Any horse-lovers and boat-lovers like to learn the skill of towing a canal boat by horsepower and come to ...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.
£5 million award towards Chesterfield Restoration
An award of £5.3m from the Staveley Towns Fund will add another half a mile to the canal’s restoration. The ...More
The Montgomery Canal Triathlon is back!
After the disruption of the last two years plans are being made for the return of the Montgomery Canal Triathlon, ...More
Less emergencies but more breakdowns in 2021.
Major canal incidents in 2021 were 25% down on 2020 but general breakdown call-outs were up 13% according to RCR. ...More
Worthy cause needs your unwanted boats
The Forces Vets Afloat Project aims to restore unwanted boats so they can be used and enjoyed by British forces ...More
Green cruising Hireboat without mains electric!
Eco conscious canal hirers will soon be able to enjoy near silent all electric cruising, backed up when needed by ...More
Canal and river boat Grounding Alert
Low water levels, sand banks and silt build-ups are causing a large number of canal and river boat groundings. According ...More
Environmentally friendly bilge filter wins award
A ‘green’ bilge discharge filter which traps contaminants before they are pumped out of a boat bilge has won the ...More