Nominations invited to join Canal & River Trust’s Council of Members
The Canal & River Trust charity is inviting people to put themselves forward for election to sit on its Council. Those elected will serve a […]
The Canal & River Trust charity is inviting people to put themselves forward for election to sit on its Council. Those elected will serve a […]
Photos show the ‘Keep Anderton Boat Lift Alive’ appeal launch by Richard Parry (Canal & River Trust chief executive) and Fran Littlewood (project manager), plus […]
The Canal & River Trust has published its Annual Report & Accounts for 2022/23. The Report highlights the importance of the 250-year-old canal network in […]
The Waterways Ombudsman and the Waterways Ombudsman Committee have issued their Annual Reports for 2022/23. The Ombudsman scheme deals with complaints about the Canal & […]
The Canal & River Trust is announcing that 50* of its canal and river navigations have been awarded prestigious Green Flag status by Keep Britain […]
Canal & River Trust, the national canal charity, has completed the project to rebuild the Grade II Listed Hazlehurst Bridge on the Caldon Canal near […]
After months of waiting for DEFRA to announce its decision on future grant funding for the Canal & River Trust (CRT), and less than a […]
Britain’s unique and well-loved network of canals and navigable rivers is deteriorating because of inadequate funding. At a time of unprecedented challenges caused by the […]
A group of boater activists, who led a flotilla of boats from Braunston to London on a 15 day journey south, have handed a petition […]
9 June 2023 The Canal & River Trust is appealing to people living in Wolverhampton for information after a public art sculpture, part of […]
PRESS RELEASE Issued: Thursday 11 May 2023 View as Webpage Cruising Association hosts free webinar on ‘Orca and Yachts: Fact, Fiction and Fear’ The Cruising […]
2 May 2023 CONTINUED CALLS FOR GOVERNMENT TO OFFER ENERGY SUPPORT TO ALL LIVEABOARD BOATERS The Canal & River Trust is continuing to lobby the […]
TAKE PART IN THE CANALATHON Charity challenges public to help save the UK’s wildlife-rich canals People are being challenged to take to the towpaths over […]
IWA welcomed the parliamentary debate on Tuesday 22nd November, which saw more than a dozen MPs speak passionately and knowledgeably about the importance of public […]
Today, Tuesday 22 November, the future of the UK’s canals and waterways, with a particular focus on the 2,000 miles cared for and looked after […]
The world’s first boat lift, Anderton Boat Lift, near Northwich, will reopen to boats in spring after a major £450,000 repair package this winter, the […]
The Canal & River Trust has announced its winter works programme 2022-23, providing details of the major repairs and canal improvements the charity will be […]
The Canal & River Trust charity has created a small silver lining from this summer’s drought conditions by bringing forward a £200,000 major winter works […]
FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF BRITAIN’S GREAT CANAL ENGINEERS Civil engineering contracts awarded to help protect and preserve 2,000 miles of historic waterways, providing resilience […]
A soaring aqueduct in North Wales, a three and a half-mile canal tunnel in Yorkshire and a ‘stairway to heaven’ flight of 21 locks in […]
Press Release 26/11/2019 Residential Boat Owners Association looks to the Future at its AGM The 55th Annual General Meeting of […]
Whether you are thinking about making your home on a boat, or are already living aboard, the Residential Boat Owners’ Association is here to help […]
DEFRA , jointly with the Treasury, has recently published a joint call for evidence on Non-road Mobile Machinery (NRMM). Red diesel accounts for 15% of […]
The Residential Boat Owners’ Association (RBOA) has developed a voluntary Code of Good Practice document (See attached). The Association encourages all its members, along with […]
Continuous Cruising – A New Approach from the RBOA The Residential Boat Owners’ Association (RBOA) issues this statement as a new approach to the current […]
Many readers will be aware that Canal & River Trust is currently reviewing boat licensing. The first stage was to consult verbally with individual principal […]
England’s first ever coast to coast canoe project, the Desmond Family Canoe Trail, is inviting canoeists to join in a ‘Santa Splash’ festive paddle along […]
17 November 2016 Tenanted Boats for Residential Use – The R.B.O.A.’s View The Residential Boat Owners’ Association (RBOA) will not support anything which potentially brings […]
Press Release 17th May, 2016 R.B.O.A. Launches New Website The Residential Boat Owners’ Association (RBOA) is pleased to announce that its new website has just […]