Inland Waterways – Page 14

  • Richard Parry
    News

    Regional refocus for Canal & River Trust

    2018-11-07T12:50:00Z

    Canal & River Trust will move resource from its centrally based roles into its six regional customer-facing teams to improve customer service and engage with local communities.

  • Middle Level river system
    News

    Middle Level Bill passed in Commons

    2018-11-01T12:34:00Z

    The Middle Level Bill to enable better waterway management powers and increased provision of facilities and moorings for waterways in Cambridgeshire and Norfolk has passed through the House of Commons for the final time.

  • Three vessels are in precarious positions
    News

    RCR to recover stranded cruisers

    2018-10-26T16:55:00Z

    River Canal Rescue is to assist in the recovery of vessels stranded in the Canal du Midi following the flash flooding in the Aude region in South Western France.

  • Bobby Richardson has died aged 95
    News

    Richardson's Boating Holidays co-founder dies

    2018-10-22T16:45:00Z

    Bobby Richardson, awarded the Marine Trades Association / Boating Business Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010, has died after suffering a stroke.

  • Canal & River Trust
    News

    Trust complaints are up

    2018-10-15T15:45:00Z

    252 complaints were received by the Canal & River Trust in 2017/18, according to the latest Waterways Ombudsman report.

  • Islington City Rd Basin
    News

    Eco-mooring zone in development

    2018-10-10T11:35:00Z

    An eco-mooring zone is to be developed, featuring electric charging points to provide boaters with an alternative to running boat engines to generate energy.

  • Crick Boat Show
    News

    Additional preview day for Crick

    2018-10-04T12:32:00Z

    The 2019 Crick Boat Show will include an additional ‘trade & preview day’ designed to enable exhibitors to network more and boat owners to have more time to talk to traders.

  • Audrey Smith
    News

    IWA awards reflect outstanding achievements

    2018-10-04T11:31:00Z

    Restoration, community engagement, waterways partnerships and the passion and dedication of volunteers were the keywords at the Inland Waterways Association’s (IWA) Annual Awards 2018.

  • Jennie Price
    News

    New trustees at Canal & River Trust

    2018-10-01T13:24:00Z

    Jennie Price CBE and Sarah Whitney have been appointed as trustees of the Canal & River Trust.

  • Sections of the the Leeds & Liverpool Canal have reopened following the heatwave Photo: Canal & River Trust
    News

    Sections of canal reopen following hot spell

    2018-09-05T14:31:00Z

    The Canal & River Trust says that some canal stretches and lock flights in the north of England which have been closed during the dry weather are able to reopen for boaters to use following recent rainfall.

  • News

    John is Lock Keeper of the Year

    2018-08-07T16:35:00Z

    Bristol’s John Rosenthal has been awarded Lock Keeper of the Year 2018.

  • RCR has responded to a record number of call-outs this summer
    News

    Record call-outs for RCR

    2018-08-06T15:50:00Z

    River Canal Rescue has responded to a record number of call-outs this summer.

  • River Thames
    News

    Safety campaign targets vessel breakdowns

    2018-08-06T10:57:00Z

    The Port of London Authority (PLA) has launched a safety campaign to encourage River Thames boaters to be vigilant and avoid the ‘side effects’ of neglect, in a bid to radically reduce the number of breakdowns on the river.

  • Stainton Aqueduct
    News

    £1.3m grant to restore Stainton Aqueduct

    2018-08-03T11:23:00Z

    A £1.3m Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant will enable repairs to Grade II-listed Stainton Aqueduct on the Lancaster Canal, near Sedgwick, in Cumbria.

  • Thames Traditional Boat Festival
    News

    Bluebird K3 prowess at TRAD

    2018-07-30T10:08:00Z

    The late Sir Malcolm Campbell’s ‘Bluebird’ K3 world water-speed record breaker was a star attraction at the Thames Traditional Boat Festival.

  • Restrictions are to be placed on further Northern canals, credit The Macclesfield Canal Society
    News

    Further restrictions on Northern canals

    2018-07-23T15:56:00Z

    The Canal & River Trust has announced measures to conserve water on sections of its canals in Northern England.

  • River Thames
    News

    Waterway charges consultation opens

    2018-07-23T15:23:00Z

    Boat owners who keep or use a boat on waterways managed by the Environment Agency are being encouraged to participate in a public consultation over plans to increase boat registration charges.

  • PLA chief executive Robin Mortimer, Seacon chairman James Roth and PLA chief financial officer Julie Tankard
    News

    £2.5m investment on the Thames

    2018-07-16T11:01:00Z

    Work is underway on a £2.5m programme of investments at Tower Wharf in Northfleet, Kent.

  • Boaters
    News

    Canal & River Trust hold awards

    2018-07-10T14:32:00Z

    A £2.5m lock flight and aqueduct repair job has scooped an award at the Canal & River Trust’s annual Waterways Alive Awards.

  • Lowland Canals
    News

    Lowland Canals closure a ‘very real danger’

    2018-07-02T13:30:00Z

    The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) has said there is a ‘very real danger’ of Scottish Canals closing its Lowland Canals, despite recent confirmation of an additional £1.625m funding for the organisation’s work from the Scottish Government.