23rd November 2016
What’s happening on the UK’s canals this December?
It may be colder and darker but there is still a busy month ahead - plan from this range of activities and events taking place on the waterways!
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Waterways
10th November 2016
Two Dublin canals closed amid safety concerns
Waterways Ireland hopes to reopen the Royal and Grand at the “earliest opportunity”, but the move has been criticised as an overreaction
10th November 2016
Mon & Brec repairs boosted by £2.5m
Improvements are part of a major project to reinvigorate the picturesque waterway and its wildlife from Brecon to Cwmcarn
3rd November 2016
Lock- and weir-keepers wanted for the Thames
The Environment Agency is looking to recruit new lock- and weir-keepers for the Thames after the retirement of four existing resident keepers
3rd November 2016
Help needed to stop illegal fly tipping
People in Birmingham and the Black Country are urged to report incidents along the region’s canals
3rd November 2016
Cropredy to build a further 100 moorings
Extension given the go ahead for another basin at Oxfordshire marina
24th October 2016
New memorial garden for Staffs & Worcs
Volunteers built a tranquil space in Stourbridge for locals and boaters to remember loved ones
24th October 2016
Improvements to Skipton towpath complete
Three-mile towpath between Skipton and Bradley now offers better access to the Leeds & Liverpool
21st October 2016
Plans for canal arm in Daventry opposed
Council voted unanimously against amended planning application to build a linking waterway with the Grand Union
20th October 2016
Restoration of Montgomery Canal boosted by £2.5m grant
Work begins next year to reopen over a mile of the waterway and a winding hole
7th October 2016
Toxic algae on the Grantham
Towpath walkers exploring the disused canal are being warned to avoid contact with the water
