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British Waterways grows volunteer team and plans “canal adoptions” to engage communities

21 April 2010
As part of British Waterways’ proposed plans to move the canal network into a mutual organisation, such as a charitable trust, the organisation is continuing to seek new ways to work with volunteers.

Communities are urged to heed the call of mother nature

21 April 2010
Communities along the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct & Canal World Heritage corridor on the Llangollen Canal are being urged to take a walk on the wild side this spring with a series of events designed to bring them up close and personal with the local wildlife.

British Waterways opens up 300 miles of canal to anglers

13 April 2010
British Waterways is making more than 300 miles of the national canal network available to angling clubs and individual anglers. The new Waterway Wanderers scheme launches on Thursday 15 April and will provide access to 122 previously unlicensed locations throughout England and Wales.

Waterway events flow into action

09 April 2010
Families are being urged by British Waterways to get up close and personal with their local canals this year as a whole host of events prepare to transform the waterways this spring and summer.

BW outlines further plans to overcome loss of Chasewater feed

08 April 2010
Following consultation with affected groups British Waterways (BW) has announced further plans to manage water levels on the Wolverhampton level of the Birmingham Canal Navigations over the course of the Chasewater Reservoir works.

New family-friendly orienteering course at Foxton Locks

06 April 2010
British Waterways, (BW) working in partnership with the Leicestershire Orienteering Club has created a permanent, family-friendly 2km orienteering course at the site of the famous Foxton Locks.

Dog walkers asked to take lead by cutting the crap

01 April 2010
British Waterways is appealing to dog owners to stop littering the branches of Britain’s hedgerows with plastic bags filled with their pets’ poo. These smelly non biodegradable eyesores have become a common sight across the nation’s canals, parks and countryside.

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