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During the EFRA Question Time that took place in Parliament on 24 June 2010 First a statement by Richard Benyon, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; “I am pleased to be appointed as Waterways Minister as I am familiar with the public benefits the waterways provide and I am making . . . → Read More: Parliament gives some clues to future of waterways… Museum status granted for 800-year-old flint mill VOLUNTEERS who maintain an historic water mill are celebrating after it became Staffordshire’s newest fully accredited museum. Cheddleton Flint Mill was built more than 800 years ago and, after starting life as a corn mill, went on to play a vital role in grinding flint for the pottery . . . → Read More: Cheddleton Flint Mill gains museum status
16th Jun 2010 British Waterways has welcomed a share of a £10,000 grant from The Waterway Trust’s Small Grants Scheme to support a number of important wildlife habitat improvements. The annual awards support community-led environmental, access, education and activity projects taking place along the UK’s waterways. This year’s grant will help projects . . . → Read More: Creating vital habitats for threatened birds
Monday, 21 June 2010 The newly-appointed government minister with responsibility for the waterways is Richard Benyon MP. His message to the waterway community upon appointment gives a rather mixed message. He said that the new Government would continue to look at the possibility of creating a “third sector” model for British Waterways, . . . → Read More: New Minister hedges on BW changes 21st Jun 2010 IWA held its first reception for MPs elected to the new Parliament on Tuesday 15 June. It was hosted by the Rt Hon Alun Michael MP. The purpose was for IWA to give new MPs a briefing on the importance of the inland waterways to Britain and the problems which must be . . . → Read More: IWA holds reception for new MPs
Cyclist on bridge This week is National Bike week so there’s no better time to drag your bike out of the shed and make your way to your local canal or river and admire the scenery. The week is going to see a national celebration of cycling with people all over the . . . → Read More: National Bike Week 2010 Plans for this year’s Leeds Waterfront Festival are taking shape, with the event expected to be bigger and better than ever before. The event takes place along the Aire & Calder Navigation and the Leeds & Liverpool Canal on 17 – 18 July 2010 and will feature craft markets, live music, fun water activities, decorated . . . → Read More: Leeds Waterfront Festival plans forge ahead BW has to manage water supplies very carefully to ensure the reliability of the system during the busy summer months. An essential part of this work is the gathering of accurate data at key locations and BW will be carrying out planned ‘site trials’ at key locations over the summer and into the autumn to . . . → Read More: Water resource investigations The first phase of consultation is now closed. BW’s works planners and waterway engineers are busy working through the feedback on version one of the plans and aim to publish version two at the end of June. The comment facility on www.waterscape.com/proposed-stoppage will then be re-opened for feedback on the revised programme up until 19 . . . → Read More: Update on winter stoppages consultation Thankfully, crime hot spots on BW’s 2,200 miles of waterways are relatively rare, but where they exist, they can make lives of boat owners and towpath users very unpleasant. There is no national waterways security service, so we’re all dependent on support from local police forces. Crime mapping is an important tool used to help . . . → Read More: Waterway crime stoppers |
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