UK waterways coalition: Funding cuts will have ‘devastating’ impact
The UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has confirmed it will provide an additional funding package...
Canal and River Trust
British waterways ‘falling into disrepair’
Britain’s network of canals and navigable rivers is deteriorating because of inadequate funding, says a coalition of organisations campaigning...
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...
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...
