18th June 2020
The canals are reawakening after lockdown
The waterways are gradually coming back to life after the Coronavirus related lockdown
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27th March 2020
CRT moves towards cash-free
Cash payments for “large purchases” such as boat licences will no longer be accepted by the Canal & River Trust from 1 April this year, as it continues to move away from cash
27th March 2020
Waterways hit by coronavirus
Crick Boat Show postponed, many events cancelled. Museums, trip boats, theatre, working parties all curtailed
16th March 2020
Crick Boat Show hit by Coronavirus
Crick Boat Show has become the latest inland waterways event to be put on hold as a result of the Coronovirus threat
10th March 2020
Easter cruises on the Chesterfield Canal
It will be bunnies, eggs and hot cross buns galore on the Chesterfield Canal this Easter
27th February 2020
Inland Waterways Association dates for your diary: March 2020
We’ve picked some of the best IWA events happening across the canals this month
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
