A boat moored in Brindley Place Birmingham

All Press Releases

Leicester Line to re-open following April rainfall

10 May 2012
British Waterways (BW) has announced that, from tomorrow, the Leicester Line of the Grand Union Canal is to be reopened, and some lock opening hours in areas affected by drought lengthened, after reservoir holdings improved over April.

British Waterways’ 2012 National Boat Check: Licence evasion at its lowest

09 May 2012
Licence evasion across British Waterways’ canals and rivers in England and Wales, is at a record low with 96.6% of boats holding up-to-date licences.

Search begins for memories of the Lune Aqueduct

02 May 2012
British Waterways is appealing to anyone who has any memories of the Lancaster canal or who have been told stories about it by their parents and grandparents to record their stories as part of an exciting oral history project to help tell the story about the 200-year old Lune Aqueduct.

Canal & River Trust appoints heritage committee

23 April 2012
The Canal & River Trust, the charity that will become the guardian of British Waterways’ 2,000 miles of canals and rivers in England and Wales in 2012, has confirmed appointments to a new committee that will help to protect the heritage of the waterways.

Come and explore the secret history of your local West Midlands Canal

18 April 2012
Local residents are invited to delve into the history of West Midlands’ 200 year old canal network and find out why the waterways in this area are so special.

News updates

16 April 2012
We're moving the hosting of the British Waterways website today (16/04/2012) and this means that our news pages won't be updated for a few days. For the latest news about our canals and rivers please visit www.waterscape.com

Take a walk on the wild side

10 April 2012
On Wednesday 18 April members of the public can join one of British Waterways' ecologists, Dr Mark Robinson, for a free guided walk at Coney Meadow Reed Bed wildlife reserve next to the Droitwich Canals.

Water-way to cool down energy bills

05 April 2012
British Waterways has signed an agreement with Linden Environmental to promote the use of canal water to cool waterside buildings across England and Wales.

Canal & River Trust welcomes charity registration

05 April 2012
The Charity Commission has confirmed the registration of the Canal & River Trust under registration number 1146792. The news means that the fledgling Trust, which already has a Board of Trustees, a governing Council and, in HRH The Prince of Wales, a Royal Patron, is now legally permitted and will soon be ready to raise charitable income to support its objectives.

Your chance to 'spring' into action on the waterway

03 April 2012
Canalside communities in Calderdale on the Rochdale Canal are being urged to head down to their local canal and help give it a spring clean.