RCTA Milton Keynes August BH Floating Market
Oxford Canal Festival
Tipton Canal & Community Festival
Brindleyfest 2024
Banbury Canal Festival
Stourbridge Navigation Trust Open Weekend
RCTA Cosgrove Halloween Floating Market
RCTA Wheaton Aston Halloween Floating Market
RCTA Linslade Christmas Market
IWA Canalway Cavalcade - Dates/Times TBC
Walsall update 09/09/2024 Thank you so much for donating to our Crowdfunder campaign. Collectively, we’ve now received over £22,000 in donations, which is already helping with wildlife recovery alongside the clean-up operation that has been going on in the area. The temporary dams that were put in place by Canal & River Trust to . . . read more
CANAL CHARITY LAUNCHES FUNDRAISER TO HELP WILDLIFE DEVASTATED BY WALSALL CHEMICAL SPILL The Canal & River Trust, the nation’s canal charity, is inviting the public to help the recovery of the canal and the wildlife it supports on the Walsall Canal following a toxic chemical spillage last week that saw a major incident declared. The . . . read more
Anderton Boat Lift Engineering The Future Press Release
12 July 2024 CANAL CHARITY CARRIES OUT RIBBLE LINK REPAIRS The Canal & River Trust is fighting the tide to ensure that the Ribble Link in Lancashire, which connects the Lancaster Canal to the national waterways network, receives important maintenance to allow it to reopen for boats. Engineers from the charity responded to reports . . . read more
1 July 2024 WIGAN LOCK DRAINED FOR REPAIR WORK A canal lock in Wigan is being repaired by charity Canal & River Trust. Part of the famous Wigan Flight, the 200-year-old lock needs some complex repairs so boaters can continue to use the canal. Built in 1816, Wigan Flight is one of the most . . . read more
24 June 2024 CANAL CHARITY CARRIES OUT REPAIRS AT OLD CADBURY’S SITE The Canal & River Trust has replaced a safety gate on the Shropshire Union Canal at Knighton with one handcrafted in the charity’s specialist workshop. Knighton Wharf has a special place in the region’s – and the nation’s – history. Between 1911 . . . read more
14 June 2024 Canal charity launches ‘bucket list’ experience trips ‘Paddle under the Pennines’ for the first time and help Keep Canals Alive For the first time, paddle sports fans will be able to canoe through the longest, deepest and highest canal tunnel in the UK, as the nation’s canal charity launches a . . . read more
11 June “OUR CANALS MATTER” Canal & River Trust publishes Election Statement highlighting value of UK canals The Canal & River Trust, the nation’s canal charity which cares for 2,000 miles of historic waterways in England and Wales, has published an Election Statement calling on all political parties to recognise the value of the UK’s . . . read more
10 June 2024 DIVERS HELP REPAIR BERKSHIRE CANAL LOCK Images and video footage available on Dropbox Divers have taken to the water of the Kennet & Avon Canal in Thatcham as charity Canal & River Trust carries out repairs to Colthrop Lock. The lock, which is one of the busiest on the river section . . . read more
DREDGERS REMOVE TONS OF SEDIMENT FROM STAFFORDSHIRE CANAL LOCKS Waterways charity Canal & River Trust is dredging several locks on the Trent & Mersey Canal between Burton-on-Trent and Kings Bromley to make sure boaters can continue to use the centuries-old waterway. The works, taking place between 10 and 28 June, will see the charity remove . . . read more
