Tim Lewis

From Inland Waterways Association - Wikipedia IWA National Trailboat Festival Past events 2024 – Moira, Ashby Canal 2023 – None – No hosting organisation 2022 – None – No hosting organisation 2021 – Cancelled – Covid pandemic 2020 – Cancelled – Covid pandemic 2019 – Crooklands, Lancaster Canal 2018 – None – No hosting organisation 2017 – Moira, Ashby Canal 2016 – Staveley, Chesterfield Canal 2015 – Crooklands, Lancaster Canal 2014 – Tiverton, Grand Western Canal, Devon 2013 – Bodiam Castle, River Rother, East Sussex 2012 – Stroud, Gloucestershire 2011 – Resolven, Neath Canal, South Wales 2010 – Newport, Monmouthshire Canal, South Wales 2009 – Moira, Ashby Canal 2008 – Tiverton, Grand Western Canal, Devon 2007 – Grantham, Grantham Canal 2006 – Crooklands, Lancaster Canal 2005 – Tapton Lock, Chesterfield Canal 2004 – Newport, Monmouth & Brecon Canal 2003 – Sunbury, Stour Navigation 2002 – Tapton Lock, Chesterfield Canal 2001 – None – Foot and mouth pandemic 2000 – Moira, Ashby Canal

The Canal Shop business has been bought by Canal Wholesale Supplies ltd of Kettering. I believe that CWS have also acquired Heron Maps Canal Wholesale Supplies Ltd - for all your canal wholesale needs

Anderton Boat Lift cancels concert after allegations against band | Northwich Guardian

From Facebook today

Fulbourne is 71'6" and we cannot open many of the bottom gate on the side that the boat is on when descending without first pulling the bow across to the other side, opening the gate then puling the bow back across For this reason I somewhat doubt if yo can get a 74' boat through many K & A locks

Electrical hook up rather than landline 😀

you will be luck to get a mooring around Camden!

much prefer the Banana ones😀

same could be said for Paddington and Canary Wharf, both have three stsrions with the same name

a friend of mines wife runs this, as you say they are very fit! Sadly a few years ago a number of them lost out by accidentally taking a wrong turn and ran down the Aylesbury Arm!

Full press release https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/media/document/cHofXBTgHDQiew9rwgqwdg/mspNzJq9Rk5WH7XNY7nBOKFOlACDAaOie3i02Oear3A/aHR0cHM6Ly9jcnRwcm9kY21zdWtzMDEuYmxvYi5jb3JlLndpbmRvd3MubmV0L2RvY3VtZW50Lw/0196d409-5759-77d8-aab7-f8577ca020d0.pdf

Announcement from David Orr: Canal & River Trust - Chief Executive appointment. 'I am pleased to let you know that we have appointed a successor to Richard Parry as Chief Executive of the Canal & River Trust, who will be leaving us at the end of July after 12 years. Campbell Robb will take up the role on 6th October 2025.' It appears he is the current CEO of Nacro, a national social justice charity.

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