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Tameside Radio report that British Waterways and Tesco have launched regular clean-ups of the canal in Stalybridge as part of a drive to breathe new life into Stalybridge town centre. Attracting boaters and visitors to the Huddersfield Narrow Canal, which passes through the town centre, is seen as a crucial part of the plans drawn up . . . → Read More: Monthly clean-up for canal – News Article Interview by Third Sector Robin Evans, chief executive of the Canal and River Trust, is close to launching it as an independent organisation after three years of preparation – and he’s sure it’s the right move. “We’ve never felt that being part of government was the right place for the canals,” he says. “Government is . . . → Read More: Robin Evans: ‘I Think It Will Work For Us – And For Others’ By David Ainsworth, Third Sector, 15 May 2012 Brecon Basin, Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal After three years of planning, British Waterways is to leave government control and become a charity. David Ainsworth reports on progress and interviews its chief executive, Robin Evans Early in 2009, British Waterways, the quango responsible for maintaining the country’s canals, . . . → Read More: Analysis: the Canal and River Trust casts off from the moorings of state boating on the non-tidal Thames – drought update
Dear boater, How does the drought affect you now? At present there are no drought-related restrictions to boating on the Thames. Recent rainfall has increased flows in the River Thames, though this is likely to be relatively short-lived unless there . . . → Read More: Non-tidal Thames – Drought Update Published on Saturday 5 May 2012 08:00, Bucks Herald APPROVAL has been given for a waterside residential development at Marsworth. The application by British Waterways was for the building of 12 new dwellings and the conversion of the former carpenter’s workshop to provide a total of 13 new dwellings with new and upgraded boater’s facilities, . . . → Read More: Regeneration of Marsworth is given approval According to Chris Barnett writing in Waterways Forward on April 27, 2012 British Waterways will cease to exist on June 28th 2012 to be replaced by the new charity the Canal and River Trust, I haven’t seen any such announcement and the last I heard was that the announcement was pending final Parliamentary procedures; however, it seems at . . . → Read More: Canal & River Trust to be launched on June 28th?
The team on the boat at BW's Caen Hill yard ready to begin the refurbishment: ©Bob Naylor Waterway volunteers will be recognised in the Waterways Renaissance Awards for the first time this year — and a group on the Kennet & Avon Canal have reached the finals of the award. The Devizes-based Avon . . . → Read More: Kennet & Avon Canal Volunteering Renaissance Waterscape is now the best place to find out the latest information about British Waterways’ reservoir holdings. We’ll be letting you know how the glorious British weather affects reservoir levels and how this may impact on our canals and rivers.Water is a valuable resource and it’s important that we make the most of what we . . . → Read More: British Waterways’ Reservoir Watch Issue date: 24th April 2012 Licence evasion across British Waterways’ canals and rivers in England and Wales, according to the latest licence check for 2012 is at a record low with 96.6% of boats holding up-to-date licenses. The latest national boat check conducted in March 2012 showed that every region has improved its evasion rate . . . → Read More: British Waterways Reduces Licence Evasion The Canal & River Trust, the charity that will become the guardian of British Waterways’ 2,000 miles of canals and rivers in England and Wales in 2012, has confirmed appointments to a new committee that will help to protect the heritage of the waterways. The Canal & River Trust will be responsible for the third . . . → Read More: Canal & River Trust appoints heritage committee |
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