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12 Feb 2021

Meeting

Archive photos of the Uttoxeter Canal

Online

11 Dec 2020

Meeting

Archive photos of the Caldon Canal

Online

08 Oct 2021

Talk

Waterway Recovery Group volunteers

Endon

Wintry canal scene of the Packet House at Worsley
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Feature

Christmas card special: Canals in watercolour

Boating

Molecey Mill on the Stamford Canal - featuring the road, canal and mill then behind it the mill-wheel, millstream and river.
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Waterway

Stamford Canal

Derelict

Limehouse Basin
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Cruising Rings

London canal cruising ring

East London

Feature

Covid-19 and the inland waterways

Access for all

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Feature

Navigating Canal Tunnels Safely

Boating

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Feature

2020 IWA Photography Competition Winners

IWA

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News

Red diesel consultation response

Boating

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News

Environment Bill response champions waterways heritage, sustainability & restoration

Heritage

Hurleston lock flight
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Walk

Hurleston Locks & Shropshire Union Canal Walk

Barbridge

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11 Dec 2020

Meeting

IWA East Yorkshire Branch AGM

Online

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News

New vision for sustainable boating

Boating

Volunteer in high vis driving a JCB
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News

IWA Volunteer Awards 2020

IWA

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Campaign

Increasing sustainability on the waterways

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Campaign

The unique heritage of the waterways is under threat

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Campaign

Restoring waterways transforms communities

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Campaign

Britain's waterways are chronically underfunded

Silver Propeller Challenge

Limit of Navigation beyond Snarestone Wharf

Swadlincote

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Campaign

Government must intervene to save our waterways sector

Silver Propeller Challenge

Stainton or Mattisons Bridge 168

Kendal or Milnthorpe

News

IWA appoints new trustees

IWA

Silver Propeller Challenge

Wormalds Cut

York

Silver Propeller Challenge

Stanton Downham Bridge

Brandon

Silver Propeller Challenge

Springs Branch

Skipton

Silver Propeller Challenge

Harlem Hill Lock

Gainsborough

Silver Propeller Challenge

Chesterfield

Chesterfield

Silver Propeller Challenge

Southland Lock

Billingshurst

Silver Propeller Challenge

Norwich New Mills Yard

Norwich

Silver Propeller Challenge

Spalding or Crowland

Spalding or Crowland

Silver Propeller Challenge

Lochrin Basin

Edinburgh

Waterway restoration

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Waterways heritage

Our waterways heritage is what makes Britain’s canals and rivers special and it must be actively protected – through the local planning system and sufficient funding – for the future.

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Wintry canal scene of the Packet House at Worsley
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Feature

Christmas card special: Canals in watercolour

Artist Dave Gardham tells us about his wintry waterways scenes that feature on IWA’s canal Christmas cards and his love of boating.

Feature

Covid-19 and the inland waterways

Can I visit the waterways? The government has introduced new lockdown measures, which will be in effect from 5th November…

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Feature

Navigating Canal Tunnels Safely

Taking a boat through a tunnel can be an exciting element of any canal journey but navigating tunnels comes with inherent dangers which people need to be aware of.

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Feature

2020 IWA Photography Competition Winners

Snap happy amateur and professional photographers sent in over 400 images for IWA’s photography competition this year. The entries covered…

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News

Red diesel consultation response

We have submitted our response to HM Treasury’s consultation on removing access to red diesel for propulsion on the inland waterways from April 2022.

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News

Environment Bill response champions waterways heritage, sustainability & restoration

Our response to the Environment Bill – currently going through the parliamentary bill process – included comments on heritage, air quality, water resources and biodiversity net gain.

Love your waterways

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