13th December 2016
Steve Haywood: boating in autumn and winter
CB columnist Steve Haywood has a confession to make about boating in the autumn and winter months – all he asks is that you keep it quiet
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Waterways
12th December 2016
Cooking on the canals: courgette and tomato stew recipe
Vicky Blick has a nutritional and cheap meal that uses the veggies that can grow on your boat
7th December 2016
Wildlife on the waterside: corvids
After the harvest comes in, nature’s knacker men take over the fields and eat almost anything, as Pip Webster explains
29th November 2016
Seasonal photos that capture the beauty of the Kennet & Avon in winter
What better place to enjoy a walk on a crisp winter day than alongside one of the many beautiful waterways of the UK? And there are few as picturesque as the K&A, meandering from Reading…
24th November 2016
Thames moorings under new management
The Environment Agency says the developments will mean moorings will be run “by boaters, for boaters”
23rd November 2016
Take a tour of works on the new Elland Bridge
Behind the scenes tours around the bridge works site and talks on the project will run on Saturday 26 November
23rd November 2016
Paddington Bear film causes complaints at Little Venice
Filming of the sequel required closing the canalside, but residents were left unable to get home and in the cold
23rd November 2016
What’s happening on the UK’s canals this December?
It may be colder and darker but there is still a busy month ahead - plan from this range of activities and events taking place on the waterways!
10th November 2016
Two Dublin canals closed amid safety concerns
Waterways Ireland hopes to reopen the Royal and Grand at the “earliest opportunity”, but the move has been criticised as an overreaction
10th November 2016
Mon & Brec repairs boosted by £2.5m
Improvements are part of a major project to reinvigorate the picturesque waterway and its wildlife from Brecon to Cwmcarn
3rd November 2016
Lock- and weir-keepers wanted for the Thames
The Environment Agency is looking to recruit new lock- and weir-keepers for the Thames after the retirement of four existing resident keepers
