A boat moored in Brindley Place Birmingham

All Press Releases

Docking Shortly - A New Type Of Boat Expected On Liverpool's Historic Waterfront

09 September 2005
A new type of boat will become common place on Liverpool's world famous waterfront thanks to a new waterway linking the city's historic docks to the 2,000 mile UK canal system. For the first time in over a century canal boats will bring major economic benefit to Liverpool, echoing a time past when the city's docks were a transhipment hub for inland waterways freight.

Waterway Clean-Up Boosts Tourism And Wildlife

09 September 2005
British Waterways Wales & Border Counties is undertaking a major dredging project on the Shropshire Union Canal north and south of busy Barbridge Junction, bringing benefits to waterway visitors and its natural wildlife habitats..

Coming To The Leicester Riverside Festival: The Waterways Roadshow!

06 September 2005
The waterways are coming to Leicester ! British Waterways will be encouraging Leicestershire residents to beat the stress of the city, entertain their kids and discover the county's hidden watery wonders, when it brings its Waterways Roadshow to the Leicester Riverside Festival this weekend.

New Funds For Towpath Renaissance

06 September 2005
Forty years ago, London's towpaths were private property, accessible to only a few. Today British Waterways' 100 miles of towpaths in the capital receive almost 16.5 million visits a year and offer an increasingly popular green route for walkers, cyclists, joggers and anglers, as well as an important wildlife corridor.

Coming To A Town Near You: The Waterways Roadshow!

06 September 2005
The waterways are coming to town! British Waterways will be encouraging Buckinghamshire & Hertfordshire residents to beat the stress of the city, entertain their kids and discover the counties' hidden watery wonders, when it brings the waterways to Buckingham and Aylesbury's town centres this week.

Swansea Canal Offers Splash Of Inspiration To Photographers

06 September 2005
Amateur photographers could win £1,000 of photography equipment with a super shot of the Swansea Canal.

Spectres, Spooks And Things That Go Splosh In The Night

06 September 2005
Shrieking boggarts, phantom candlelit tunnels and chilling watery spectres. Throughout the country the 2,000-mile network of canals and rivers cared for by British Waterways plays host to hundreds of unearthly visitors. Spine-tingling tales surround spooky tunnels, lock-keepers cottages and secluded bridges and offer a host of eerie places and events to celebrate this Halloween.

New Marketing & Communications Manager For Yorkshire's Waterways

06 September 2005
British Waterways has appointed a new Marketing and Communications Manager for its Yorkshire waterway unit.

London's Only Beach Attracts Record Numbers

06 September 2005
35,000 people filled Docklands' West India Quay this bank holiday weekend for the FunQuay beach Weekend hosted by British Waterways and X-Leisure. Thousands of children made the most of the fine bank holiday weather by making sandcastles under the Canary Wharf skyline on London 's only beach made from 20 tonnes of sand imported into the capital.

Coming To A Motorway Near You: The Waterways Roadshow!

06 September 2005
The waterways are coming to the M1! British Waterways will be encouraging Northamptonshire residents and passing motorists to beat the stress of the city, entertain their kids and discover the county's hidden watery wonders, when it brings the waterways to Watford Gap Service Station this week.