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Uttoxeter Canal planning application

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HS2: Ashton & Rochdale Canals

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Rewatering Renishaw Phase 1a Project

Excavator carrying out groundwork

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Coed Gwilym Park Slipway Project

A section of the Wilts & Berks canal in water

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Shrivenham Canal Park Project

Moored boats at Snarestone Wharf on the Ashby Canal

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Ashby Canal Trail Project

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Increasing sustainability on the waterways

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The unique heritage of the waterways is under threat

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Restoring waterways transforms communities

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Britain's waterways are chronically underfunded

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Government must intervene to save our waterways sector

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Protecting the waterways from the worst of HS2

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Underfunding: Environment Agency waterways

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Underfunding: Scottish Canals

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HS2: Aire & Calder Navigation

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HS2: Dearne & Dove Canal

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HS2: Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation

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HS2: Nottingham Canal

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HS2: Erewash Canal

Boats cruising in Handsacre on the Trent & Mersey Canal

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HS2: Trent Navigation, Cranfleet Cut

a family walking alongside a canal

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HS2: Chesterfield Canal

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HS2: River Soar

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HS2: Ashby Canal

A moored boat near bridge 88 near Fradley Junction on the Coventry Canal

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HS2: Coventry Canal

Clayton Le Moors, Leeds & Liverpool Canal by Pauline McGill

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HS2: Leigh Branch of Leeds & Liverpool Canal

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HS2: Manchester Ship Canal

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HS2: Trent & Mersey Canal

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HS2: Bridgewater Canal

Bridge 25, Middlewich Branch

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HS2: Middlewich Branch of Shropshire Union Canal

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Underfunding: Canal & River Trust contract

Waterway Directory

There were once 6500 miles of navigable canals and rivers in mainland Britain. Today 4700 are navigable, with 2700 of those miles forming the connected waterways system of England and Wales.

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Silver Propeller Challenge – New locations for 2021

With stay local and boating restrictions due to ease from the 12th April, you may be planning places to visit…

Canoeing on the waterways

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Make the most of waterways activities, MPs told

There are significant health, social and economic benefits to the post-Covid recovery of the UK in getting more people out…

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Covid-19 and using the inland waterways

We have been engaging with DEFRA on how the proposed steps of the Government’s roadmap, announced on 22nd February, should…

Reflections of buildings and boats on the Grand Union Canal

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Come to your Census – advice for boaters

In March 2021, every household in England and Wales will be expected to complete their census questionnaire. And, of course,…

Female in mid-20s sitting on scaffolding - International Women's Day

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Women in waterway restoration – celebrating International Women’s Day

Ali Bottomley Runs the WRG Training Weekend I currently work as a primary school teacher in the North East. Just…

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Red diesel budget announcement is a win for boaters

Keeping the use of red diesel for both private and commercial boats is fantastic news for the inland waterways. IWA…

Love your waterways

Together we can protect and restore our waterways; the UK’s 6,500 miles of canals and rivers need your help.