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...
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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...
Canal & River Trust invites boaters to offer feedback on UK waterways
The Canal & River Trust has started the process of setting a national standard for the water points, refuse...
67% increase in fly-tipping in UK watercourses
The UK recorded 1.1 million incidents of fly-tipping last year — the highest number recorded for over a decade,...
Canal & River Trust launches first ‘Boater Census’
The Canal & River Trust is launching its first Boater Census. The charity is asking every boat licence holder...
Green Flags for 565 miles of Britain’s waterways
The Canal & River Trust is announcing that over a quarter of its canal and river navigations, including urban...
