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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 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? 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 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 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 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 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
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 28th Oct 2010 British Waterways and the Kennet & Avon Canal Trust are pleased to be partners in the Devizes Christmas Festival and Lantern Parade, which this year is helping to celebrate the Kennet & Avon Canal’s 200th anniversary by diverting the parade route to Devizes Wharf. The new route will take participants to the . . . → Read More: Help celebrate the K&A bicentenary this winter Laurence Hogg, a member of CanalScape BCN, the Yahoo newsgroup that focuses on the Birmingham Canal Navigations, reports that BW have plans to dredge the Walsall Canal this winter. Dredging is expected to commence during November starting with the clearance of bridge holes and weirs. Local waterway enthusiasts are hoping that this will encourage more . . . → Read More: Walsall canal scheduled for much needed dredging |
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