3rd August 2016
‘Explosion’ of duck weed turns Regent’s green
Regent’s Canal has turned green after hot weather causes duck weed to grow at an alarming rate.
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28th July 2016
10 reasons you need to go to the Folksail Festival this weekend!
This weekend the Yorkshire Waterways Museum is hosting its annual Folksail Festival. Here are 10 reasons why you need to go.
27th July 2016
First ever Floating Market to be held on the K&A Canal
Bradford on Avon will host the Kennet & Avon Canal’s first ever floating market this summer.
15th July 2016
Volunteers wanted on the Lancaster Canal
A team of local volunteers is on the hunt for more recruits who they hope will be able to help look after the 200 year old Lancaster Canal in Preston.
15th July 2016
137 miles, 166 locks – the men kayaking the Grand Union Canal for charity
Neil Jones and a team of nine plan to get in to two man 18ft kayaks and spend the next four days paddling along the country’s longest canal.
7th July 2016
Free water sports fun in Aylesbury
People are being invited to have a free go at paddle boarding and kayaking at Aylesbury Basin on Saturday 16 July from 10am - 3pm.
29th June 2016
Going another mile for the Leeds & Liverpool Canal
In a Heritage Lottery Fund supported project, all of the missing milepost along the Leeds & Liverpool Canal’s route are being replaced with exact replicas of the originals.
24th June 2016
Calder & Hebble opens but Rochdale still shut
The good news on the repairs to the Pennine waterways after the winter floods is that the Calder & Hebble Navigation is set to reopen by early July, but the bad news is that there’s…
22nd June 2016
£40 for return trip on Bridgewater
Boats based on the Canal & River Trust’s network will no longer be able to make repeated seven-day visits to the Bridgewater Canal free off charge: if they come back within a month, the Bridgewater…
16th June 2016
Heroes help out
Help for Heroes and the The Canal & River Trust have just launched their Heritage Heroes scheme to benefit veterans through a programme of canal restoration.
2nd June 2016
Macclesfield Canal closed
Emergency repairs are being carried out on the Macclesfield Canal at Bollington in Macclesfield after a leak was discovered during a routine inspection.
