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Canal & River Trust 2013 National Boat Check - Licence evasion remains below 4%

Lottery Boost For Gloucester Waterways Museum

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Work To Repair An Historic Lock (CLOSURE) - Aylesbury Arm, Grand Union Canal

Canal Festival Needs More Boats - The Chesterfield Canal Festival will be held at Staveley Town Basin on 29th and 30th June.

Government Responds To Canal & River Trust's Call For Planning Protections For Waterways

Canal Volunteers Keep Brentford Museum Open - Grade II Listed Toll House at Brentford Lock

Do You Dig Canals? John Bercow Does!

Waterway Recovery Group WRG 2013 - Help Us Restore The Derelict Canals of England and Wales

Canal & River Trust Bank Staff Have Given A Resounding Vote In Favour Of New Flexible Working Hours

Leicester Riverside Festival - Saturday and Sunday June 1st & 2nd

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Canal & River Trust Announces Partnership With River Canal Rescue

Canal and River Trust Partners M&S In Clean-up Of Britain's Canals

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NABO The Council Of The National Association Of Boat Owners - Have Co-opted Dr Mike Rodd To Join Its Council

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Canal & River Trust National Users' Forum

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Canal & River Trust chief executive to step down in May 2013

Dudley Canal Trust 2013 - Planners Give Consent For £3.3m Development Scheme

Lapa Canal Trust, December 2012 - Selly Oak Regeneration

The Canal & River Trust and The Residential Boat Owners' Association (RBOA) Signed A Memorandum Of Understanding

Colliers International - Bristol Waterfront Development Demands Major Revamp Of New Cut

Chesterfield Canal Trust - Santa Special Cruises 2012

C&RT v Leading Figure Of National Bargee Travellers Association - Court Ruling

“Holes In The Ground” Moving Closer For Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway (B&MK)

Award for Montgomery Waterway Restoration Trust Trustee

WRG Volunteers To Help Restore Bridges - The North Oxford Canal

Spitfires To Buzz Stoke Bruerne - Canal Village Steps Back In Time To The 40s

Lapal Canal Trust - Walk The Line 2012 - Invitation To Ramble Saturday 22nd September at 12 noon

Shrewsbury & Newport Canals Trust (SNCT) - 2012 Work begins

Leeds & Liverpool Canal - Retracing the wool route from Liverpool to Saltaire

Results of the 2012 Race For Doggett's Coat and Badge - Friday 20th July 2012 at 11.30

John Redmond To Be The Master Of The Watermen's Company For 2012/2013 - We wish him all the best for the coming year

Waterways Should Play Bigger Part In UK’s Future Strategies

Chesterfield Canal Festival 2012 - A Great Success!

Canal & River Trust - New Cyclist's Towpath Guidelines

 

Fledgling National Charity C&RT - Three Major Corporations Pledge Support

Shrewsbury & Newport Canals Trust - SNCT Mark Membership Milestone!

Fund Raiser - The Restoration Of The Stafford Riverway Link - Stafford Boat Club Boat Gathering

Best Boats In Britain Sought To Showcase Olympic Park Waterways

British Waterways Statement - Nick Brown v British Waterways Board - May 2012

Waterways Renaissance Awards - 2012 Winners

Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway - Renewed Boost By “Champions”

Narrowboat Ernest - Bedfordshire's Boat In Thames Royal Pageant

Montgomery Canal - 2012 Forum "Just Add Water"

Buckingham Canal - Restoration Takes Another Step Forward

Leicester Line To Re-Open On Friday 11th May - Following April Rainfall

2012 Finalists Announced For National Waterway Awards - Waterways Trust

British Waterways’ 2012 National Boat Check - Licence Evasion At Its Lowest

Buckingham Canal Society - To Hold Exhibition Of Restoration Work

Leicester Riverside Festival - Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th June 2012

Cotswolds Canals Trust Visitor Centre - Beta Marine Donate Wheelchair Lift

2012 Stratford River Festival - News Update

Buckingham Canal - Nature Reserve Now Managed by Canal Society

Narrowboat Solar Energy Panels Power Modules

Canal and River Trust - New Waterways Partnership Chairs Appointed

Dudley Canal Trust 2012 - New Two Tunnel Two Lock Tour

‘President‘ Steam Narrow Boat - Representing Staffordshire In Diamond Jubilee Pageant

IWA Shrewsbury District & North Wales Branch – 2013 Calendar Photographic Competition

Montgomery Canal - “Bikes, Boats 'n' Boots” Triathlon

Kennet & Avon Canal - Semington Dock Goes Solar Powered

Canal & River Trust - C&RT Elections 2012

New "Canal Side" Exhibition - Photographer Brett Trafford

Chesterfield Canal - Staveley Town Basin - First Narrowboat On New Canal Basin

Buckingham Canal - Interest Continues To Grow In The Canal Restoration Project

Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway - Now A Milton Keynes Council Corporate Priority

