National Press Releases

First call for boaters to stand for election for Canal & River Trust Council

21 November 2011
Boaters are being asked to stand for election for the Canal & River Trust Council and get involved in shaping the future of Britain’s waterways. The nominations for boaters’ positions on the Council open on 12 December 2011.

Olympic honour for Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

07 November 2011
Thomas Telford’s magnificent Pontcysyllte Aqueduct has been named as one of the alternative modes of transport that will be used during the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay. The aqueduct is one of just a few landmarks on the route of the Olympic Flame announced today by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG). The Olympic Flame will travel over the aqueduct on 30 May 2012.

The Scottish Government Seeks Founding Members for the new British Waterways Board (Scotland)

02 November 2011
Scottish Ministers seek to appoint non-executive Directors to join Chair-designate Dr Jon Hargreaves on the first British Waterways Board appointed solely by Scottish Ministers.

Freezing forecast is brrr-illiant for bats

28 October 2011
Bats are doing well on our canals and rivers according to the results of British Waterways' annual Wildlife Survey. Today’s results show a 9 per cent increase in the numbers of bats seen, and while we may be dreading a forecast for a freezing winter, it is more good news for these elusive mammals which actually rely on the cold to survive.

BW publishes new guidance for continuous cruisers

12 October 2011
British Waterways is today publishing updated, more concise mooring guidance for boats without a home mooring.

CANAL & RIVER TRUST ON THE ‘PAWPATH’ FOR NEW CHARITY CANINE

11 October 2011
British Waterways’ search continues to find a ‘canal loving canine’ to front up a marketing campaign for the national charity being set up next year to run the nation’s waterways.

Waterways trustees report on charity progress

06 October 2011
The transition trustees of the newly named Canal & River Trust, which from next April will take responsibility for the care of the 2,000 miles of historic waterways in England and Wales, have today published their first report on what has been achieved since they took up their posts in May 2011.

New name for Britain's new waterways charity

06 October 2011
The transition trustees of the new charity being established to tend 2,000 miles of canals and rivers in England and Wales from April 2012 have today announced that it will be called the Canal & River Trust (or Glandwr Cymru in Wales) and have unveiled its new symbol.

Reed warblers - a sound of the waterways

29 September 2011
The elusive reed warbler is alive and well on the UK’s navigations, research from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) shows. Numbers of the birds have been increasing on manmade canals and rivers, despite an overall decline in the species nationwide.

British Waterways announce free mooring for charity and community boats during the Paralympic Games

29 September 2011
British Waterways is inviting registered charity and community boats from across Britain to join in with the spirit of the Paralympic Games by mooring close to the Olympic Park for free.

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