News and marine industry updates about the UK’s Canal & River Trust, a charity that looks after 2,000 miles of waterways.
London and the South East is experiencing a drop in boat numbers according to the latest data from the Canal & River Trust – down by 7.1 per cent on last year. And, that area has the lowest figure of compliance – only 82.1 per cent of boaters have the appropriate licence. That’s being put […]
Unprecedented rainfall levels, water surges and numerous flood warnings resulted in River Canal Rescue (RCR) responding to more major incidents in the first three months of this year, than it did for the whole of 2023. Between January and March 2024, its teams responded to 155 major incidents (emergency situations either involving submerged, partially sunken […]
Representatives from the Fund Britain’s Waterways (FBW) coalition have met with senior representatives of the Canal & River Trust to have an ‘open and frank’ discussion about the future of the country’s waterways. During the meeting, held at Hatton Locks, Warwickshire, the trust answered questions from FBW about its current strategy, future plans, and the […]
The waterways body, the Canal & River Trust has confirmed an increase of 6 per cent in boat licence fees from 1 April 2024 for both private boat owners and boating businesses. The rise is based on the latest Bank of England forecasts that inflation will remain at around 4.5 per cent until April 2024. […]
The Canal & River Trust, the national canal charity, is working across its 2,000 miles of historic canals and navigable rivers to respond to the damage left by Storm Babet. Hundreds of trees have been blown down, and the canal network has suffered structural damage including towpaths washed away, a landslide on the Worcester & […]
The waterways charity, the Canal & River Trust has revealed details about increases in UK boat licence fees to be applied from 1 April 2024, for boats without a home mooring and for wide beam boats. Licences for all boats on the trust’s waterways will increase above inflation for each of the next five years. […]
The UK waterways charity, the Canal & River Trust, has published its annual report and accounts for 2022/23, revealing an increase in spending on charitable activities, despite a real-term funding decrease from the government. In its report, the trust highlights the importance of the 250-year-old canal network in helping to address key societal challenges, but […]
People living on boats without home moorings on Canal & River Trust navigations are now entitled to payments from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero from the Energy Bill Support Scheme. The breakthrough comes following months of lobbying from the waterways charity Canal and River Trust. This support will be provided in the […]
The Canal & River Trust is predicting that warmer wetter summers bought about by climate change are making the fight to stop Britain’s canals from becoming choked by invasive weeds more challenging. The trust’s annual summer programme to tackle the weed across its 2,000 miles of waterways is well underway – with volunteers, staff and […]
The UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has confirmed it will provide an additional funding package to the Canal & River Trust (CRT) beyond March 2027, when the current grant comes to an end. Fund Britain’s Waterways, a new coalition of organisations representing hundreds of thousands of users and supporters of inland […]
Britain’s network of canals and navigable rivers is deteriorating because of inadequate funding, says a coalition of organisations campaigning for urgent government action. Fund Britain’s Waterways (FBW), a coalition of organisations representing hundreds of thousands of users and supporters of inland waterways, is campaigning for national and local government to act now and protect the […]