National Press Releases

British Waterways unlocks new film network

23 February 2011
British Waterways has today, 23 February 2011, appointed Itasca Locations as its national film location management partner, to raise the profile of its waterways and properties across England and Wales to the film and photographic industry.

British Waterways launches regular waterways volunteering parties at Towpath Tidy 2011

18 February 2011
British Waterways is using its annual spring clean of the canals, Towpath Tidy, to launch regular waterways volunteering parties across the country. These informal groups will meet at least once a month, providing friends, family and strangers the chance to work together on a variety of tasks, from environment management and conservation work to painting locks and sprucing up sites across the country.

British Waterways launches new National Angling Advisory Group

08 February 2011
British Waterways has launched a National Angling Advisory Group in order to gain valuable feedback on its work. The members have been chosen for their individual expertise in angling, their knowledge of specific geographical regions and their experience of working in the charitable sector.

Waterways funding announced

20 December 2010
Defra has today (20 December 2010) announced that its grant to British Waterways next year will be £41.5m. This is a reduction of £9.8m (or 19%) from the 2010/11 baseline grant of £51.3m. Given that Government funding makes up approximately half of the net spend on the waterways, this will translate into an effective cut of resource available of about 12% in 2011/12.

British Waterways boat licence changes for 2011

25 November 2010
British Waterways is due to make changes to boat licensing in 2011. Straightforward price changes will take effect from April 2011. The timing of other changes, subject to consultation, will be implemented as soon as our IT systems can be amended, which will not be before April.

British Waterways urges seasonal revellers and towpath users to stay safe

25 November 2010
British Waterways is asking everyone who uses its towpaths to take extra care as the Met Office predicts widespread ice and snow this week. With the Christmas party season getting into full swing, the organisation that cares for the nation’s canals and rivers is also asking revellers to stay safe when near the water.

BW announces national dredging contract

22 November 2010
British Waterways has awarded a national dredging contract to marine-based civil engineer Land & Water Services Ltd.

Take a closer 'lock' at your local waterway this winter

11 November 2010
This winter members of the public are being given the opportunity to experience a ‘behind the scenes’ tour of restoration repairs to their local canal or river. The open days are part of a £50m vital makeover of dozens of historic locks, bridges and aqueducts, as well as the hanging of over 100 handcrafted oak lock gates.

British Waterways ‘unlocks’ the potential of volunteering

04 November 2010
As part of its scheduled move to the charitable sector, British Waterways has been developing its volunteer programme to improve the volunteering experience for those donating their time and increase the value they bring to the nation’s canals.

Bumper year for kingfishers on the canal

29 October 2010
Kingfishers, newts, toads and otters, have all been spotted in record numbers on Britain’s canals and rivers in this year’s national Waterways Wildlife Survey. Sightings of these much-loved British species have soared, with records of our celebrated river royalty, the kingfisher, jumping by more than 200%.

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