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Thousands of fish rehomed as we carry out £1 million repairs to Lancaster Canal

3 December 2020

We have started work to repair Bolton-le-Sands Embankment on the Lancaster Canal.
New lock gates on the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal

30 November 2020

We will be replacing three massive lock gates on the Green Flag award-winning Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal this month.
New Explorers films combine science lessons and waterways

20 November 2020

Two new films produced by our Explorers learning team have used our Anderton Boat Lift and National Waterways Museum in Cheshire to introduce basic physics concepts to primary school children.
Dredging works will help boats move around Gloucester Docks

4 November 2020

Boaters enjoying time afloat in Gloucester Docks and the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal will soon benefit from a major dredging project.
Towpaths to remain open during national restrictions

4 November 2020

We are appealing for people to follow government advice and respect social distancing as our network of towpaths will remain available for people to sustain their wellbeing, connect with nature and take local exercise during this month’s national restrictions across England.
The Trust publishes Boater Report 2020

29 October 2020

We've published our Boater Report 2020 for its 34,500 leisure licence holders. The Report sets out how we generate our income, including the contribution from boaters, and how that money is invested in our network
We have broadened our online passage booking offer

23 October 2020

We are making journey-planning easier for boaters by making passage through more staffed locks and tunnels available to be booked in one place online.
Enjoy a natural spectacle this autumn

23 October 2020

We are predicting a particularly dramatic display of autumn colours over the next few weeks and there is nowhere better to experience this free natural spectacle than along Yorkshire’s canals.
Aston Villa Foundation adopts local canal

22 October 2020

The Aston Villa Foundation has joined forces with us to help care for a stretch of the Tame Valley Canal in Perry Barr.
Stainton Aqueduct marked with launch of Lancaster canal virtual tour

20 October 2020

The completion of a £2.2 million project to restore storm-damaged Stainton Aqueduct in South Cumbria has been marked by us, with the launch of an exciting virtual tour along the disused Northern Reaches of the Lancaster Canal.

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