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Let's fish: family events in Birmingham

18 June 2018

We are inviting people to try fishing for free during events taking place on the city’s famous canals over the next three weeks.
Montgomery Canal waterway fun in Welshpool

18 June 2018

We are organising a weekend of fun waterway activities at Welshpool Wharf, as part of the Welshpool Transport Festival on 23-24 June.
Desmond Family Canoe Trail paddles into Leeds

12 June 2018

To mark the official arrival of the trail in the city, a metal canoe sculpture will be unveiled next to Office Lock in Leeds city centre.
Young anglers to net prestigious title

11 June 2018

A prestigious national competition aimed at attracting a new generation of anglers onto the nation’s historic canals is coming to the West Midlands this autumn.
Chairs appointed for new regional advisory boards

11 June 2018

We have appointed four Chairs to our new Regional Advisory Boards. They will use their local knowledge and contacts to connect our waterways, and all their wellbeing benefits, into the lives of the communities that surround them.
Clean up sees bikes, chairs & spades hauled from Regent's Canal

6 June 2018

We were joined this week by a team of volunteers from Tower Hamlets council to help tidy-up the waterway in Mile End.
Engineering lesson at Middlewich Canal breach

6 June 2018

Youngsters from St Mary’s Primary School in Middlewich enjoyed a chance to be engineers for a day, when they donned hard hats and high vis jackets to see a rare canal breach on their doorstep.
Visitors flocked to 2018 Crick Boat Show

4 June 2018

Over 26,000 people visited the 19th Crick Boat Show, which took place at Crick Marina near Daventry in Northamptonshire, 26-28 May.
Volunteer swings into action on Grand Union Canal

4 June 2018

Local Northchurch resident David Legg has adopted a swing bridge on the Grand Union Canal, volunteering to help look after his local stretch of waterway.
Festival by the river in Worcester

4 June 2018

Ten days of art, music, dance, poetry, food, and drink are coming to Worcester this June, with a specially built shimmering pavilion taking centre stage in South Quay.

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