Towpath Talk - 20 Mrz 2025

Table of content - Towpath Talk (20 Mrz 2025)

Delhi delight
Brave Hannah’s waterside respite lodge dream nears reality
Oil spill in Midlands canal forces relocation of resident swans
Floating cafe launched on 50ft widebeam at Mercia Marina
Plea for more canal lighting
FREIGHT DEVELOPMENTS ON THE WATERWAYS
A LOOK INSIDE THE ART BOAT
NARROWBOAT REVIEW - ELEGANT EMILY
DAYS OUT - BEAUTIFUL OXFORD
BOATS FOR SALE
CRT ramps up pressure on Government to help fill £300 million funding black hole
Brave Hannah’s waterside respite lodge dream nears reality
Reservoir undergoes £3m upgrade to tackle climate change
Welcome to the April edition of TowpathTalk
West Yorkshire canal path receives upgrade
Canal restoration could form heart of £500m Derbyshire revitalisation plan
Boat vandalism ‘worst case of wanton destruction we’ve ever seen’
Art meets nature – celebrating the River Welland
Centuries-old lock gate crafting tradition to be safeguarded
Nature… set in stone!
Harnessing the power of our rivers
Clare’s river facts
TV spot for floating museum
The River Project on tour
Vegetation cut back at Louth Canal
Plea for volunteers to aid work at Swansea Canal and across Wales
New study shows swans could spread ‘superbugs’ to humans
Book a bucket list trip through UK’s longest, deepest and highest canal tunnel
Boat business owner’s fears over ‘dangerous’ lock
Public asked to share memories of West Midlands canals
Visitor cottages updated on Erewash Canal
Help compile a national picture of waterways heritage
IWA submission to spending review
Bookings now open for 2025 Annual Restoration Conference
IWA Canalway Cavalcade 2025
Characters of the Cut
Navigation dream edges closer with £20,000 boost
Struggling boaters get help from welfare team
Volunteering sparks fireworks firm’s joy
Exploring your canal ancestry: accidents
What goes around…
The wonder of Hatton Locks
WHAT’S ON IN APRIL
“They had me at ‘free cake’!”
Eddie Stobart’s colourful canal connection
A brush with The Art Boat
Hanbury lock keepers honoured
Crowds flock to Caen Hill open day
Want a slice of the action? Make floating pizza business your base
New leisure jetties open at Mancetter Marina
TV and film successes could boost waterway holidays
April 2025 NEC show delivers for watersports – but what about the waterways?
Does Debdale Wharf have the answer to boat corrosion?
Traditional with a modern twist
Cracking Easter destinations
Traditional boerewors with chakalaka sauce
New flagship tourist facility planned for Hodson Bay
Half price offers on pre-season boating
Managing membership expectations
GOWindlass offers style and safety with luxury windlass holsters
Win a year’s RCR Gold membership
Inland and Coastal Marina Systems receives top environmental award
Love letter to Dublin’s rivers
National Heritage Week 2025
Head to Enniskillen for a warm welcome
Waterways Ireland appoints new inspector of navigation
Springtime blooms
Open Encounter and enjoy close encounters with nature
Gardening afloat
A play on birds
Wonderful web
Annie finds scents of purpose on the water
Historic discovery on the Union Canal
Popular annual waterway festival cancelled
Canal society celebrates 50 years
Days Out - Oxford
The Towpath Angler
Cafe barge plans rejected after beauty spot fears
FACT FILE:
The Wet Web
Heritage under the hammer
TALKBACK
GRAND UNION CANAL Shrewley tunnel – 433yd/396m long, completed 1799, no towpath.
A passage in time
A podcast that encapsulates the calm of the canal
A time for change… and to be thankful to others CEO steps down

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