Oxford Canal - Cropredy Marina Planning Decision Welcomed

Chesterfield Canal - Staveley Town Basin Is Now Full

Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal - Llanthony: Hydro-Electric & Flood Relief Scheme

Volunteers Return To The Montgomery Canal - Crickheath - 26 December 2011 – 1 January 2012

Free Entry Event - Ownashare's First Boat Share Show

Bure Navigation Conservation Trust - BNCT Created Around 100 Years After Navigation Closed By Flood

The Waterways Trust - Last AGM Before Joining The Canal & River Trust

River Lea - Golden Opportunity For East London's Waterways

Gloucester Canal Museum - Brewing Up A New Business

Buckingham Canal - Restoration Of The Buckingham Arm Update

Satellite Television On Narrowboats - Self Fit FreeView Satellite TV Equipment

New Guidance For Continuous Cruisers - From British Waterways

Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal - Stourport Basin is awarded a ‘Red Wheel’

Restoration Plans For Lot’s Ait Boatyard - Thames, Brentford, London

Plas Kynaston Canal - A Lost Canal Byway With A Future

Steaming Once Again - £43,300 Repair For Europe's Oldest Working Steam Dredger

Children In Need - Horse Drawn Barge Picture Pulls In The Votes

Birmingham Heartlands Canal Ring - 'Park' Launches With A Mela

Dudley Canal Trust - Pledge Today And They Can Double Your Donation To Fund The new Dudley Canal Trust Learning and Access Hub

Bedford Milton Keynes Waterways - At The Heart Of New Waterwapace Studies

Chesterfield Canal Trust - Benefit From Staveley Town Council’s Grants With £200 Cheque

Plan Ahead For Your Olympic Boating Summer - London Olympic 2012 Canal Boat Movements And Moorings

The Angel Canal Festival 2011 - Helped By The National Grid!

Chesterfield Canal at Retford - Historic Boat Gathering At Retford

Waterways Archive To Be United - At The National Waterways Museum

Droitwich Canals - Volunteer Lock Keepers Wanted

Is This The Start Of Another Alien Invasion? - 24th August 2011 - Grand Union Canal

Inland Waterways Association Sponsored Walk (IWAlk) - Montgomery Canal on 27 August 2011

Waterway Recovery Group - Volunteers Return To The Montgomery Canal

Restoration Of The Buckingham Canal - Another Council Pledges Support For Canal Restoration Project

Kirkintilloch Canal Festival 2011 - Back Bigger Than Ever

The Rochdale Canal Festival 2011 - Family Fun At Fortnight Long Canal Festival

Montgomery Canal Forum – The Opportunities of Restoration

Caledonian Canal - Nature Watch - Bat Nights

Chesterfield Canal - Work Starts On Staveley Town Lock

Caledonian Canal - Gets Dedicated Canal Officer Covering Inverness To Fort William

Droitwich Canals - Reopens July 2011

Grantham Canal - 2011 Heritage Lottery Fund Backs Restoration

Cotswold Canals - Win £60,000 For Restoration Project

Stoke Bruerne Canal Museum - Proves Its Popularity – Again!

Aire and Calder Canal - West Yorkshire Probation Community Payback Delivers Canalside Benefits

The Chesterfield Canal Trust - Wins Cheque For £60,000 From Big Lottery Fund To Build And Equip An Electric Tripboat

National Waterways Charity (NWC) - National Waterways Bodies To Join Together

Thames Kayaking Challenge - The Fusionists

British Waterways' Response - BBC The One Show, Thursday 9 June 2011 With Regard To 'Continuous Cruising'

250th Anniversary Of John Rennie's Birth – Grandfather Of Britain’s Canals (7 June 2011)

New Trustees Announced - To Lead New Waterways Management Into The New Charitable Sector

Hell and High Water - Mikron Theatre Company At Braunston Boat Rally

Chesterfield Canal Trust - Successful Launch For Hollingwood Hub

The Waterways Trust / BMK Waterway - 2011 Waterways Renaissance Awards

The Chesterfield Canal Trust - Nona’s Moves To Hollingwood

New Strategy Launched - For The Popular Union Canal Between Edinburgh City Council and British Waterways Scotland

Life and Times - Folk Duo - Graham Meek and Barry Goodman Present "Where The Working Boats Went" Musical Canal History

Mikron Theatre Company - “Beer Street” Opens At The National Brewery Centre

B&MK Waterway - Jane Wolfson Stands Down After A Decade Of Campaigning

Experience Gloucester Waterways Museum - At Night On Friday 13 May 2011

Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway - “ Walk the Route” Event 2011

