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Learn about living afloat at Crick
If you’re considering living on our inland waterways then make your way to the Crick Boat Show, where the Residential Boat Owners’ Association will be holding daily seminars about living afloat. -
Development plans for Tyseley Wharf
Plans to redevelop Birmingham's Tyseley Wharf have been given the green light, ensuring this former hive of industry will have a second life. -
Leeds & Liverpool Canal attracts arts funding
The Leeds & Liverpool Canal is set to be the centrepiece of a creative corridor for the arts as we have been awarded £2 million of funding from Arts Council England’s Creative people and places programme. -
Pike Anglers Club take on Lancaster Canal
On 1 May the Pike Anglers Club of Great Britain took control of 35 miles of fishing on the Lancaster canal from the canal start at Ashton Basin in Preston right through to Bridge 118 near to Morecambe including the Glasson Branch. -
Droitwich Canals restoration project wins award
A four decade-long campaign to restore the iconic Droitwich canals has scooped a top industry award, with the people responsible for the work on eight miles of waterways and surrounding wildlife areas winning the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) West Midlands Award. -
Wildlife given a boost in Dewsbury
Wildlife habitats along the Calder & Hebble navigation in Dewsbury have been given a boost this year thanks to tremendous public support for one of our first appeals. -
New chief executive appointed
Richard Parry is to swap trains for boats as he takes up the role of chief executive of the Canal & River Trust starting this summer. -
Trent & Mersey Canal re-opens today
A stretch of the Trent & Mersey Canal is being officially re-opened today, following repairs to a section of 200 year-old embankment, which collapsed in September leaving a crater equivalant to the size of 12 double decker buses. -
HMS Charger to visit Northwich
The Royal Navy’s HMS Charger will visit Northwich this weekend, taking her more than 20 miles inland. -
Community project to tackle crime along West Midlands canal
Local communities along a stretch of canal in West Midlands are being encouraged to take part in a new project to help reduce crime and incidents of antisocial behaviour along some of the nation’s most popular waterways.
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