HRH Prince of Wales: Patron for Canal & River Trust

His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, a long-time supporter of the waterways, will become the first Patron of the new Canal & River Trust, the body being set up to care for the historic canals and rivers of England and Wales. The news was announced at the first meeting of the CRT's Council in […]

Staffs and Worcs Canal Lock Tail Bridges

John Slee, NABO continuous cruising rep, writes, I am currently cruising from Stourport to Great Haywood on the Staffs & Worcs Canal. So far I have only reached the summit pound, but I believe I have seen enough to send in the following complaint to a British Waterways DIrector concerning the risk to boaters and […]

More lock restrictions-Leeds & Liverpool Canal

BW have announced more water conservation restrictions for summer 2012, this time on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. Boaters can get up to date details of all restrictions and stoppages by subcribing to British Waterways Stoppage Alerts or looking up the latest news on Waterscape.com On March 21st, BW announced the following restrictions (for period […]

New trustees appointed to the Canal & River Trust

The Canal & River Trust, the charity that will become the guardian of British Waterways’ 2,000 miles of canals and rivers in England and Wales in 2012, has appointed three new trustees to its Board. The new trustees bring considerable business skills and experience to the Trust, which will be the third largest owner of listed […]

A Report from the Anglian Region

The River Nene is all reopened after winter maintenance closures. The Great Ouse continues to be closed at St Ives lock where major works are taking place. Hopefully these will be completed before Easter. The Facilities in March are now closed. This means there are now no public facilities for boaters on the whole of […]