19th February 2014
C&RT launches flooding appeal
The Canal and River Trust has launched a fundraising campaign to help to repair damage sustained by the nation’s waterways following the recent extreme weather.
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14th February 2014
A word with CRT chief Richard Parry *VIDEO*
We’ve just been up to Hatton for a press briefing with the Canal & River Trust Chief Executive Richard Parry and asked him about some of the topics he covered.
11th February 2014
Boat Jumble heads indoors
The West Midlands Boat Jumble has moved to a new home because of poor weather conditions.
10th February 2014
Now floods hit canals too
The heavy rain and flooding which have been causing problems on our rivers for the whole of 2014 to date have started to affect the canals too, with both the Oxford and Grand Union hit…
10th February 2014
All change at Paddington
New water points in London’s Paddington Basin and allowing visiting boaters to moor in the nearby Pool at Little Venice are among proposed changes to local mooring arrangements being put out to consultation by the…
4th February 2014
A week of Thames boat rescues
After over a month of exceptionally wet weather, with many rivers at unusually high levels, a number of boats with home moorings on the Thames have needed to be rescued after they broke loose, sank,…
3rd February 2014
CRT scoops ‘Charity of the Year’ award
The Canal & River Trust has been awarded the title ‘Charity of the Year’ by the People’s Postcode Lottery.
31st January 2014
£8m for Mon & Brec restoration
Canal restorers in South Wales are celebrating the biggest single grant for a waterway restoration project for several years.
27th January 2014
Canals’ boss meets the boaters
The Canal & River Trust’s new Chief Executive Richard Parry fielded questions from over 150 boaters who turned up in Birmingham for the first of a series of Open Boater Meetings being held as part…
27th January 2014
K&A marina scoops top awards
Caen Hill Marina on the Kennet & Avon has picked up two of The Yacht Harbour Association’s top annual marina awards.
22nd January 2014
Mural brightens canal junction
An uninspiring and graffiti-covered wall at a canalside timber-yard by Fazeley Junction has been transformed by artist Steve Edwards.
