National Press Releases

BW Scotland Budget statement

25 March 2010
British Waterways (BW) welcomes the UK Government’s announcement today in its Budget statement of plans to move England & Wales' 200-year old canal network into a mutual organisation, such as a charitable trust, and is discussing with the Scottish Government the options for its waterways in Scotland.

Government to mutualise British Waterways

24 March 2010
British Waterways (BW) welcomes the UK Government’s announcement today in its Budget statement of plans to move England & Wales’ 200-year old canal network into a mutual organisation, such as a charitable trust.

British Waterways seeks kingfisher counters

19 March 2010
British Waterways – guardian of the nation’s canals and rivers - is inviting nature lovers of all ages to visit their local canal, river, reservoir or dock and tell us what creatures they see there. This year’s survey will focus on the splendid regent of the waterways – the kingfisher, whose numbers are expected to be affected by the recent harsh winter.

Life in the slow lane

15 March 2010
Record visitor numbers highlight waterways as the perfect location for a staycation. As British Tourism Week gets underway, record visitor levels have been announced for the nation’s 200 year-old canal network. Last year the number of adults visiting an inland waterway topped 13 million.

British Waterways Press Update

23 February 2010

Tom Rolt Centenary Legacy

17 February 2010
To mark the centenary of the birth of Tom Rolt, co-founder of the IWA and author of the hugely influential book Narrow Boat, British Waterways (BW) is teaming up with the IWA and The Waterways Trust to deliver a programme of youth engagement in Summer 2010. The music-led celebrations will culminate in Tom Rolt inspired musical workshops and performances at the IWA’s Tom Rolt Centenary Rally in Chester on 26 and 27 June.

A bridge too far - irresponsible drivers give British Waterways the hump

11 February 2010
British Waterways is asking speeding motorists to slow down when crossing the 200 year-old hump-back bridges that span the nation’s historic canal network. Each year, British Waterways spends up to £2.5million fixing the damage caused by irresponsible drivers, diverting vital resources away from maintaining the 2,000 miles of canals and rivers in its care.

The man who saved our industrial heritage

08 February 2010
Centenary of the birth of Tom Rolt. This Thursday thousands of people interested in Britain’s industrial heritage will be raising a glass to toast the centenary of L.T.C. (Tom) Rolt’s birth on 11 February 1910. Rolt is responsible for saving one of the world’s greatest collections of industrial heritage in the form of Britain’s canal and railway network.

British Waterways Press Update

22 January 2010
The latest round up of stories for the waterways press.

Setting a new course - Britain's waterways in the third sector

17 December 2009
British Waterways has today published a report on its proposals to secure the future of the nation’s 200-year-old canals and navigable rivers by creating a 'national trust' for the waterways. The move to the third sector from direct state control has been met with wide-ranging support since its proposal in May. The publication of Setting a new course, Britain’s waterways in the third sector aims to advance the debate, promote discussion and further inform stakeholders’ views.

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