Hoole Lane Bridge (123A) in Chester and its Grade II listed lock, dating to around 1775 — with the FBW flag flying, and why sustainable waterways funding matters.
Category: blogs
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French horns and a coronation organ: Cow Lane Bridge, Chester
Cow Lane Bridge (123E) in Chester: an 1779 gala launch with French horns, and the organ from Queen Victoria's 1838 Coronation unloaded here by barge — plus why Fund Britain's Waterways keeps flying the flag.
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Trouble on the River Cam: an embankment collapse and Jesus Green Lock
Sue O'Hare shared a BBC News piece on an embankment collapse in Cambridge, adding to problems at Jesus Green Lock and highlighting ongoing funding issues for the River Cam.
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A thank-you at Cholmondeston Lock
Shirley Sefton's photo of Ian from the Canal & River Trust backing the Fund Britain's Waterways campaign at Cholmondeston Lock.
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A day to remember: thank you from the Bowbridge canal celebration
The Cotswold Canals Trust has shared its thanks after a joyful Canal Collaboration Event with The Bowbridge Arms — a day of live music, boat trips and family fun in aid of the restoration.
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Cast your vote: Bonds Mill Lift Bridge shortlisted for a top engineering award
The Cotswold Canals Trust's Bonds Mill Lift Bridge has been named a finalist in the ICE South West People's Choice Award — one of just 12 schemes across the region. Voting is open until 5pm on Friday 28 August 2026.
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Remembering the father of English canals, 250 years on
Towpath Talk marked the 250th anniversary of James Brindley's death, and the fight to commemorate his final, unfinished canal at Hillmorton.
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Acton Wharf and the Boatman’s Mission: a quiet corner of canal history
A lovely Fund Britain's Waterways post about Acton Wharf on the Shropshire Union Canal, and the Boatman's Mission Room built to support canal boat families — a reminder of the human story woven into our waterways.
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The unschooled genius behind Britain’s canal age
The Linda Hall Library revisits James Brindley — a millwright who could barely read yet built England's first canal and its greatest early feats.
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An MP on the towpath: Josh Newbury visits the Lichfield Canal
Cannock Chase MP Josh Newbury toured Borrowcop Locks, Tamworth Road Narrows and Gallows Reach to see how the Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust's volunteers are bringing the canal back to life.