Waterways

The Crick Boat Show, sponsored by Haven Knox-Johnston and held across the late May Bank holiday weekend at Crick Marina, near Daventry in Northamptonshire, offers a fantastic family day out by the water. Organised by Waterways World in partnership with us and Crick Waterside & Marina, Crick Boat Show is the UK’s biggest inland waterways…

We’re currently carrying out major repair works at the historic Ellesmere Yard in Shropshire, helping to protect this important canal site for future generations. Ellesmere Yard, on the Llangollen Canal in Shropshire. Image credit Ian P Roberts The repairs are being funded by a £113,000 grant from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, a government programme…

We’ve completed a programme of winter conservation and repairs to keep the historic Kennet & Avon Canal navigable for boaters and for the benefit of local communities and visitors along its 87-mile length. Maintenance work on the Kennet & Avon Canal Linking the River Thames with the Bristol Channel, the Kennet & Avon Canal is…

We’re carrying out dredging on the Ashby Canal as part of a series of improvements to help keep boats moving on the centuries-old waterway. The dredging, starting in early March and lasting for around nine weeks, will see us invest over £400,000 in removing around 4,600 cubic metres of sediment from the bed of the…

Why centuries-old ‘Ashing up’ technique remains the best. Yorkshire’s historic canals and railways – both dating back to the Industrial Revolution – are working in partnership to continue a centuries-old canal maintenance practice known as ‘ashing up’. ‘Ashing up’ We’re collaborating with Keighley Worth Valley Railway, Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway, and most recently Middleton…

We’ve today shared the findings of our interim investigation into the Llangollen Canal breach that occurred at Whitchurch, Shropshire, last December. The investigation Prepared by our engineers, supported by technical experts, the initial findings suggest the breach was most likely caused by a combination of specific factors in this location. This included a long-term, deep-seated…

Foxton Locks will come alive this Easter as the popular Floating Market returns from 3–6 April, forming the centrepiece of a busy programme of family-friendly activities at the Leicestershire attraction. We’re working with the site’s pubs, cafes and canal museum to organise a programme of fun family activities as Spring begins to bloom. What to…

We’re inviting families across Yorkshire to head into the great outdoors and enjoy a programme of Easter and spring activities. From boat trips and fishing taster days to peaceful nature walks and ‘gongoozling’ – spotting narrow boats on the canal – the charity is encouraging people to make the most of the good weather and…

On 18 March, we completed an important ecological milestone in the recovery from December’s canal breach on the Llangollen Canal at Whitchurch. Around 1,000 fish washed into a neighbouring farmer’s field are being rescued and safely returned to the canal. The rescue The pool of water in the field, which was up to six feet…

We’re carrying out a programme of major maintenance and preservation works on Leicestershire’s waterways to help keep the county’s historic canal network navigable, open and alive. The works The works, part of an extensive £1.3m programme of repairs and restoration across the East Midlands region, is seeing giant lock gates replaced at several locks on…