National Boat Count reveals drop in licence compliance
The Canal & River Trust’s annual National Boat Count has shown a 1.9 per cent rise in boat numbers...
Canal and River Trust
News and marine industry updates about the UK’s Canal & River Trust, a charity that looks after 2,000 miles of waterways.
In Focus: New safety films for first-time canal boaters
A series of animated films designed to help boaters navigate the UK’s inland waterways safely has been launched by...
Camden’s Dead Dog Bridge re-opens
The Canal & River Trust has completed a £533,000 ten-week project to repair the Dead Dog Bridge on the...
First boater census paints picture of 21st-century canal life
The Canal & River Trust has published the results of its first-ever boater census of the 35,000 boats licensed...
Canal & River Trust to host four-day waterways festival
Dozens of historic boats from across the UK are expected to congregate at the National Waterways Museum in Ellesmere...
Canal & River Trust appoints new fundraising director
The Canal & River Trust has appointed Maggie Gardner as the charity’s new fundraising director. Gardner has had a...
The Canal & River Trust launches its biggest appeal for volunteers
The Canal & River Trust is calling for volunteers in what it says is its biggest appeal to date....
Boat licence fees to rise by 9 per cent
The Canal & River Trust has announced a rise of nine per cent in boat licence fees from 1...
Camden’s Dead Dog Bridge to enjoy spring facelift
A ten-week repair project of Dead Dog Bridge will begin Jan 2023. The work, budgeted at £533,000, will be...
Victorian boat lift will reopen after £450K repair
The Canal & River Trust has confirmed that the Anderton Boat Lift, reportedly the world’s first boat lift, will...
Liverpool’s Albert Dock sea wall undergoes vital repairs
Liverpool’s historic Albert Dock sea wall will be more resilient to winter storms and River Mersey tidal surges in...
