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Lock opens to connect Olympic Park with UK network of inland waterways

29 July 2010
British Waterways has re-opened a derelict lock on Waterworks River in East London for the first time in over 40 years following a restoration project costing £400,000.

Anderton circus skill days will unleash the entertainer within

27 July 2010
Families and visitors to the Anderton Boat Lift are being given a chance to unleash the entertainer lurking inside everyone at a series of circus skills days being staged throughout August.

British Waterways receives funding from Oxfordshire County Council to improve Jericho towpath

27 July 2010
British Waterways has been awarded £100,000 from Oxfordshire County Council towards a £115,000 project to improve the Oxford Canal towpath in Jericho.

Volunteer sought to keep track of waterway wildlife

27 July 2010
British Waterways is on the lookout for a committed individual to help keep the varied wildlife along picturesque Llangollen Canal in good order.

Bat brigade: Volunteers needed to monitor Midlands mammals

23 July 2010
British Waterways is asking for help from those interested in monitoring the bat populations across the Midlands canal network.

British Waterways installs new fishing platforms at Drayton Resevoir

23 July 2010
British Waterways has begun work on a £20,000 refurbishment project to improve fishing platforms at a popular fishing destination in Daventry.

Month long art attack draws in at Standedge

22 July 2010
Standedge Tunnel and Visitor Centre on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal will be launching its month long celebration of local art with the third ‘Artsfest’ event on Saturday 31 July.

Leeds waterfront revels in festival atmosphere

21 July 2010
The waterfront in Leeds was treated to visits by thousands of visitors this weekend as part of the third Leeds Waterfront Festival.

Dewsbury Canal Festival set to pull in the crowds

20 July 2010
The Dewsbury Canal Festival returns on Sunday 25 July at Savile Town Wharf along the Calder & Hebble navigation.

Clive Henderson to take up new role on BW Board

19 July 2010
British Waterways (BW) and Defra are considering the creation of two new positions of Special Advisors to the BW Board in order to support the proposed transition of BW’s canals and rivers in England and Wales into civil society.