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Historic Cheshire bridge gets in the swing bridge again

5 November 2021

Britain’s first electrically-operated floating swing bridge, Northwich Town Bridge, is swinging again, thanks to a £300,000 repair.
We've published our boater report 2021

5 November 2021

We've published our Boater Report 2021 for the more than 35,000 leisure licence holders who use its waterways.
Canal strikes Gold at Rugby in Bloom award

4 November 2021

Our volunteers have again won Gold in the Rugby in Bloom award for their efforts in helping to care for the busiest set of canal locks in the country on the Oxford Canal at Hillmorton.
Boat licence fees for 2022-23

2 November 2021

We're announcing that headline private and business boat licence fees will rise by 4% from 1 April 2022.
Green Flag success in Cheshire

2 November 2021

We're celebrating after several of our Cheshire canals have been awarded Green Flag status by Keep Britain Tidy.
Welsh canals to receive over £20 million from UK Government

29 October 2021

We are celebrating after the Montgomery Canal and Llangollen Canal secured over £20 million in funding from the Government’s UK Levelling Up Fund.
We've published our 2020/21 Annual Report

28 October 2021

Today (28 October), we've published our 2020/21 Annual Report & Accounts which document a year dominated by Covid-19, from the pandemic’s operational and financial impact on the Trust, to the lifeline the waterways and towpaths provided throughout for millions of people across England and Wales. The Report also looks ahead to the 2021/22 Government Grant Review, and demonstrating the waterways’ benefit to the nation.
Welcoming Little Amal to Sheffield

27 October 2021

We're inviting communities to join them in giving a warm waterfront welcome to Little Amal at Victoria Quays this Friday, 29 October and be the among the first to see one of the most innovative and adventurous public artworks ever created.
Major improvements to begin thanks to funding from Government's Culture Recovery Fund

22 October 2021

We have received our second round of funding from the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund, which will support seven major heritage projects across the country.
Planning application submitted for major repairs on Toddbrook Reservoir

21 October 2021

The restoration of Toddbrook Reservoir in Whaley Bridge takes a major step forward this month with submission of a planning application for its permanent repair.

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