A barge moored in Brindley Place Birmingham

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Ellesmere To Host Colourful Annual Waterway Pageant

05 September 2008
Picturesque Llangollen Canal will be transformed into a pageant of colour when Ellesmere’s annual boat rally comes to town.

‘Mon & Brec’ Roadshow Keeps Communities In The Picture

03 September 2008
More than 50 people attended two half day sessions in Llangynidr and Llanfoist to hear first hand how the project to repair the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal is progressing.

Bank Staff Lead A Royal Clean Up Along Ashton Canal

02 September 2008
The Waterways Trust has teamed up with the Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) and British Waterways to clean up two kilometres of the Ashton Canal corridor in Droylesden.

Foodie Foraging Fun

27 August 2008
Foodies, foragers and families will take delight in a new event taking place along the Regent’s Canal and throughout Mile End Park on Sunday 31 August, 12-4pm.

Nature Takes Centre Stage In Montgomery Regeneration

27 August 2008
Schoolchildren will apply the finishing touches to Shropshire’s latest nature reserve by planting a small woodland copse to mark the official opening.

Celebrating The Cathedral Of Canals In Verse: National Poet Visits Anderton Boat Lift, 10am – 4pm Wednesday 27 August

26 August 2008
The 15th annual National Poetry Day is celebrated on Thursday, 9 October with the theme work.

Canal Cabbies Take To The Water

22 August 2008
British Waterways licenses London's first paddle powered water taxi on the Regent's Canal in Little Venice today (Friday 22 August).

British Waterways Press Update

21 August 2008
The latest round up of stories for the the waterways press

Living Life In The Slow Lane - Nationwide Survey Assesses Demand For Residential Boating

19 August 2008
In response to the sustained and continued increase in the usage of the UK’s canals and rivers, including by people wishing to live afloat, the Residential Boat Owners Association (RBOA) and British Waterways (BW) are inviting current and prospective residential boaters to complete a survey to provide information on the demand for living afloat and their preferences for different types of residential moorings.

Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal ‘Roadshow' Comes To Town

18 August 2008
A team of British Waterways’ specialists is hitting the road next week, offering communities the chance to see for themselves the progress being made on the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal.