Ripon open at last—again!
OXCLOSE Lock has been finally repaired and access to Ripon Marina freely available at last!
Not so good a repair
WITH much ado and back-slapping the Canal & River Trust told of a 'vital' £450,000 upgrade to Hunt's Lock on the Weaver in December 2020, writes David Collins.
MP praises volunteers’ canal restoration work
THIS week is National Volunteer Week so how appropriate it was for the Wey & Arun Canal Trust to receive a visit from Andrew Griffith, MP for Arundel and South Downs last week.
Celebrations—a little late!
THE heavens finally smiled on Avon Navigation Trust’s long-planned VIP event to celebrate a very special award for both Tewkesbury’s Avon Lock and the town.
Stratford's new marina opens
A NEW marina has opened on the Avon in Stratford.
'Blown' cill at Newton Heath lock repaired
IT WAS on the 29th April that notice of the possibility of a 'blown' cill on Lock 72 was announced.
'Leak' closes the Huddersfield Narrow again
A 'LEAK' between Locks 20E and 21E at Slaithwaite has closed the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.
Leeds & Liverpool Eshton Road Lock repaired at last.
IT WAS way back on the 30th of September of last year that Canal & River Trust gave boaters three days to get though Eshton Road Lock on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.
The Queen's visits to the to the waterways
AS HER Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Platinum Jubilee, Canal & river Trust relates her visits to the waterways over her reign:
Canal & River Trust cannot manage Standedge water supply
THE water supply to Standedge tunnel is in such disarray that only four boats a week are allowed through!