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Go behind the scenes of lock restoration at Chesterfield Canal open day   | Towpath Talk The Canal & River Trust is giving members of the public the opportunity to get an up-close view of newly installed lock gates at Stret Lock in Worksop t ...

Go behind the scenes of lock restoration at Chesterfield Canal open day - this Saturday!

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From industrial lifeline to revival | Towpath Talk Early industrial achievement THE Stroudwater Canal, completed in 1779, stands as one of Gloucestershire’s earliest and most significant industrial achieveme ...

The Stroudwater canal:

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WIN!! a first-class trip behind Flying Scotsman | Towpath Talk It’s the most famous steam locomotive in the world, and in just a few days you could be riding behind it in first-class style. We’ve teamed-up with leading ...

Something a bit different! WIN!! a first-class trip behind Flying Scotsman, get in there quick, deadline in Monday!!

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📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY - St Mary's Marina, Rufford, Leeds-Liverpool Canal. Photo from Towpath Talk follower Robert Yelland 🫶

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Historic tug’s bell rings again | Towpath Talk The bell from a long-scrapped Shroppie canal tug is on public display for the first time. Steam tug W. E. Dorrington was built in 1906 for the Shropshire Ra ...

🔔 Historic tug’s bell rings again

The cast bronze bell from steam tug W. E. Dorrington (1906) is now on public display at Warrington Museum until February 28.

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A wartime mystery has emerged during restoration of Whitminster Bridge on the Stroudwater Canal, where volunteers uncovered two concrete pits believed to date from the Second World War.

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Toddbrook Reservoir restoration reaches major milestone as new spillway completed | Towpath Talk A major phase of the Toddbrook Reservoir restoration project near Whaley Bridge has been completed with the construction of a new dam overflow spillway. Wor ...

🚧 Major milestone at Toddbrook Reservoir

A key phase of the Toddbrook Reservoir restoration near Whaley Bridge has been completed, with the new dam overflow spillway now in place.

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Moody skies at St Mary's Marina, Rufford. Photo from Towpath Talk follower Robert Yelland 🫶

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North Stratford Canal dredging project removes silt along 10-mile stretch | Towpath Talk More than 10 miles of the North Stratford Canal are being dredged as part of a major £800,000 maintenance programme led by the Canal & River Trust. The ...

🚤 Major dredging works underway on the North Stratford Canal

More than 10 miles of the canal are being dredged as part of an £800,000 winter maintenance programme, helping restore depth and improve navigation ahead of the spring boating season.

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📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY - Pontcysyllte Aquaduct by Towpath Talk follower Lisa Lacking 🫶

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🚤 Repeat offenders back in court on the Thames

Seven boat owners have returned to court after failing to pay Environment Agency registration fees for consecutive years on the non-tidal River Thames.

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📸 PHOTO(S) OF THE DAY from @railwaysquirrel.bsky.social - A class 73 Loco as you've never seen it - in Birmingham!

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Extraordinary scenes yesterday as swans seen walking on water!

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River Canal Rescue course date reminder | Towpath Talk River Canal Rescue still has places on its two-day diesel engine and boat maintenance courses, running at its Stafford HQ on 18/19 February, plus 4/5 and 18 ...

River Canal Rescue course date reminder:

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📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY - Middlewich, Cheshire 🫶 Photo by Towpath Talk follower Lisa Lacking
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People in Northamptonshire invited to celebrate canal wildlife at free nature event in Stoke Bruerne | Towpath Talk The Canal & River Trust is inviting people in Northamptonshire to discover the wonderful wildlife that thrives along their local canals at a special ‘Nu ...

People in Northamptonshire invited to celebrate canal wildlife at free nature event in Stoke Bruerne, this Saturday...

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As seen in the latest issue of Towpath Talk newspaper: Taking centre stage across the River Thames at Imperial Wharf in London is LNER B1 No. 61306 Mayflower, . The train was a ‘Santa Steam Express’ working organised by Steam Dreams. PHOTO: OWEN HAYWARD

Bridgewater Canal repair programme moves into next phase following Little Bollington breach | Towpath Talk THE Bridgewater Canal repair programme following the New Year’s Day 2025 breach at Little Bollington has now moved into its next phase, with stabilisation w ...

Bridgewater Canal repair programme moves into next phase following Little Bollington breach.

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Historic Meldon Viaduct faces £3m repair challenge | Towpath Talk One of Britain’s most remarkable surviving railway structures, Meldon Viaduct in Devon, is facing a repair bill of up to £3 million over the next decade, ac ...

🚧 One of Britain’s most remarkable historic viaducts is facing a £3m repair challenge.

Meldon Viaduct in Devon — now part of the Granite Way — needs major restoration work over the next decade. What does the future hold for this unique structure?

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Towpath Talk's ‘Big Picture’ pages, where we feature readers' photos of the canals needs your photos! Message us, pop them in the comments and you could appear in the newspaper as well as get picked for our Photo of The Day! 📷 Photo credi: Jasmine Ward

NABO general secretary Peter Braybrook on the Whitchurch breach | Towpath Talk ‘Reason for breach has probably been washed away’ OUR wishes for a peaceful Christmas and prosperous new year were dashed by the news of the breach of the L ...

NABO general secretary Peter Braybrook on the Whitchurch breach:

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📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY - Taken at Halsall, Leeds & Liverpool Canal by Robert Yelland 🫶

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After the breach: community rallies as canal faces year of repairs | Towpath Talk INTRO: The devastating breach on the Llangollen Canal left boats destroyed, dozens stranded, and families displaced, but the generous response from the boat ...

After the breach: community rallies as canal faces year of repairs.

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📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY - Something a little different at Burscough Bridge, Leeds-Liverpool canal. Photo from Robert Yelland 🫶

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Rallying Call to Turn Pontcysyllte Aqueduct into a Lego Landmark | Towpath Talk A striking six-foot Lego model of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct has been created as part of a campaign to see the iconic structure added to Lego’s global Ideas ...

🧱 Could Pontcysyllte Aqueduct become a Lego icon?

A stunning Lego model of the UNESCO-listed aqueduct needs 10,000 votes to be considered for Lego’s global collection — and it could become the first Welsh landmark to make the cut.

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📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY and a big shout-out to Robert Yelland who takes (and shares with us) some fantastic waterways photos, including this one 🫶

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Historic Spey Viaduct Collapses After 139 Years Following River Scour | Towpath Talk One of Scotland’s most recognisable historic crossings, the Spey Viaduct, has partially collapsed into the river below after standing for more than 139 year ...

A 139-year-old Scottish landmark has partially collapsed into the River Spey.
The historic Spey Viaduct, once a railway crossing and later a key walking and cycling route, has been closed after engineers confirmed scour damage.

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