A boat moored in Brindley Place Birmingham

All Press Releases

Q: WHAT LIES BENEATH? A: BRITISH WATERWAYS IS ABOUT TO FIND OUT

18 May 2011
British Waterways is draining part of the Rochdale Canal which runs through the heart of Manchester City Centre as part of a spring clean-up.

Erewash Valley set to benefit from canal revamp

16 May 2011
Work has begun to improve the towpath of the Erewash Canal and make it into part of a new 25-mile walking and cycling route.

British Waterways sees increased interest in volunteering

11 May 2011
The number of volunteers giving their time to British Waterways on the nation’s canals and rivers over the past year has increased by 67 per cent.

£537,000 TOWPATH IMPROVEMENT PROJECT GETS UNDERWAY IN ENFIELD

10 May 2011
British Waterways has started work on a £537,000 project to improve the towpath alongside the River Lee Navigation in Enfield. The improvements, which have been developed with Edmonton businesses, will also improve connections between local employment and leisure destinations and the 2012 Olympic Park.

LEEDS WATERFRONT & DRAGON BOAT FESTIVALS JOIN FORCES FOR 2011

09 May 2011
This summer the Leeds Waterfront Festival will be combining forces with Leeds Community Foundation’s Dragon Boat Festival to offer the city a spectacular event on the banks of the Aire & Calder Navigation and Leeds & Liverpool Canal.

New canal boat hire base opens in London

09 May 2011
Black Prince, part of the Drifters Waterway Holidays consortium, has opened a new hire boat base on the Grand Union Canal Paddington Arm at Willow Tree Marina, near Greenford in West London, once again giving people a unique opportunity to cruise the London’s canals on a short break.

Water resources update from British Waterways

06 May 2011
March and April this year have been the second driest in 100 years and British Waterways has experienced exceptionally high numbers of boaters taking to the nation’s canals to enjoy the warm weather and additional holidays. Despite this, water resources are holding up well across most of the country.

British Waterways announces proposed winter stoppage programme

06 May 2011
British Waterways has today published its proposed winter stoppage schedule for 2011/12. The proposed programme consists of 212 stoppages which will take place between 7 November 2011 and 9 March 2012, with a two-week Christmas break between 21 December 2011 and 4 January 2012.

Britain’s historic waterways ‘access’ the digital age

05 May 2011
British Waterways is launching a national project to keep a real-time virtual picture of the condition of its towpaths and any obstructions to access. This will provide valuable information for people with restricted mobility, as well as families with buggies, cyclists and other towpath users. The thousands of visitors who enjoy the canals are being called upon to play their part in the project.

British Waterways moorings consultation extended until 31 May

05 May 2011
As part of a consultation on proposals to introduce a new moorings management plan for the River Lee, River Stort and the Hertford Union Canal, British Waterways has been calling upon local authorities, residents, boaters and all who use the waterways to send in their responses.