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Local Children Get Afloat To Explore Engineering Challenges

06 October 2008
This week British Waterways London is taking eight Westminster school classes, mainly of primary school age, on a boat trip along the Regent’s Canal aboard Beauchamp, the floating classroom, with engineers from Skanska to learn about Victorian and modern construction techniques. The event, involves 240 children taking trips over five days.

East Midlands Waterways Project Excels Above All Others

06 October 2008
An East Midlands waterways team is celebrating after their project to repair the only East Midlands tunnel navigable to boats overcame competition from around the country to win the 2008 Waterways Excellence Award.

Remembering The 'Idle Women' - A Story Of Wartime Heroism

03 October 2008
More than 60 years after the end of World War II, a group of ladies who worked relentlessly transporting cargo along the nation’s waterways in aid of the war effort are to be honoured officially for the first time.

Towpath Ranger Rides Into Town

02 October 2008
British Waterways, in partnership with Transport for London, has employed London’s first towpath ranger to help the many visitors to the capital’s canals enjoy the waterways safely, and encourage users to think of each other as they travel.

Good Progress At The Stourbridge Canal Breach

26 September 2008
Work is progressing well at the Stourbridge Canal breach site with a number of significant milestones reached this week. With both clay dams now built and water pumped from the River Stour into the majority of the canal (apart from the breach site), British Waterways has now been able to release all of the trapped boats back onto the network.

License It Or Lose It Goes Large!

26 September 2008
British Waterways’ ‘License it or Lose it!’ campaign to reduce boat licence evasion took a mammoth step forward this week, with the //Johanna Lucretia// finally being put up for sale.

Salford Canal Brought Back To Life

26 September 2008
Two hundred years after it was built, a major milestone in the restoration of the Manchester, Bolton & Bury Canal will be achieved with completion of the first section of restored canal at Middlewood, Salford.

Waterside Sculpture Trail Opens

25 September 2008
A sculpture trail celebrating Harlow’s waterside heritage has been officially opened today by Harlow Council and British Waterways.

British Waterways Press Update

24 September 2008
The latest round up of stories for the the waterways press.

'Love-Love' Sets Drift 08 Afloat In London

24 September 2008
Today (Wednesday 24 September), the sculpture 'Love-Love' – a capsizing yacht that just won't stop sailing – has been installed in South Dock, West India Quay by Illuminate Productions, supported by British Waterways’ Docklands Team.