RCTA Milton Keynes August BH Floating Market
Winter Floating Fayre
IWA Canalway Cavalcade 2025 - Dates/Times TBC
The Batchworth Rally
2025 Waterways Festival Foxton & Market Harborough
Middlewich Folk & Boat 2025
Linslade Canal Festival 2025
Brownhills Canal Festival 2025
Black Country Boating Festival 2025
10 January 2024 CANAL & RIVER TRUST APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR FOR THE WEST MIDLANDS The nation’s largest canal charity, Canal & River Trust, whose ongoing mission includes protecting and preserving 520 miles of waterways in the West Midlands, has announced the appointment of Henriette Breukelaar as the new director for the region from 1 . . . read more
13 December 2023 Voting opens to appoint members to Canal & River Trust’s Council The Canal & River Trust is urging people to make their voices heard with voting opening from today (13 December) to elect representatives to sit on the charity’s Council. The Council, which meets twice a year, consists of . . . read more
1 December 2023 CHANGES TO CANAL & RIVER TRUST LICENCE COMMUNICATIONS The Canal & River Trust is making changes to the licence communications sent to boaters, to provide them with more clarity and advice around cruising expectations and to highlight the help available to boaters who are struggling. From June 2024 an advisory letter . . . read more
27 November 2023 BOAT LICENCE FEES FOR 2024-25 The Canal & River Trust is today confirming an increase of 6% in boat licence fees from 1 April 2024 for both private boat owners and boating businesses. The rise is based on the latest Bank of England forecasts that inflation will remain at around . . . read more
Photos show the ‘Keep Anderton Boat Lift Alive’ appeal launch by Richard Parry (Canal & River Trust chief executive) and Fran Littlewood (project manager), plus images of the rusting lift structure in need of vital refurbishment. Press release ‘KEEP ANDERTON BOAT LIFT ALIVE’ – canal charity launches winter fundraising appeal The Canal & River Trust . . . read more
31 October 2023 INVITATION TO ATTEND ‘TOWARDS ACCESSIBLE WATERWAYS’ EVENT The Canal & River Trust and the Accessible Waterways Association are hosting an event, in Birmingham on 2 December 2023, dedicated to accessibility and the waterways. To coincide with the United Nations International Day of People with Disabilities, the ‘Towards Accessible Waterways’ . . . read more
26 October 2023 CANAL & RIVER TRUST PUBLISHES BOATER REPORT 2023 The Canal & River Trust has published its Boater Report 2023. It summarises the work undertaken to keep the canal network open and available for navigation and sets out how the Trust generates the income needed to support boating and the wider use . . . read more
25 October 2023 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 term of four years on the Council, which is responsible for the appointment of the charity’s . . . read more
4 October 2023 CANAL & RIVER TRUST SHARES STRUCTURE OF BOAT LICENCE PRICING Following the announcement on 19 September about changes to future boat licensing, the Canal & River Trust is today giving further details about the increases in licence fees to be applied from 1 April 2024 for boats without a home mooring . . . read more
26 September 2023 Canal & River Trust 2022/23 Annual Report & Accounts published 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 helping to address key societal challenges, but also the significant risks the ageing canals are facing . . . read more
