National Press Releases

British Waterways grows volunteer team and plans “canal adoptions” to engage communities

21 April 2010
As part of British Waterways’ proposed plans to move the canal network into a mutual organisation, such as a charitable trust, the organisation is continuing to seek new ways to work with volunteers.

British Waterways opens up 300 miles of canal to anglers

13 April 2010
British Waterways is making more than 300 miles of the national canal network available to angling clubs and individual anglers. The new Waterway Wanderers scheme launches on Thursday 15 April and will provide access to 122 previously unlicensed locations throughout England and Wales.

Waterway events flow into action

09 April 2010
Families are being urged by British Waterways to get up close and personal with their local canals this year as a whole host of events prepare to transform the waterways this spring and summer.

Dog walkers asked to take lead by cutting the crap

01 April 2010
British Waterways is appealing to dog owners to stop littering the branches of Britain’s hedgerows with plastic bags filled with their pets’ poo. These smelly non biodegradable eyesores have become a common sight across the nation’s canals, parks and countryside.

BW Scotland Budget statement

25 March 2010
British Waterways (BW) welcomes the UK Government’s announcement today in its Budget statement of plans to move England & Wales' 200-year old canal network into a mutual organisation, such as a charitable trust, and is discussing with the Scottish Government the options for its waterways in Scotland.

Government to mutualise British Waterways

24 March 2010
British Waterways (BW) welcomes the UK Government’s announcement today in its Budget statement of plans to move England & Wales’ 200-year old canal network into a mutual organisation, such as a charitable trust.

British Waterways seeks kingfisher counters

19 March 2010
British Waterways – guardian of the nation’s canals and rivers - is inviting nature lovers of all ages to visit their local canal, river, reservoir or dock and tell us what creatures they see there. This year’s survey will focus on the splendid regent of the waterways – the kingfisher, whose numbers are expected to be affected by the recent harsh winter.

Life in the slow lane

15 March 2010
Record visitor numbers highlight waterways as the perfect location for a staycation. As British Tourism Week gets underway, record visitor levels have been announced for the nation’s 200 year-old canal network. Last year the number of adults visiting an inland waterway topped 13 million.

British Waterways Press Update

23 February 2010

Tom Rolt Centenary Legacy

17 February 2010
To mark the centenary of the birth of Tom Rolt, co-founder of the IWA and author of the hugely influential book Narrow Boat, British Waterways (BW) is teaming up with the IWA and The Waterways Trust to deliver a programme of youth engagement in Summer 2010. The music-led celebrations will culminate in Tom Rolt inspired musical workshops and performances at the IWA’s Tom Rolt Centenary Rally in Chester on 26 and 27 June.

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