Waterways News and Features

Waterways News & Features about what's happening on the UK Canals and River Navigations.
In this section we bring together regular news updates on canal matters, progress reports on the many restoration and rebuilding schemes and special features about the canals. If you have canal news releases, event news or other canal information you'd like to share or ideas about features you'd like to see in Canal Junction, please email us.
Make sure you make time to dip into Tony Lewery's regular 'Off the Mainline' for a refreshingly different, thoughtful and thought provoking look at canals and their heritage.
Recent topics include:
Tony remembers Joe Skinner ... "a symbol of something so special about the canals that I think we could do with being reminded ..
A painting of a canalside cottage on the Llangollen Canal was painted in 1888 but the cottage is still there a hundred and twenty years later and is still virtually the same ...
IWA Scathing About BW's Betrayal of Cotswold Canals - IWA Press Release 4 February 2008
The Inland Waterways Association has strongly condemned British Waterways' (BW) decision to renege on its commitment to the Cotswold Canals Partnership by withdrawing from its promise to contribute matching funds to the financial package to restore the canals between Brimscombe Port and Stonehouse, which is also being supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, regional and local authority funds and the voluntary waterway sector. Full Press Release».
Tony Lewery takes us Off the Main Line for journeys through waterways issues, an insightful & refreshing change to all that PR stuff we get bombarded with!
Mon & Brec Canal closed  for all of 2008 by breach at Gilwern. More problems for BW as its ever shrinking budget leaks away.
CANALS CRISIS GETS DEEPER! As if the 5% budget cuts already imposed on British Waterways by DEFRA were not damage enough to the waterways system, more cuts are on the way, all due to overspending, incompetence or inefficiencies by DEFRA in areas nothing to do with the waterways.  Details.
Stone's narrowboat restaurant up for sale.
2008 canal events around Birmingham & the Black Country.
Saturn flyboat 2008 events schedule.
Easter Boat Gathering at the Ellesmere Port Boat Museum.
Boaters may soon steer their own boats through Standedge Tunnel, rather than towed in convoy by a BW electric tug.
Red diesel still available for boaters after November, but for boat heating only. Fit that diesel heater now!
Wooden Narrowboat Spotters are wanted to help find survivors of this neglected heritage.
Restoration Reports, plans to reopen the Cotswolds Canals, Bradford Canal, Wilts and Berks canal, extend the Montgomery Canal, and much more.
Swop your boat for a few weeks or months with people wanting a canal holiday while you enjoy their home or holiday house.
Traditional engine sounds - Lister JP2 taking it easy (83k .wav file) Armstrong working hard (50k) - Bolinder slowing (100k)
Living on a Canalboat. Many people dream of living on the canals. But what is it really like? Hard facts here!
How boaters can reduce the burden on world resources and make boating more enjoyable, safer, cost effective and rewarding.
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