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Festival of Light

DUDLEY Canal Trust is inviting local community visitors to join it on a free 30 minute boat trip to celebrate its first ever Festival of Light, supported by the Celebrate programme of the Big Lottery Fund.

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Published: 26 October 2016

New method for complaining!

THE Canal & River Trust is making it easier for boaters to get their enquiries answered quickly by introducing a new web contact form, that went 'live' on Monday.
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Published: 26 October 2016

Cruise the Chesterfield Canal

THE Chesterfield Canal Trust is organising various trips along the Chesterfield Canal during the next few months.

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Published: 24 October 2016

Trial of new London moorings

SUCH  is the demand for moorings in London, that Canal & River Trust is introducing a trial stretch of new visitor moorings on the Regent's Canal in King's Cross.

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Published: 24 October 2016

Work starts on Cosgrove bridge

A MAJOR blockage to the restoration of the Buckingham Canal is the demolished bridge at Cosgrove, but work has now started in its restoration.

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Published: 24 October 2016

CaRT won't acknowledge pumps failure

LAST Thursday both the pumps at Bradford-on-Avon supplying water to the Kennet & Avon Canal failed yet again,

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Published: 24 October 2016

'Never seen things this bad'

Further to Victor's observations, it is all self-aggrandisement on the agenda. The titivation of the towpaths for all and sundry to the demise of the canal structure shows this. In 20 odd years of living on the canals we've never seen things this bad, writes Glenis Summers.

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Published: 24 October 2016

Narrowboat project celebrates

THE Braunston based London Narrowboat Project, that gives community groups and school children holidays and trips on the canals has celebrated its 35th birthday in an unusual way.

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Published: 24 October 2016

Boats lost in Barton Marina fire

A FIRE swept along a jetty at Barton Marina on the Trent & Mersey Canal yesterday, Friday, destroying boats in its path.

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Published: 22 October 2016

Amazed at the cheek

I WAS amazed at the cheek of Canal & River Trust spouting how marvellous its maintenance of its waterways is, as an excuse for bumping up our licence fees, writes James Henry.

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Published: 21 October 2016

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Latest

  • Flood warning on the Trent
  • Water, water, everywhere
  • Still no paddles for lock on Glasson Branch
  • More problems at Penkridge Lock
  • Two repairs will take longer than first expected
  • More problems with Bidford Bridge over the Avon
  • Two more 'winter works' cancelled
  • Good news for Canal & River Trust
  • Lee Navigation lock remains closed to navigation
  • Café turns to cyclists as it has fewer boaters
  • Swing bridge and paddle failures
  • Paddle hubs encourage people on to the Birmingham canals
  • Two more 'winter works' added
  • Source of Chesterfield Canal pollution still not found
  • Keadby Lock is still closed
  • Canal & River Trust's greater enforcement powers is not the answer
  • New top gates for flight lock
  • Bridgewater Canal breach stabilisation completed
  • Maintenance Team volunteers needed
  • Clearing the water on accessible healthcare for boaters

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