CANAL & RIVER TRUST SURVEYS BOATERS’ VIEWS The Canal & River Trust is introducing a new monthly survey to get boaters’ up-to-date feedback on the waterways they cruise.  The Waterway Experience survey will enable the charity to react quickly to improve boaters’ experience. Following feedback from the boating community, the Trust is also slimming down . . . read more

3 April 2019   CANAL & RIVER TRUST’S DREDGING PLANS FOR 2019-20 The Canal & River Trust is spending £8 million on dredging in the financial year 2019-20 to help keep the waterways navigable for boaters.  The comprehensive programme covers locations identified by boaters, as well as the places that need dredging every year. The Trust . . . read more

22 March 2019   STUNNING PHOTOS CAPTURE THE WONDER OF WINTER WATERWAYS Britain’s gorgeous canals and rivers have been the focus of a photography competition run by national waterways and wellbeing charity the Canal & River Trust this winter.  The charity is now sharing the stunning winning images, which capture the essence of why the nation’s . . . read more

18 March 2019 Y The Canal & River Trust has updated its Online Mooring Policy following a consultation at the end of 2017, and further review and discussion in the intervening period. There are two key areas of change.  The Trust will be ending the automatic online reduction policy, whereby the charity had previously removed . . . read more

19 February 2019 The Canal & River Trust has published a Boater Report for its 34,000 leisure licence holders.  The Report sets out how the Trust generates its income, including the contribution from boaters, and how that money is invested in the network. The Report was produced with input from the boaters elected to the . . . read more

17 December 2018 The Canal & River Trust has finalised the sale of its wholly-owned marina subsidiary, BWML, in a transaction that sees LDC invest in the business,supporting the existing management team. Stuart Mills, chief investment officer at the Canal & River Trust,says: “We are delighted to have completed the sale of BWML and will . . . read more

7 November 2018 BOAT LICENCE FEES FOR 2019-20 The Canal & River Trust is today confirming that headline private and business boat licence fees will be frozen for 2019 and will remain at current prices until 1 April 2020. As previously announced, following the Trust’s national boat licence consultation, which concluded in March, several changes . . . read more

8 October 2018 ECO-MOORING ZONE IN DEVELOPMENT IN ISLINGTON The Canal & River Trust and Islington Council are creating an ‘eco-mooring zone’ for visiting boats between York Way and Danbury Street on the Regent’s Canal. Supported by funding from Defra, the zone will include electric charging points to provide boaters with an alternative to running . . . read more

T H E W A T E R W A Y S OMBUDSMAN Press release: Waterways Ombudsman issues Annual Report The Waterways Ombudsman and the Waterways Ombudsman Committee have issued their Annual Reports for 2017/18. The Ombudsman’s Report shows that the number of complaints entering the Canal & River Trust’s complaint process was 252, slightly . . . read more