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On the 23 July 1949 70 people attended the IWA outing on the canal and were transported in two narrowboats. The trip included a especaily arranged opening of the Barton Swing Aqueduct and attracted some favourable articles in the national press.
1988 IWA National Boat RallyOver 500 boats attended the 1972 IWA National Rally at Lymm on the Bridgewater Canal.
The 1988 IWA National Boat Rally and Carnival was held at Castlefield at the junction of the Bridgewater Canal and the Rochdale Canal in the centre of Manchester. Photograph by Waterway Images.
The new Pomona Lock opened in 1995 replacing Hulme Lock as the link between the Bridgewater Canal and the Manchester Ship Canal.
The 2005 IWA National Festival was held at Preson Brook on the Bridgewater Canal where the restored Shroppie Fly boat Saturn was one of the hundreds of boats attending
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