Swindon Borough Council is renovating the historic Westleaze Aqueduct beside Skew Bridge, safeguarding a 200-year-old canal structure for decades to come.
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New life at Staveley Basin: The Moorings opens its doors
A new waterside development on the Chesterfield Canal at Staveley Basin has welcomed its first business tenants, part of the wider Staveley Town Deal.
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An MP speaks up: Richard Fuller on the Great Ouse at the Bedford River Festival
Richard Fuller MP marked the Bedford River Festival with a riverside video message, touching on the need to maintain sluices and other waterway assets — a welcome sign of MPs engaging with the funding issue.
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Fund Britain’s Waterways at the Northwich River Festival
The campaign took to the crowds at the Northwich River Festival with the River Weaver Navigation Society — banners up, stall open, and a friendly welcome for anyone passing by.
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Thank you, Northwich: the River Weaver Festival backs the campaign
A warm thank-you to the River Weaver Festival at Northwich for welcoming and supporting Fund Britain's Waterways — gazebo up, banners flying and smiles all round.
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Flying the flag at the Northwich River Festival
Fund Britain's Waterways took its banner to the Northwich River Festival, where campaign chair Hazel Owen met the local MP and the town mayor.
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Two days, nine volunteers: JLR’s team build with LHCRT
Jaguar Land Rover's Asset Management team spent two days volunteering with the Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust around Darnford Moors and Fosseway.
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Bending the ears of MPs on the Great Ouse
Fund Britain's Waterways campaigners took their case straight to two local MPs on the Great Ouse this week, briefing them on the funding crisis facing our rivers and canals.
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Sunshine, smiles and banners on the Navigating for Change cruise
A set of photos from Mike Starnes captures the Navigating for Change cruise in full swing — boats dressed with Fund Britain's Waterways signs, busy moorings and plenty of waves for the camera.
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The Lock gate at Winsford Marina
A commemorative, landlocked lock gate at Winsford Marina, opened by the late Timothy West, makes a fitting backdrop for a Fund Britain's Waterways banner.