Thames - it’s really no surprise that intrepid Judith Basham plans a trip every few years…
25th January 2019
Waterway Recovery Group: restoration volunteers plans for 2019
Locks, bridges, tunnels, channels and towpaths are all on the agenda for Waterway Recovery Group’s restoration volunteers in 2019, as it plans a programme with a slight Midlands flavour to it...
22nd January 2019
Making an informed decision about a boat fridge
If you want to make an informed decision concerning boat refrigeration we must think about some basic science. If you already know the difference between temperature and heat - please skip the next section
22nd January 2019
Q&A: water through the stern gland
Help! I have an old narrowboat which lets in water through the stern gland
15th January 2019
Cotswold Canals: putting the port back in Brimscombe
Work could start in 2020 on creating the terminus of the first phase of reopening the Cotswold Canals
