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Donated ash is helping British Waterways save cash

14 July 2011
Two icons and arch rivals of the industrial age – the canals and the steam railways - are joining forces, showing that traditional techniques still work when it comes to keep the canals full of water.

Offenders give a helping hand on West Midlands canals

14 July 2011
British Waterways (BW) has agreed a new partnership with the Staffordshire & West Midlands Probation Trust to pilot a project which will help improve areas on the West Midlands canal network.

Largest ever known ship locks into Docklands in 2012 warm-up operation

14 July 2011
British Waterways has today welcomed the largest ship ever known to have visited London Docklands, getting it through a lock with just inches to spare.

Waterways for everyone: Young volunteers change the face of waterways volunteering in the North West

12 July 2011
Waterways Action Squad, a volunteering programme for young people in the North West, has celebrated the achievements of more than 900 young people who have given their time as part of the two-year volunteering project on the region’s canals and rivers.

London's first water chariot barges in to transport visitors to the Olympic Park

12 July 2011
The first of a new fleet of water-buses has been unveiled in the London Docklands today, as part of plans for a service to transport passengers to the Olympic Park during the 2012 Games.

Holt and home: Otters on the River Stort given a helping hand by British Waterways and Harlow Conservation Volunteers

06 July 2011
British Waterways and Harlow Conservation Volunteers will team up to give otters on the River Stort a helping hand by installing an otter holt at Latton Lock in Harlow on Sunday 10 July.

Bath’s iconic canal features preserved by British Waterways

05 July 2011
After several months of careful restoration work, British Waterways has transported a number of Bath’s most iconic features back to their former glory.

Celebrations mark the reopening of the Droitwich Canals

01 July 2011
A whole weekend of celebrations marks the completion of the Droitwich Canals which will open today, 72 years after they were officially abandoned.

BT canal adoption scheme arrives at Olympic site

29 June 2011
BT is the latest organisation to team up with British Waterways. The telecommunications company will take part in a new waterway adoption initiative on the edge of the Olympic Park on the River Lee Navigation.

OUR 200 YEAR OLD IRON TRUNK AQUEDUCT WINS PUBLIC VOTE

29 June 2011
The Iron Trunk Aqueduct on the Grand Union Canal has won a £60,000 award from Big Lottery Fund’s The People’s Millions 2011 public vote.