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29 October 2010 The Mid Worcestershire ring stands on the verge of completion with work getting underway on the last section of the Droitwich Canals Restoration Project. The canal restoration work, along the River Salwarpe between Swan Drive and Vines Park in Droitwich, will connect the Droitwich Barge Canal and Droitwich Junction Canal. British Waterways . . . → Read More: Work underway on the Junction Canal to complete Droitwich ring 29th Oct 2010 The mid-Worcestershire ring stands on the verge of completion with work getting underway on the last section of the Droitwich Canals Restoration Project. The canal restoration work, along the River Salwarpe between Swan Drive and Vines Park in Droitwich, will connect the Droitwich Barge Canal and Droitwich Junction Canal. British Waterways senior . . . → Read More: Droitwich Canals project nears completion
Friday, 15, Oct 2010 09:09 By Ian Dunt A long-awaited review into health and safety is set to encourage a return to “commons sense” when it is published later today. Lord Young, trade and industry secretary under Margaret Thatcher, was asked to carry out the review in June, but his opinions on . . . → Read More: The End of Health and Safety Nonsense? Saturday 25th September 2010 * By Claire Marshall » MARITIME heritage enthusiasts are celebrating a “momentous” victory after a significant historical site was given protection for the future. The Purton Hulks, a collection of shipwrecked boats that sit on the shore of the River Severn, have been formally adopted by British Waterways after 12 years . . . → Read More: Campaigners celebrate victory for Purton Hulks 14th Sep 2010 British Waterways’ and representatives from the Inland Waterways Association will officially open the newly automated lift bridge on the Oxford Canal at Thrupp today. British Waterways BW has completed a £40k bridge improvement project on the Oxford Canal. The project, to fully automate a lift bridge located near the canal side village . . . → Read More: Single boaters given a hand on the Oxford Canal The Droitwich canal forms part of a 21-mile route around the scenic heart of Worcestershire Lack of rain has delayed the opening of a historical canal in Worcestershire. The Barge Canal in Droitwich was restored by British Waterways as part of a £12.7m scheme to create a cruising ring around Worcestershire. British Waterways said despite . . . → Read More: Lack of rain delays Droitwich Canal opening A canal boat has travelled along a stretch of waterway in Worcestershire for the first time in about 80 years. The boat travelled along the 250-year-old Barge Canal in Droitwich, which has been restored as part of a £12m project. British Waterways said it meant a vision to create a 21-mile (33.8 km) cruising ring . . . → Read More: First boat on restored Barge Canal in Droitwich Droitwich was one of the first places to benefit from the canal building boom The 37-year campaign by the Droitwich Canals Trust to restore the canal has been praised by British Waterways. The restoration of the town’s Barge Canal is due for completion in 2010. The opening of the short linking Junction Canal in 2011 . . . → Read More: The Droitwich Canals Trust is praised for its work 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 |
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