A boat moored in Brindley Place Birmingham

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Leeds Waterfront revels in festival atmosphere

28 June 2011
Canal and riverside locations across Leeds came to life this weekend, with lots of exciting events, as part of the fourth Leeds Waterfront Festival, combined for the very first time with Leeds Community Foundation’s Dragon Boat event.

West Yorkshire probation community payback delivers canalside benefits

27 June 2011
A 1km stretch of towpath along the Aire & Calder Navigation near Stanley Ferry has just reached completion thanks to Community Payback teams from West Yorkshire Probation.

National waterways bodies to join together

24 June 2011
An agreement has been reached in principle for The Waterways Trust to merge its operations with the planned new waterways charity (NWC) when it is established in England & Wales next year.

Caen Hill Flight receives top award from the Transport Trust

22 June 2011
The Caen Hill Flight of Locks, a scheduled ancient monument and popular tourist attraction, is today, Wednesday 22nd June 2011, celebrating after being awarded a ‘Red Wheel’ plaque from the Transport Trust in recognition of the historical interest of this well-known waterway landmark.

LEEDS CAMERA ACTION!

16 June 2011
Leeds Waterfront Festival is calling enthusiastic photographers to capture a festival photo for the chance to win some amazing prizes.

Local Waterway Partnerships in the West Midlands and North West begin work

14 June 2011
The final appointments have been made to the trial Local Waterway Partnerships, which have been set up to advise on and influence the management of canals and rivers in the North West and the West Midlands.

Art at the end of the tunnel

13 June 2011
The Leeds Fine Artists will be holding an art exhibition at Standedge Tunnel Visitor Centre on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal this week. In addition to displaying a selection of their work they will also be painting a picture of Standedge Tunnel for permanent display at the site.

Response to piece on the continuous cruising, BBC The One Show, Thursday 9 June

09 June 2011

Go Wild Over Waterways – Join British Waterways as a WOW education volunteer

07 June 2011
British Waterways is inviting potential volunteers along to an open day on the Kennet & Avon Canal in Bath. The organisation is on the lookout for people to help deliver the Wild over Waterways (WOW) education programme to local children aged between 7 and 11.

250th Anniversary of John Rennie –grandfather of Britain’s canals

07 June 2011
Today marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of John Rennie, one of the celebrated grandfathers of the canal network whose waterways underpinned Britain’s Industrial Revolution.