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Droitwich Canal Opening and Water Festival 01 July 2011 – 03 July 2011 Vines Park A weekend of events to celebrate the opening of the restored Droitwich Canals. Vines Park will play host to a huge gathering of canal and working boats. Friday The official opening ceremony will take place in Vines Park from 2pm. . . . → Read More: Droitwich Canal Opening and Water Festival | Events | Waterscape Agreement has been reached in principle for The Waterways Trust to merge its operations with the planned new waterways charity (NWC) when it is established in England & Wales next year. The merger will enable The Waterways Trust and NWC to pool their strengths and resources in creating a unique new national charity to . . . → Read More: Waterways Trust to Merge with New Waterways Charity In preparation for the Alrewas Canal & Music Festival, Stuart Collins, BW Volunteer Leader in BW’s Central Shires Region recently organised a few work party days at Alrewas to tidy up the towpath. The first one was last Wednesday where a small group did a great job tidying up the towpath around the Alrewas lock . . . → Read More: Volunteers needed in Alrewas for towpath tidy Over the past several days visitors to the Alrewas Canal & Music Festival website may have been troubled by a rogue website issuing false virus warnings will be pleased to know that the site is clean again. The festival, which will take place over the weekend of July 21-24 2011, is building an entertaining programme . . . → Read More: Alrewas Canal & Music Festival website open again 1st Jun 2011 Ruth Ruderham has been appointed as the first ever head of fundraising for the New Waterways Charity, which will manage the canals and rivers in England and Wales. This latest announcement follows last week’s news that transition trustees have been selected for the charity, which is expected to launch in 2012.Ruth has . . . → Read More: First ever head of fundraising appointed for new waterways charity 24/05/2011 A new era begins in Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire, this summer with the completion of a 35-year project to re-open the town’s canals. Originally the Droitwich barge canal was built by James Brindley and opened in 1771. It served the Droitwich salt industry, linking the town to the river Severn and the world beyond. . . . → Read More: Droitwich Canal Opening Will Be Music To Your Ears! 24th May 2011 British Waterways have put out an appeal for help to clear weeds on the Wyrley & Essington Canal part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations. People who are passionate about helping their local environment can get involved in a major new two-year project to improve the biodiversity of a West Midlands canal. British . . . → Read More: Weed love your help on the Wyrley & Essington Canal 23rd May 2011 British Waterways has teamed up with Bradford-based charity, Joint Activities & Motor Education Service (JAMES), in the first waterway adoption scheme of its type to come to Yorkshire. A two mile stretch of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal between Bingley and Shipley will form the waterway adoption and JAMES will work alongside . . . → Read More: First canal adoption scheme comes to Yorkshire 4th May 2011 A new partnership between British Waterways and Calderdale College is offering young people aged 16 to 18 the chance to gain a qualification in horticulture. Accredited training will take place at the British Waterways site at Double Locks, Thornhill Lees. The course will run for six weeks and will provide an introduction . . . → Read More: Horticulture on the Calder & Hebble Navigation Canal dwellers fear new cruise controls The body running the canal network, British Waterways, is set to become a charity. But, asks Andrew Mourant, what impact will this have on boatowners living on the canals? via Canal dwellers fear new cruise controls | Society | The Guardian. Share with: Digg this post Share with Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend |
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