British Waterways’ 2011 National Boat Check - Licence Evasion Rates Remain Stable

Chesterfield Canal - Staveley Town Lock Fund Reaches Five Figures

The Waterways Trust - Shortlist Announced For National Waterway Awards

Engine Branch Canal (BCN) - A short but interesting part of the Summer Cruise of NB 'Maid of the Mist'

B&MK Waterway - Short-Listed For National Waterways Renaissance Awards 2011

Stoke Bruerne - Colourful Mural Brings Canal History To Life

Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust - Community Boat Appeal

New Canal Officer - Rochdale Canal, East Manchester

Volunteers Clean Up - The Chesterfield Canal In Retford

LondonBoaters.org Want To Take Your Opinion On Board

Chesterfield Canal - Scouts Raise About £1000

Forth & Clyde Canal - 100 School Children Celebrate Completion of £440,000 Canal Basin Improvement Project

Waterways Trust Scotland - Green Action Project Honours Final Group of Volunteers at Ceremony

Buckingham Canal Society - Celebrating the launch of the RHS Britain in Bloom

BBC Presenter John Craven Backs Appeal To Save Waterway Woodlands - Waterways Trust Hopes To Raise Much Needed Funds To Undertake Vital Conservation Work

Chesterfield Canal Trust  - "Hooray For The Hollingwood Heroes!"

‘Glasgow Canal Kit’ - Helps Community Explore Canal

Buckingham Canal Restoration Project - Aylesbury Vale District Council Pledges Support

The Waterways Trust - Launch A New Website With More Regional Connectivity

The Liverpool Boat Show 2011 - A Sales Opportunity Not To Be Missed For Merchants

“Chesterfield Waterside” - 60 Acre Mixed-Use Landmark Project

Wester Hailes, Edinburgh - Canal Community Garden Benefits From Grant

"The Legacy" Aylsham Navigation Project 2012 - A Reprint Of A Paper Prepared For Discussion

Birmingham Heartlands Canal Ring - Not A Cruise Ring But A Park

Leicester Riverside Festival 2011 - Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th Bede Park, Mile Straight & Western Boulevard

The Lune Aqueduct, Lancaster Canal - Set For £2 Million 21st Century Makeover

Kennet and Avon Canal - Dredging Creates Habitat For Water Voles

The Liverpool Boat Show Dates - New Pontoons To Accommodate More Than 200 Boats

Big Lottery’s Access to Nature Fund - £124,000 for Rochdale Canal

Aylsham Navigation Moving Forward? - Meeting January 18th 2011

Taylor's Boatyard and Dry Dock, Chester Basin Has New Lease Holder! - J.P. Marine, Chester CH1 4DE

Vintage Marine Engines by Kevin Whittle of The Oil Engine Co.

8,000 Benefit From Forth & Clyde Canal - Through Canal Community Liaison Officer, Steven Cole

Aylsham Navigation Project (2012) - Introduction by Stuart Wilson

Holiday With The Waterway Recovery Group (WRG) - Busy Planning A Summer Full Of Canal Restoration Holidays!

On The Path To A Greener Future - Falkirk's ‘Green Action’ Project Volunteers Awarded

Santa On The Cut - With The Chesterfield Canal Trust’s Tripboats

David Trickett - Chesterfield Canal Vice Chair Passes Away

Waterways Action Squad Volunteers Win National Recognition - For Their “Butterfly Biodiversity” Project

BMK Waterway Becomes A "Big Society” Project - 199 Years On

Restoration Work Gets Underway Again On The Droitwich Junction Canal - To Complete The Mid Worcestershire Ring

John Bercow MP Visits Buckingham Canal Restoration Sites - To Review Progress And To Appreciate The Vision To Deliver Restored Waterway

Dudley No. 2 Canal - Part Of The BCN - Our Trip From Windmill End Junction To Hawne Basin

IWA Welcomes Government Confirmation That British Waterways Is To Become A Charitable Body

Waterways Minister Richard Benyon Visits Gas Street Basin - Taking Time Out From The Conservative Party Conference In Birmingham

 

Chesterfield Canal Trust Couple’s Golden Gift - Chesterfield Canal Restoration Fund Benefits

Scotland's Union Canal - Plastic Fantastic - Recycle Bottles!

Report - Stoke Bruerne Goes To War Again (2010)

Narrowboat Ceramics By Nicola Hulme - A New Slant On Roses and Castles!

