New canal moorings close to Macclesfield town centre are now open for boats. Boaters cruising the Macclesfield Canal often used to struggle to find a suitable place to leave their boats close to Macclesfield town centre. But now thanks to the Canal & River Trust, which cares for the nation’s 2,000 mile canal network, a…
Volunteers from Lancaster University are working with the Canal & River Trust to protect water quality on the Lancaster Canal to ensure a healthy eco system for plants, fish and wildlife. When surface water from rainfall runs off into the canal system, it can carry pollutants including oils, chemicals and silt which all affect water…
Family Fun Day – Sunday 3rd May 2015, 11am-4pm Central London’s iconic marina, St Katharine Docks has been chosen to host one of the RNLI’s MayDay Campaign events in aid of celebrating the work of the charity’s lifesaving crews. On Sunday 3rd May 2015, an RNLI Family Fun Day taking place at the Docks will…
A Huddersfield Narrow Canal lock gate at Marsden in Yorkshire is the star attraction in a special feature filmed by the BBC children’s programme Blue Peter. Presenter Barney Harwood rolled up his sleeves and got stuck into making a new lock gate and then fitting it during two full day filming sessions with Canal &…
A Cheshire Angling Club is celebrating having invested over 2,000 voluntary hours in improving a reservoir for their own and community use. Macclesfield Victoria Angling club have the fishing rights to Sutton reservoir near Macclesfield, which is owned by the Canal & River Trust and supplies water to the Macclesfield Canal. In 2012 the angling…
