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The 2009 IWA Trailboat Festival starts with a spectacular illuminated boat display on the Saturday evening, the 23rd.
Abandoned in 1944 due to mining subsidence, the Ashby Canal at Moira has been progressively restored, giving nearly 1.5 miles of new canal in the heart of the National Forest. The length incorporates a new road bridge, a swing bridge and now the only lock on the Ashby Canal.
Boaters can join the event from Friday, 22nd May, and the illuminated boat parade will be centred on the Donisthorpe length of the canal. At Moira, Sunday and Monday will feature a full programme of events and entertainment, trade and charity stalls and historic re-enactments
