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British Waterways Cares For The Old - South West

07 October 2005
British Waterways, which cares for more than 2,000 miles of canals and rivers across the UK including the Kennet & Avon Canal , has been confirmed by English Heritage as the third largest owner of Listed Structures in the country. With over 3,000 designated examples of industrial heritage and engineering feats nationwide, the public corporation wants to encourage even greater numbers of people to visit local waterways and discover the significance these structures have to Wiltshire's industrial past.

Scraping The Bottom Of The Kennet & Avon Canal

07 October 2005
This Autumn British Waterways is investing over half a million to dredge sections of the Kennet & Avon Canal . The engineering works will remove silt that builds up on the canal bed and obstructs navigation over time and is an important benefit for the thousands of boaters and visitors to the waterway each year. It is also environmentally important for the wildlife that flourishes in and around the waterway.

British Waterways Puts A New Shine On Its Old Assets

07 October 2005
British Waterways, which cares for more than 2,000 miles of canals and rivers across the UK including Wales & Border Counties has been confirmed by English Heritage as the third largest owner of listed structures in the country.

Potential Bid For Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, Wrexham, To Be World Heritage Site

07 October 2005
Thomas Telford's towering 200-year old Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, near Wrexham, which takes the Llangollen Canal across the Dee Valley , is in the spotlight for a potential UNESCO World Heritage Site bid, delegates will hear at the National Assembly's All Party Group on Waterways on Tuesday 11 October 2005.

Scraping The Bottom Of Gloucester Docks

07 October 2005
This Autumn British Waterways is investing £70,000 to dredge Gloucester Docks. The engineering works will remove silt that builds up on the canal bed and obstructs navigation over time and is an important benefit for the thousands of boaters and visitors to the waterway each year. It is also environmentally important for the wildlife that flourishes in and around the waterway.

Discover London's Waterway Heritage

07 October 2005
British Waterways, which cares for 100 miles of canals and rivers and 110 acres of docks in London , is the third largest custodian of listed structures in the UK . With over 3,000 designated examples of industrial heritage and engineering nationwide, including four Scheduled Ancient Monuments and 62 listed structures in London , the public corporation is highlighting the importance of 18 th century skills to the maintenance of Britain 's working waterway heritage.

British Waterways Cares For The Old - Yorkshire

07 October 2005
British Waterways, which cares for more than 2,000 miles of canals and rivers across the UK including the Leeds and Liverpool , has been confirmed by English Heritage as the third largest owner of Listed Structures in the country. With over 3,000 designated examples of industrial heritage and engineering feats nationwide, the public corporation wants to encourage even greater numbers of people to visit local waterways and discover the significance these structures have to Yorkshire's industrial past.

Yorkshire Waterways Receive Brunel Award For £1.4m Project

07 October 2005
British Waterways (BW) will be presented with a prestigious national award from the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) in London later this month, in recognition of a £1.4 m project to stabilise Keadby Lock in South Yorkshire.

Childrens Spooky Halloween Boat Trip

30 September 2005
Eerie Goings-on on the Grand Union Canal.

Westminster School Children Afloat

30 September 2005
To celebrate National Construction Week, British Waterways London, Hochtief (UK) Construction Ltd, Bovis Lend Lease and Paddington Waterside Partnership have joined forces to offer schools in the 'Westminster Excellence in Cities Action Zone' a series of activities to explore the engineering challenges of 18 th century canal engineers and those facing engineers today.