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Join the Great British Bike Off: 25 – 28 September 2013
We’re looking for adventurous teams and individuals to take part in our first annual Great British Bike Off and cycle from the Olympic Park in London to the Anderton Boat Lift in Cheshire, covering 300 miles in four days. This exciting new event will help support our work and the money raised will go directly towards preserving and maintaining our precious waterways. -
Meet Antonia the engineer
Antonia Zotali is one of our project team managers based in London. She’s worked for the Canal & River Trust since 2006 and here she tells us how she became an engineer and why she loves working on our inland waterways. -
Mothers' Day on the canals
The UK’s canals and rivers offer tranquillity, beautiful scenery and fascinating attractions – all of which makes them the ideal place to spend some quality time with your Mum this Mother’s Day. -
Sister Mary of Stoke Bruerne
Sister Mary dispensed medicine and health care to boat people in Stoke Bruerne for several decades. She was a kindly, constant and reliable figure, a woman who made an enormous difference to many people’s lives. Here we take a look at her life, and the times in which she lived. -
Visit The Canal Museum at Stoke Bruerne
If you’re looking for a day out in an idyllic countryside village complete with its own stretch of the Grand Union Canal, welcoming waterside pubs and fun family attractions then Stoke Bruerne in rural Northamptonshire could be just the thing. -
Keep moving with River Canal Rescue
Even if we’ve been lucky enough not to need their services, we’re all familiar with the work of the AA and RAC, who rescue troubled motorists from roadsides all over the UK. However, not as many people will be aware of the work of River Canal Rescue (RCR), which has been coming to the aid of broken down boaters (and their boats) for over a decade now. -
National Waterways Museum gets a new captain
The National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port has a new captain for the visitor carrying trip boat – and she’s far from the image of the traditional canal boatman. -
Canals and rivers in fiction
The canals and rivers of the UK are a major part of the landscape and character of the country, so it’s not surprising that they have played important roles in some of our favourite books. To celebrate World Book Day we’ve highlighted a few of the best reads featuring our well-loved waterways. -
Towpath Taskforce - Aylesbury Arm, Buckinghamshire
Details about Towpath Taskforce on the Aylesbury Arm on the Grand Union Canal -
Towpath Taskforce - Hawkesbury Junction, Warwickshire
Details about Towpath Taskforce at Hawkesbury Junction, where the Oxford Canal meets the Coventry Canal.
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