Visit Wadworthshire On The K&A - Wadworth of Devizes, Wiltshire

Information Article - Spiders, Narrowboats and Conkers

IWA Launches Spending Review Briefing For Politicians - With a reply from Richard Benyon MP, the Waterways Minister

Northampton To Host IWA National Campaign Rally 2011

Chesterfield Canal - Cargo Carrying Returns - from West Stockwith to Shireoaks

Stoke Bruerne Goes to War Again 2010! - This year’s Village at War 1st-3rd October

Waterway Vision - The Bedford and Milton Keynes Waterway - The Story Continues

River Thames Cruise Guide - Oxford To Lechlade

Visit Oxford, England - Information For Boaters - Canal Boat Visit To Oxford

Visiting Bath, Somerset By Narrowboat - Canal Boat Visit To Bath

The Grand Teddy Bear Jump Is Here Again! - The Great Teddy Bear Jump at The Falkirk Wheel on 26th September 2010 - Photos

TV presenter Miranda Krestovnikoff - Appointed Vice President of The Waterways Trust

100th Anniversary of the Aylsham Navigation / Upper Bure Navigation Closure - August 2012

Award Winning Village At War Set To Be Bigger And Better Than Ever! - Canal village of Stoke Bruerne goes back 70 years

Rochdale Canal Festival 2010 Report - Thousands enjoy Rochdale’s free canal festival

Stoke Bruerne Canal Museum Is A Winner! - Northamptonshire Heritage Awards, Best Event & The People’s Choice Award

Chesterfield Canal Festival Report 2010 - Healthy Turnout & Range Of Attractions

Boat Solar Energy Panel Modules - Our Info Page

Boat Show Deal - Signal Of Liverpool’s Continuing Resurgence

£86,000 For 37 Projects Along The River Thames - One Of The Recipients Is Thames21 (Case Study)

Chesterfield Canal Restoration - Volunteers Work On Wall So Construction Work On The New Staveley Town Basin Can Begin

Navigation Restriction: Worcester & Birmingham Canal In Birmingham - Sunday 3 October 2010 to Wednesday 6 October 2010

BW Chairman Presents Certificates To Heritage Boatyard Trainees

Private Boats Barred From London's 2012 Olympics Waterways! - Mooring plans - what mooring plans?

London's Cyclists Urged To Take It Easy On The Towpath - June 2010 - Pedestrians Have Right Of Way On The Towpath!

IWA Holds Well Attended Reception - For New Members Of Parliament

Signal Crayfish - On The Kennet and Avon Canal Is A Major Problem To Anglers

CanalCuttings NB Becomes A Getaway Boat - For Four Japanese Men!

Python Spotted in Kiverton Park! - Chesterfield Canal Trust Reports

 

Heritage Lottery Fund’s £110k - To Help Waterways Museum Pass On Heritage Skills

The Second Phase Of The Waterways Trust Scotland’s Environmental Improvement Programme Kicks Off - Auchinstarry Basin in Croy, Scotland

Kennet and Avon Canal - British-Waterways and K&A Trust Pilot Third Sector

The Grand Union Canal 145 mile Race - Britain's longest, and toughest, non-stop running race.

Visit: Little Venice or Paddington Basin - Grand Union Canal (GUC - Paddington Arm) - Alperton

Canal Lock Gates Get New Lease Of Life - At The Glastonbury Rock / Pop Festival Site!

 

Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Consortium - Established

British Inland Waterways - Free For All - So Get Out There!

Chesterfield Canal Trust - Launch of New Website

IWA Survey Results - Shows Growing Participation In Waterway Restoration

Gloucester Docks, UK - The Severn, Gloucester & Sharpness

Visit Boston Manor House and Park - GUC, Brentford

Vintage Canal Boat Pull - Premier Foods Knighton Senior Team

Top 10 Things To Do This May Bank Holiday Weekend

National Grid Is Using Barges On The Historic Regent’s & Hertford Union Canals

Historic “Cressy” Cruise Re-Enactment - Sets Off From Banbury

The Cotswold Canals - BBC One's Country File 25th April 2010

Visit Berkhamsted Castle, Berkhamsted, Herts - Grand Union Canal

Action Outdoors Officially Opens New Outdoor Classroom - 1st Birthday Party

The Pirate Castle, Camden Lock - Gilbey's Wharf - Home of the Pirate Club, a canal-based youth club in London

The Run-up-To and May Bank Holiday Activities - Gloucester Waterways Museum

Warwick Places of Interest - Warwick Visiting Boater's Information.

The Dos and Don’ts - Travel Insurance
Travel Insurance – A Glossary

Chesterfield Canal Festival - Latest News

 

There Are 23 WRG Canal Camps Running In 2010 - Fancy A Cheap Working Holiday?

