Waterways

We will begin installing 2,000 steel piles into a 200-year old reservoir’s embankments, as part of a 15-month programme of statutory works at Wilstone Reservoir, near Tring in Hertfordshire. Wilstone Reservoir, Tring The works will start week commencing 30 June. Stretching for 1,350 metres, the historic embankments at Wilstone Reservoir are among the longest of…

We’re working in partnership with Sandwell Council, has reopened the 129-year-old Wrights Bridge after extensive repairs. Located on the Dudley No 2 Canal, Wrights Bridge connects local people to the Old Hill train station and has been closed for several years due to safety concerns about the bridge deck and its structural supports. Constructed in…

We’re ramping up works to repair a stretch of embankment on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal, between Mossley and Stalybridge, which slipped following heavy rain earlier this year. Rockbags on River Tame The works We’ve secured agreements with several third-party landowners and installed and upgraded over 1,000m of track to access the remote location of the…

We’ve today announced the appointment of Fay Jones-Poole as the new chair of the advisory board that oversees our charitable activity across Wales. At the same time we have published our first-ever Our Work in Wales report, shining a spotlight on the significant contribution Wales’s historic canals make to the nation’s economy, communities, heritage and environment. About…

We’re carrying out dredging at Gloucester Docks as part of the charity’s vital work to manage Britain’s most inland port. We’ve spent £3 million in the last three years on dredging the Docks to allow boats and tall vessels to freely navigate and moor in the heart of Gloucester. The dredging programme will remove around…

Projects help improve access and encourage more people to get active. We’re undertaking £3 million of towpath improvements along two canals in the Huddersfield area. Keeping canals alive and open Still navigated by boats as they have been for hundreds of years, and today used by more than 10 million people a fortnight, our historic…

Much-loved Finnish characters the Moomins bring their special messages of kindness, sharing and friendship to the National Waterways Museum Gloucester this month. Canoeing at Gloucester Quays It’s 80 years since author Tove Jansson introduced her mythical Moomins to the world. Their stories look at friendship, acceptance, and community. Which makes them perfect ambassadors for Refugee…

We’re carrying out work to repair the Macclesfield Canal, near Bosley Locks, following a breach in March. As the site is a remote, rural location, contractors have built a 400m-long metal track and created ramps to the canal bed to allow vehicles and machinery to safely gain access and start work. Excavation works to the…

The PolyboatGlobal Challenge is now in its second successful year. Visit the website polyboatglobal.com to discover the variety of voyages you can make with your electric boats. Take your pets and keep a cruise logbook and by April 2026 you may have made a variety of cruises on the inland waterways or the coasts long…

A colourful boat parade will pass through Foxton Locks during a festival celebrating the key role Leicestershire’s waterways played in reviving the canal network 75 years ago. The flotilla of boats will be heading to Union Wharf in Market Harborough, scene of the 1950 Festival of Boats & Arts which was pivotal in the campaign…