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Water taxi needed in Leeds to attract tourists

8th Feb 2011

British Waterways and tourism agency Welcome to Yorkshire are looking for a new water taxi service to run between Clarence Dock, Brewery Wharf and Granary Wharf in Leeds.

Welcome to Yorkshire is gearing up for the summer influx of tourists and has an ambitious plan to make Yorkshire the most popular visitor . . . → Read More: Water taxi needed in Leeds to attract tourists

Activities | Environment | Volunteering | Waterway Communities | Wildlife

Volunteers sought to improve wildlife habitats

7th Feb 2011

British Waterways is looking for volunteers to help install and maintain bird boxes at Stewponey near Kinver on the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal.

The activity, taking place between 10am and 12pm on Saturday 19th February, will be led by a British Waterways ecologist who will show participants how to maintain existing bird . . . → Read More: Volunteers sought to improve wildlife habitats

Activities | Volunteering | Waterway Communities

Bootstrap and British Waterways

29th Nov 2010

Social enterprise group, Bootstrap has been working with British Waterways to transform an area of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal between Barrowford and Foulridge.

The area close to the entry of Foulridge Tunnel was completely overgrown and in need of a facelift. A team from Bootstrap has been working hard to remove . . . → Read More: Bootstrap and British Waterways

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Canal clean up planned for March – can you help?

23rd Nov 2010

British Waterways is inviting organisations and individuals to take part in Towpath Tidy, British Waterways’ community clean up of the canals and rivers in its care that will take place in March 2011.

Towpath Tidy supports the year-round work carried out by British Waterways and offers a chance for people to get . . . → Read More: Canal clean up planned for March – can you help?

Activities | Waterway Communities | Waterway News

IWAC Encourages Use & Development of Towpaths

The latest report from the Inland Waterways Advisory Council (IWAC) presents researched evidence on the potential for sustainably expanding the use in Britain of waterway paths and their surrounding corridors.

The report, “Making More Use of Waterway Paths and their Surrounding Corridors” is available online from http://www.iwac.org.uk/reports.

The report’s authors, Entec UK Ltd and Asken . . . → Read More: IWAC Encourages Use & Development of Towpaths

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Pontoon complaints prompt a quick rethink

20th November 2010

The Oxford Mail reports:

BOATERS have accused waterways bosses of spoiling a city centre beauty spot by installing a wooden pontoon and floating barrier close to Isis Lock.

British Waterways installed the landing stage alongside Castle Mill Stream, to protect the waterway wall from damage. It has also inserted four 10-metre-long steel . . . → Read More: Pontoon complaints prompt a quick rethink

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Pelsall Canal Festival - Birmingham Canal Navigations 2011

The Birmingham Canal Navigations Society is pleased to announce that its main Summer event next year will be held on the northern section of the Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN). The Festival is supported by the Inland Waterways Association, Longwood Boat Club and the Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust.

The dates will be 11/12th . . . → Read More: Pelsall Canal Festival – Birmingham Canal Navigations 2011

Activities | Regeneration | Waterway Communities

New towpath on the River Lee

12th Nov 2010

To celebrate the completion of a £400,000 maintenance project on a stretch of the River Lee Navigation in Hackney, British Waterways is working together with Hackney Borough Council to encourage local people to step onto the newly opened towpath and re-discover their local waterways.

Improvement works to upgrade a section of towpath . . . → Read More: New towpath on the River Lee

Activities | Volunteering | Waterway Communities

British Waterways thanks boaters in Birmingham

10th Nov 2010

As the main boating season draws to a close British Waterways is thanking boaters and waterside businesses for their cooperation in helping to conserve water levels on the Birmingham Canal Navigations.

The extra help from the boating community was needed as a result of the reduction in water supply from Chasewater Reservoir.

. . . → Read More: British Waterways thanks boaters in Birmingham

Activities | Waterway Communities

New sculpture unveiled to mark canal milestone but not everyone celebrates...

A new sculpture to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Kennet and Avon Canal was unveiled at the weekend.

Residents in Widcombe gathered to launch the working sundial, which has been designed by Limpley Stoke artist Alan Dunn.

The sculpture is on the canal towpath near the Horseshoe Walk end of the . . . → Read More: New sculpture marks 200 years of Kennet & Avon canal…but not everyone celebrates