Waterways Museums At Gloucester And Stoke Bruerne Are Re-named

New Family-Friendly Orienteering Course At Foxton Locks

Stockton Locks - Flight of 8 Locks on the Grand Union Canal

Grizzled Skipper Butterfly - BW Gives Rare Butterflies A Helping Hand

Visit Leamington - Royal Leamington Spa Tourist Information for Boaters

Llangattock Woodland Group  - Celebrate New Partnership With British Waterways

Chesterfield Canal Champion Dies - Tribute to Keith Ayling

Scottish Inland Waterways Association - SIWA Discontinue Operations

Statement From The Waterways Trust - Ref: Change of Status for British Waterways

WaterwaysMail.co.uk - Boater's Mail Company Is Celebrating Its First Year

IWA Welcomes Government Statement - Reference Mutualisation of British Waterways

Chesterfield Canal In Stitches - by the North Nottinghamshire Branch of the Embroiderers’ Guild

Waterways Renaissance Awards - 2010 Winners

Putting Swingbridge In The Picture - Surrey Care Trust

21st Century Navvies - Get Outdoors & Dirty This Easter

British Waterways Online Boat Checker - License It Or Loose It!

Ashby Canal Festival - Call For Volunteers

 

New Heritage Boatyard - National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port

IWA Response - Defra’s ‘Waterways for Everyone’ Consultation

Crick Boat Show and Waterways Festival 2010 - Bank Holiday weekend, 29 to 31 May

Floating Pennywort - Waterways Battle Against Alien Invader

BW Outlines Plans - To Overcome Loss Of Chasewater Feed

2010 Easter Egg-stravaganza Afloat - Waterways Museum Gloucester

Dudley Canal and Limestone Caverns - Managed By The Dudley Canal Trust

Wyrley and Essington Canal - Part of CanalCuttings 2010 Cruise

The 2010 Appeal Is Launched - To Help Protect Britain’s Waterway Birds

IWA Launches Proposals For Inland Waterways Conservancy - A Vision Of Britain's Inland Waterways

A Bridge Too Far - Irresponsible Drivers Give BW The Hump

Help Clean Up Our Canals - Say Bill Bryson and BW

Lionel Thomas Caswall Rolt (Tom Rolt or L.T.C. Rolt) - The Birth Centenary Of The Man Who Saved Our Industrial Heritage.

Chesterfield Canal Volunteers - Get Filthy For Fun!

New Heritage Partnership Agreement - Foxton Locks.

Action Outdoors, Falkirk - Outdoor Activity Centre Uses Canal Water To Keep People Warm.

Welcome To New Heritage Boatyard Supervisor - National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port.

IWA Announces Parliamentarians Of The Year 2010 – Bob Laxton MP And Michael Fabricant MP.

Waterways Renaissance Awards 2010 - Finalists Announced.

Green Tourism Award - For The Linlithgow Union Canal Society.

BW Scotland Mounts Inflatable Billboard Campaign - To Promote Scottish Canals.

Fire Festival - Standedge Tunnel & Visitor Centre Host Imbolc.

Drax Power Station 'Gets The Drift' - Freight Trial On Britain's Waterways.

URGENT APPEAL - To check the brand and model of boat cookers; from the Boat Safety Scheme  - 27 January 2010.

Regeneration Of The River Great Ouse Through Bedford - Catalyst For Developing B&MK Waterway Project?

2009 Was A Bumper Year For 'Ratty' - The Water Vole On Britain's Canal System.

CanalCuttings 2010 Cruise - Kennet & Avon Canal Bicentenary.

Kennet & Avon Canal Locks - Caen Hill Flight Undergo Improvement Works.

Towpath Improvement Completed - The Navigable River Lee.

British Waterways Press Update – January 2010.

BW Rebuild Historic Bridge - Trent and Mersey Canal.

American Couple Hooked On Canal Cruising - Article.

Canalside Hedge Laying and Woodland Management Days - Caldon Canal.

British Waterways Says - Overnight Canal Lock Operation Caused Damage.

Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal - Bridge 152 Strengthens Its Ties With The Site Of Historic Castle.

Leeds & Liverpool Canal Towpath Improvements - Between Chorley and Adlington (Spring 2010).

Canals In Deep Freeze - The Canal Network Ices Over.

Waterway Recovery Group (WRG) - Celebration of 40 Years of Achievement.

Canal Community Project - Pontcysyllte Aqueduct World Heritage Site.

Boaters Petition Against Unfair Marina Terms - Prime Minister’s Office Petition.

Waterway Group Visit the cutting edge of Llangollen and Montgomery canals business.

The Waterway Advisory Group (Wales) - A new group formed to shape the future of waterways in Wales.

Award for IWAI Immediate Past President Brian Cassells.

Mrs Alison Mary Smedley, secretary of Stoke-on-Trent Branch of the IWA and member of the Caldon Canal Society.

For services to Inland Waterways. 2010 New Year's Honours List - Order of the British Empire, MBE 31 Dec 2009.

