Another video from Bob Trubshaw. He writes on YouTube: My maternal grandmother – known as a child as Dorothy Durran and in later life as Sar...

Here's something I didn't know. There's a chain ferry that takes foot passengers across the River Soar at Normanton on Soar, where the river...

Climate-responsive urban design aims to create cooler and more liveable cities. This study shows that canals can cool their immediate surroundings, particularly during heatwaves, with related benefits...

Canals can provide cooling corridors in cities, a study shows.

A section of the Llangollen Canal is shut in Swanley, Cheshire after a breach.

Latest news of water-related impacts on the waterways.

Boaters are trying to beat lock closures as low water levels grip the canal network.

The Canal and River Trust says reservoirs and water sources are "simply not being replenished".

Thanks so much for your support for the petition for a compulsory purchase of the Jericho Wharf site. We have great news. Thanks to you and 2,358 other signers, the campaign worked! Faced with the threat of compulsory purchase, the landowner has capitulated and sold the land to our neighbours at Worcester College. Finally, the Jericho Wharf has a responsible owner.  This is the fruit of years …

Canals across the region have seen closures and falling water levels because of the hot weather.

Lock closures, sewage discharge and a collapsing embankment threaten the future of the waterway.

Part of the canal shut at the end of June due to low water levels, and remains closed.

The brand new lock gates, which normally last about 25 years, will be replaced in the winter.

South Kesteven District Council said water had been found "seeping" through the banks.

YouTube video by Myk Askin

The "marathon a month" scheme, developed with former Olympic medallist Sir Brendan Foster, will launch early next year.

Two events have had to be cancelled because boats were prevented from reaching the location by canal closures. The 26th annual Russell Newbery Register Boat Rally was scheduled to be held on the Hudde...

Those affected by the events of 22 December recall how their lives were turned upside down.

Muck and brass, licence evasion, place your vote and much more in latest edition.

Under the secretariat of the Inland Waterways Association (IWA), the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Waterways convened last week to...

In June 1976, a group of IWA members opened what is now the National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire.

FBW invited to attend the Braunston Historic Boat Show

Join us for a visually compelling photo opportunity as a flotilla of narrowboats gathers in Stalybridge town centre. It will be the largest boat gathering there since the reopening of the Huddersfield...

Join FBW campaigners at Stalybridge from 24th–28th June for this year’s Rally. With moorings, workshops, social events and excellent facilities at St Peter and St Raphael’s church hall, the Rally also...

The original, inclusive, waterborne experience, serving your community

This video takes us to Thringstone in west Leicestershire to walk the disused Charnwood Forest Railway , which once terminated at Loughborou...

The ‘Melton Mowbray Navigation Talk’ will be presented at St Johns' The Baptist Church, Thorpe End, Melton Mowbray on Friday 12th June at 7.30pm. The Melton Mowbray Navigation/Canal was formed by an A...

The government is in thrall to the sunk-cost fallacy. Scrap the project, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Bath Swan Rescue want boat hires to hand out leaflets, advising boaters how to safeguard wildlife.

Support the Fund Britain’s Waterways campaign to secure vital funding for the UK’s canals and rivers. Protect heritage, wildlife and communities—sign the petition and get involved today.

YouTube video by Myk Askin

The campaigners says several key lock systems on the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal could fail.

Set in 25 acres of beautifully landscaped surroundings Farndon Marina offers over 300 berths & new & used boats sales on the River Trent.

The Stafford Riverway Link (SRL) community group will host an open weekend on 16–17 May, from 10am to 5pm, inviting visitors to learn more about its restora ...