With the current low canal and river water levels plus sand bank and silt build-ups and debris and weed-filled waterways, ...More
Canal & Waterways News and Features
What's happening on the UK Canals and Rivers
Canal Junction has regular news updates on canal matters, progress reports on the many canal restoration and rebuilding schemes and special features about UK canals and inland waterways.
More progress on Montgomery Restoration
After more than six years of planning and fund-raising a new Schoolhouse Bridge on the Montgomery Canal is taking shape. ...More
Damp summer leads to electrical breakdowns
Over the last seven months the top reason for River Canal Rescue (RCR) callouts has been electrical faults, although overall ...More
CRT funding slashed by 40% from 2027
The Government has announced a reduced funding settlement to the Canal & River Trust of ‘over £400m’ for the ten-year ...More
Your valid BSS doesn’t guarantee electrical safety
It seems that a valid Boat Safety Scheme (B.S.S.) certificate doesn’t always guarantee that a boat is safely wired. River ...More
Crick Boatshow 2023
Crick Boat Show 2023 is set to be the most exciting edition of Britain's largest and most popular inland waterways festival. ...More
Avoiding lock hang ups and sinkings
Every year, lock cills catch boaters unaware, no matter how experienced they are. Once a vessel’s caught on a cill ...More
Canal boat breakdown callouts rise again
Canal boat breakdown call-outs due to electrical, fuel and engine issues, flat batteries, over-heating and gear box failures etc., rose ...More