Christmas Came Early for The Chesterfield Canal Trust This Year.

The Bedford and Milton Keynes Waterway (B&MK) Project Outgrows Charity’s Resources - Consortium To Take Over.

Waterways Trust Scotland - John Muir Award.

Chesterfield Canal Restoration on DVD - Available from Amazon soon!

Derbyshire Constabulary Canal Watch Scheme - More than 12 months on.

‘National Waterways Conservancy’ Gains Momentum - Inland Waterways Association.

The Jack Mytton Inn - Llangollen Canal pub gains New 'Canal Cruising Guide' Award.

Watermead Country Park - Grand Union Canal - Birstall Bridge Opens / Bywater Bridge Arrives.

Article - Boat Holidays by Krishan Bakhru.

Overwater Marina A new development near Audlem on the Shropshire Union Canal in Cheshire opening in the spring 2010.

Winter Canal Cruising Tips - Boating in winter is a whole new ball game.

Article - Canal Holidays by Daniel Butler.

Visit Audlem Locks, Shropshire Union Canal - Audlem Mill - The Shroppie Fly Pub - Audlem Village, Cheshire.

Where The Working Boats Went - A Celebration of 250 Years of British Canals in Drama and Song.

Grantham Canal - Restoration and revamp of an old bridge.

Burslem Port Restoration Begins - Bringing Boats Back to Burslem Branch, Trent and Mersey Canal.

Caldon Canal Major Breach - 12 November 2009.

Big Dig 40 ― Montgomery Waterway Restoration - A successful weekend.

New BW Structure - That became operational on 2 November 2009.

Chesterfield Canal Trust - Work party working at Renishaw on Sunday 25th October.

Back Pain - Boating Back Pain Help.

Hack Green, Secret Nuclear Bunker - On the Shropshire Union.

River Tales - An Oral History Project.

Montgomery Waterway Restoration Trust Fortieth Anniversary Commemoration- "Big Dig 40" 17/18 October 2009.

Chesterfield Canal Trust Update - Official handover of Chesterfield Canal Learning Boat.

Dudley Canal Tunnel Learning and Access Hub - Dudley Canal Trust.

River Weaver Navigation, Cheshire, UK - We take a look back at our cruise on the River Weaver Navigation in 2007.

Water-Way to Cruise - Destination Bedford and Milton Keynes Waterway (B&MK).

Narrowboat Python Arrived at West Stockwith lock, where the Chesterfield Canal comes out of the River Trent.

The Great Teddy Bear Jump at The Falkirk Wheel on 27th September 2009.

Anjodi Barge ~ Go Barging with European Waterways - by Rikki White.

Waterway Recovery Group present The Chesterfield Canal Trust with a Cheque.

Stafford Boat Club, Facilities of the Staffs and Worcestershire Canal.

Waterways Recovery Group on the Chesterfield Canal.

Canal Speed Limit UK - Have you lost your water-skier?

Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterways Trust - Destination “B&MK Waterway” Taking Shape reception 28 July.

Dolly and Ted by Valerie Fleet - 'The man who defined my very soul'.

Nantwich on the Shropshire Union Canal - Visit Nantwich Town, Cheshire.

Falkirk’s Youth ‘Green Action’ - A new initiative for 16-24 year olds in Falkirk launched Monday 20 July 2009.

Narrowboat Saturn - Last of the Shroppie Fly-boats - Restoration or replica?

Hospital Silencers - Narrowboat hospital exhaust silencers. Are they worth the extra money?

Narrowboat Python - The Learning Boat for The Chesterfield Canal.

Staveley Town Lock Fund Opens - The Chesterfield Canal Trust has opened a fund towards the costs of building a new lock in Staveley.

Canal Art - Roses & Castles by Trina Day, Artist.

Win-Free-UK.com - New JeGraNet domain where you can win FREE stuff!

Scottish Canals - Soak up Summer Safely on and around Scottish Canals.

The Chesterfield Canal Festival 2009 - On Saturday 23rd May, the Mayor of Rotherham, Cllr. Shaukat Ali, opened The 2009 Chesterfield Canal Festival.

Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway: No longer just an idea but reality.

Visit Market Drayton - Museum, Town centre walks and more.

Visit Norbury Junction in Staffordshire on the Shropshire Union Canal section of the 'Four Counties Ring' is the old junction with the now derelict Newport Branch.

"The Crossing" - A Five Day Flotilla Event, Celebrating The Caledonian Canal from 16 – 20 June - part of Homecoming Scotland 2009.

RYA Recognised Teaching Establishment - TR Boat Handling.

Truman Enterprise Narrowboat Trust - Helping young people to have fun afloat!

Stone, Staffordshire Music Festival 2009 - One of the few FREE music events to be held in the West Midlands.

