Towpath Talk - 21 Aug 2025

Table of content - Towpath Talk (21 Aug 2025)

Hanging ang ng gardens of the Ashby Canal anal
Brighter future for Mon & Brec?
Pub chain collapses
National Boat Count 2025
Family fun at Stafford
FAREWELL TO RIVER & ROWING MUSEUM
BOAT REVIEW – OVATION’S NO.25
BRAUNSTON RALLY REPORT
DAYS OUT - INVERNESS
BOATS FOR SALE
Brighter future for Mon & Brec?
Boater satisfaction up – but ‘there’s more work to do,’ survey reveals
Welcome to the September edition of
‘Missing link’ towpath complete
Historic lifting bridge restoration work done
Sailboat’s future is secured for national maritime heritage
TV spot highlights how life is better by water
Business leaders urge Government to get biodiversity net gain back on track
Month-long Totally Thames festival returns
Outgoing boss honoured with boat naming
Stoke-on-Trent bridge refurb set to improve towpath
Nation’s canal network gets Green Flag approval
UK’s biggest butterfly survey to protect pollinators
New mobility ramp for Grand Union Canal at Radford Semele
Ozzy Osbourne canal bridge tribute
Registration opens for 2025 AGM
Biodiversity award is ‘testament to hard work’ of charity and partners
Stepping out for a good cause
Museum Focus: End of an era as muchloved museum closes
Work begins on Hull’s iconic Drypool Bridge
Visitor information:
Hot weather takes its toll on Irish waterways
Characters of the Cut
Embankment piling work continues at Wilstone Reservoir
Owen John Oliver – more than able
The gatekeepers of our canals
Parry honoured after 12 years at the tiller
Heritage Open Days 2025: Free events happening near you
WHAT’S ON IN SEPTEMBER
About Heritage Open Days
Flock to Foxton Locks for family fun this summer
Braunston: heart of canal heritage
Oyster EasyNet – an alternative to Starlink?
Keeping water workers safe
Exploring Ireland’s waterways by hydrobike
Top six leafy canals to cruise along this autumn
Luxury afloat: Ovation’s No. 25
Boat spec
Retrofitted electric drive
Great attendance at Aqueduct Marina Boat Show
Common claims and how to avoid them – Part 2
Grounding advice from RCR
WIN A YEAR’S RCR GOLD MEMBERSHIP
New greenway link officially opened
Landmark development for Dublin’s Docklands completed
Ballinasloe Harbour alive with the sound of music
Public consultation launched to aid Northern Ireland’s plastic pollution plan
Taking a walk on the South Stratford Canal
Conservation initiatives boost trout numbers
A play on birds
Electric trip boat makes waves at the Falkirk Wheel
Lock upgrades, customer charter and salmon studies
Dry dock proposal for Glasgow’s canal
Scotland’s canals in the media
Days Out - Inverness
FACT FILE:
The Towpath Angler
The Wet Web
Cotswold Canals Trust volunteers complete first fully accessible towpath at Cotswold Lakes
LEEDS & LIVERPOOL CANAL
TALKBACK
A passage in time
Floating free with Shanti Tea
High and dry on the Cut

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