News and marine industry updates about the UK’s Canal & River Trust, a charity that looks after 2,000 miles of waterways.
The Canal & River Trust’s annual National Boat Count has shown a 1.9 per cent rise in boat numbers on its network across England and Wales, and that external economic factors may be affecting boaters, with licence compliance now standing at 93 per cent, down from 94.1 per cent last year. The national licence compliance […]
A series of animated films designed to help boaters navigate the UK’s inland waterways safely has been launched by the Canal & River Trust and the Environment Agency. The five videos, available on YouTube, are designed primarily for new boaters, including hire boaters. The trust says that they give straightforward guidance on staying safe when […]
The Canal & River Trust has completed a £533,000 ten-week project to repair the Dead Dog Bridge on the Regent’s Canal in Camden, including painting the bridge its original ‘Indian Red’ colour. Built in 1846, the historic Grade II Listed bridge is an important local landmark carrying the Regent’s Canal towpath across the canal basin […]
The Canal & River Trust has published the results of its first-ever boater census of the 35,000 boats licensed on the charity’s 2,000 miles of waterways in England and Wales. The census is intended to offer a snapshot of life on the waterways in the 21st century, 250 years after the network opened to navigation. […]
Dozens of historic boats from across the UK are expected to congregate at the National Waterways Museum in Ellesmere Port for the annual Easter Boat Gathering Festival. The event, hosted by the Canal & River Trust, takes place over the Easter bank holiday weekend (7-10 April 2023). The celebration starts on Good Friday morning as […]
The Canal & River Trust has appointed Maggie Gardner as the charity’s new fundraising director. Gardner has had a long career in fundraising, marketing and executive leadership, with 15 years as director at global development charity Practical Action, and more recently through her work with the Freedom Fund, a global US-based charity, as well as […]
The Canal & River Trust is calling for volunteers in what it says is its biggest appeal to date. People are being encouraged to join the charity’s army of volunteers to aid in its growing mission to protect and preserve the nation’s 2,000-mile historic canal network across England and Wales. The trust is appealing for […]
The Canal & River Trust has announced a rise of nine per cent in boat licence fees from 1 April 2023 for both private boat owners and boating businesses. When combined with the interim increase introduced from 1 October 2022, this will mean an overall year-on-year increase of 13 per cent for those renewing an […]
A ten-week repair project of Dead Dog Bridge will begin Jan 2023. The work, budgeted at £533,000, will be carried out by the Canal & River Trust. Built in 1846 the historic Regent’s Canal bridge, known less colloquially as the Grade II listed Interchange Basin Towpath Bridge, is an important local landmark carrying the canal’s […]
The Canal & River Trust has confirmed that the Anderton Boat Lift, reportedly the world’s first boat lift, will reopen in the spring after a major £450,000 repair package. The waterways and wellbeing charity, which operates the Victorian Scheduled Monument near Northwich, will start emergency repair works in mid-November, with the aim of reopening the […]
Liverpool’s historic Albert Dock sea wall will be more resilient to winter storms and River Mersey tidal surges in future, thanks to a £288,000 repair project. The waterways and wellbeing charity Canal & River Trust, which cares for the city’s South Docks’ water space and dock structures, is currently working on a complex eight-week maintenance […]