The Kirkintilloch Canal Festival - 2008 was a winner! Date set for 2009.

The Spiers Locks Project - Glasgow’s canal corridor wins prestigious award.

Bedford and Milton Keynes Waterway: New (2009) Economic Assessment.

Calling all wildlife lovers! British Waterways Scotland needs you to track Scotland's water-loving wildlife.

Chesterfield Canal Trust Chairman Retires - Keith Ayling retired as Chairman of the Chesterfield Canal Trust on Monday 30th March 2009.

Plaque Erected to Honour John Varley by Chesterfield Canal Trust.

British Waterways Scotland launches a new Trolley Hotline.

Is Twecharwood the next Hollywood - Scottish youth group shine on the silver screen.

2009 Inland Waterways Association (I.W.A.) National Campaign Rally, Kiveton Park, Chesterfield Canal - Plans for National Campaign Rally on the Chesterfield Canal going well!

As Seen on TV! - Scotland’s Canals Worthy of a Red Carpet - British Waterways has mapped out the most iconic film and TV locations on the nation’s 2,200-mile network of canals.

Walking the towpaths of Britain's canals and navigable rivers - Canal Walks are a great form of exercise. Take a look at the health benefits of a waterside stroll.

‘Green’ Canal Water Helps Fuel 21st Century Business - Up to 1,000 UK companies able to follow pharmaceutical giant GSK ’s sustainable lead.

British Waterways’ fifth annual wildlife survey - Awash wi’ Tim’rous Beasties!

Gift for The Swingbridge Community Boat - £6,000 donation to help enterprise much closer to home.

Bedford to Milton Keynes Waterway - First section could be cut late 2009.

Bigman Happens - Burning Big Man Attracts Thousands Of Spectators.

Bigman Has Big Plans for The Forth & Clyde - Launch of Maryhill’s Bigman Canal Festival.

The Waterways Renaissance Awards 2009 Now open for entries! (closing date 30th September 2008).

Working Boats in England Today - Feature: - New Boat On Sand Traffic - The first sand run for 125 year old BCN Joey boat No 108.

A New Derbyshire Constabulary Canal Watch Scheme - Due to be launched with the opening of Mercia Marina, Willington.

'RYA Go Inland!' - RYA (Royal Yachting Association) Publishing has launched the fifth in the “Go” series of its popular children’s books A Young person’s guide to the Waterways.

About Willow Wren Training - one of the leading RYA. Training centres.

Swingbridge Community Boats - A familiar sight on the River Wey in Guilford and Basingstoke Canal.

The Ashby Canal - AKA the Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal.

Rose Narrowboats - Near Rugby, Warwickshire CV23 0PU Close to the pretty village of Brinklow.

Napton Narrowboats - Just west of Napton Junction by bridge #109 on the Oxford Canal.

An evening with the Waterways Minister - Jonathan Shaw MP, the Government Minister with responsibility for Waterways.

London - London Canals, River Navigations and Locks.

Completion of a £163,000 project - Improvements to 7km of towpath on the Forth & Clyde Canal.

Brogborough Whirl - proposal for a boat lift for the Bedford and Milton Keynes Waterway.

British Waterways London - Since 1st April 2008 You are required to have a BWL Angling Permit to fish BWL waters.

Limehouse Basin, London - Part of our summer 2008 cruise.

If you're about to "Build a New Life" on a boat- You may be able to get on TV with Channel 5's Build a New Life!

River Cruises in the UK and Europe - There are many benefits to a river cruise and the options for your cruise holiday are varied in the UK and Europe.

Bedford and Milton Keynes (B&MK) Waterway Trust - The Launch of a new DVD on YouTube.com with Kevin Whately.

The River Stort Navigation - Part of our summer 2008 cruise.

Regent's (Regents) Canal - Little Venice to Limehouse Basin.

Paddington Arm - Grand Union Canal - Part of our summer 2008 cruise.

The Rickmansworth Waterways Trust Canal Centre - Batchworth Lock, Grand Union Canal.

Blue Line Canal Carriers Ltd, Braunston - Narrowboats of the 'Barlow Line' a joining of the Samuel Barlow Coal Co. and S.E. Barlow.

Wendover Arm, Grand Union Canal - Part of our summer 2008 cruise.

Narrowboat Holiday Advice - Our tips for a great holiday afloat.

Buckingham Canal (Disused) - AKA Grand Union Canal, 'Old Stratford Cut'.

Gongoozies - A canal users word used to describe people who hand around locks, bridges or other canal features - just watching - see Foxton Locks.

Stoke Bruerne Canal Museum - The Waterways Trust's Grand Union Canal, Northamptonshire.

Chairman of British Waterways Scotland Group - Campbell Christie CBE, Retires After 10 Years at the Helm.

Edinburgh Quay to Harrison Park - Meet the politicians, 10.00am, 24 May, for a walk along the towpath.

Grand Union Leicester (Line) Section - Part of our summer cruise 2008.

Cracks Hill, Crick, Northamptonshire - A pleasant walk off bridge #14, Leicester Line of the GUC near Crick.

Foxton Locks - A 'staircase' of ten locks taking narrowboats up or down by the picturesque Harborough Arm Junction of the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line).

(Market) Harborough Arm - GUC - Cruise, Union Wharf and Market Harborough.

Canal Boat Escapes - Narrowboat hire company operating from near Barnoldswick on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.

The European Grass Snake - Or is it a water snake?

Maypole Dancing in a Leicester Canalside Park - The start of "One Rhythm" dance festival (May to October 2008).

Loughborough Basin Mooring - Things to do in Loughborough, Leicestershire.

Shardlow Heritage Centre - Trent and Mersey Canal, South Derbyshire.

An Artist's view on the Kennet and Avon Canal - 2007 provided me with my first venture at painting, displaying and trying to sell my pictures canal side on the Kennet and Avon.

West London Floating Classroom's Flag Competition - And the winner is ................Purva Kamboj of Blair Peach School.

Crinan Canal News - British Waterways Kicks Off 2008 Season with a Crinan Canal - Ardrishaig Update.

Boatmail.co.uk - Launches an Internet presence.

Crick Boat Show - Probably the biggest narrowboat show in England.

Falkirk Wheel - Designer Divas Exhibition Now On at The Falkirk Wheel.

Bedford and Milton Keynes Waterways Trust - About The BMK Waterway Trust and this year's walk.

Aqueduct Marina, Church Minshull - Prime Location For New Marina.

Caledonian Canal and Great Glen Way, information and interpretation panels - Interpretation encourages visitors to see the Great Glen by boot, boat or bike.

Mobile Solution For Surfing The Web Whilst Afloat - CanalCuttings webmaster Graham Beven used a similar device on a GPRS Pay As You Go network with great results....

Waterbuoy to enter the Dragons’ Den - James Halliburton, the man behind Waterbuoy, will bravely enter the Dragons’ Den in the fifth series of BBC2’s hit TV show.

New Mercia Marina Development, Willington, Derbyshire - Gets go ahead - A multi-million pound marina which will be one of the largest canal-based marinas in the country is to be built near Willington in Derbyshire.

R B 'Bert' Dean - Robert Dean - Creative Writer -
Stoke-on-Trent - You may be lucky enough one day to meet Bert.

Jubilee Double Act at Stoke Boat Club - Jenny Sherratt for the First Responders and Cedric Johnson for Donna Louise Trust delighted to received their donations.

Staffordshire Artistic Wood Turner - Besides selling his unique stock items Ken Allen will accept wood turning commissions.

Shugborough Hall and Estate - Between the Trent and Mersey and the Staffs and Worcester Canals close to Great Haywood Junction, and Tixall 'Wides'. The Hall and grounds are accessible on foot from the Trent and Mersey at Lock 22 and Bridge 73.

Duke and Duchess Holiday Hotel Narrowboats - Which cruise should you choose on Duke and Duchess?

Steam Narrowboat President visits "Shackerstone In Steam" - Seen by us on the Trent and Mersey Canal heading back to the Black Country Museum in the West Midlands, in early September 2007.

"Willow" - Private Charter, Canal Hotel Narrowboat - We saw canal Hotel Narrowboat Willow on the Trent and Mersey Canal - heading towards Great Haywood at Little Haywood.

The black waters of the canal lead to an even darker secret.... 'The Black Thread' is Margaret Muir’s third novel. Published in hardback by Robert Hale Limited on 31 August 2007. - Our review

Canal Trip On Beatrice for Prizewinning Pupils - They spent some hours cruising the delightful Caldon Canal on Beatrice.

Cheddleton Flint Mill - Caldon Canal - We visited the flint mill in early August 2007. Situated right next to the canal, which was used to transport the raw and finished materials to and fro.

Etruria Industrial Museum - Jesse Shirley's Etruscan Bone and Flint Mill - Trent and Mersey / Caldon Canal.

1928 Working Boat - 'George' is listed on the National Register of Historic Vessels.

Churnet Valley Railway - We visited the Churnet Valley (Steam) Railway (CVR) at Cheddleton Station in late July 2007 whilst cruising the Caldon Canal.

Willowmoor Art Workshop - A floating art gallery by artist Michelle Martin.

Living on a Narrowboat - Over the next few months we will examine those small details that we believe can mean the difference between comfort and misery when living aboard full time on a narrowboat.

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