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£80K BILL after latest historic canal bridge vehicle strike. Read about this and CRT's plea at towpathtalk.co.uk

📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY - Let's hear it for Towpath Talk friend Marcelo Duarte's son helping on Newbury Lock! ❤❤

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NO PROSECUTION NEWS as canal reopens... Have a read at towpathtalk.co.uk and drop your thoughts in the comments!!

From Towpath Talk follower Janis Geraghty: "Picture taken at the bottom of Audlem locks yesterday evening on my walk". Lovely ❤️

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📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY - Boats n' Bangers for Towpath Talk follower Alan Douglas! Somewhere near Kinver on S&W. A lovely evening for BBQ’d chicken & sausages

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Back in 2019, Birmingham paid tribute to its most legendary band by renaming the bridge over the canal on Broad Street the Black Sabbath Bridge. A striking metal bench was installed alongside it, featuring etched portraits of the original band members — including the iconic Ozzy Osbourne

TRIPS & TIPS for beginners. Check it out at our website. Any you'd like to add?

Spotted on the Ripon canal by Phil Davison! Get those mast lowered, folks! 😂

WIN! An engine service courtesy of River Canal Rescue - FREE to enter at towpathtalk.co.uk

📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY

Parbold, Leeds/Liverpool canal, Love it! Thank you to Robert Yelland for sharing the photo 🫶

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TOP 10 summer destinations! Check 'em out at towpathtalk.co.uk 🫶

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We’ve shared to some groups on Facebook too. Let us know if it makes a difference 👍

Spring at bridge 39 (Leeds /Liverpool canal) painting by Gary North needs some votes to help Gary who has been nominated for Lancashire Artist of the Year 2025!

Let's get Gary some votes ➡ ➡ www.lancashire.gov.uk/artist-of-th...

We're organising a big shout-out on our social channels Gary!

Any chance you can repost this. My bridge 39 (parbold)painting is shortlisted for Lancashire artist of the year…public votes

I desperately need votes

Please help by sharing or voting

It is always interesting to discover another person’s (or business's) interpretation of what we see as particularly unique to the UK, so it was good to get the opportunity to view the first of a new range of narrowboats being built in Poland.

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NEW MOORINGS to transform marina... Read where and how at towpathtalk.co.uk 👍

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Brilliant! Pinched from the feed of Towpath Talk follower Jeremy Burge 🫶

📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY - Taken by Robert Yelland . St Mary's Marina at sunset, on the Rufford Branch 🫶

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Read an article in the latest edition of @towpathtalk.bsky.social the #CRT are conducting a survey of hire boaters about their recent experiences on the canal. We completed the survey, great questions! It’s here utm.io/uigBk

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Come on... Let's have a caption!! 🤣

This year’s Moira Canal Festival was another success – and next year’s date is already set.

The festival committee said: “What a fantastic weekend of entertainment, food, music, canal fun and community spirit!

Have a watch of this little round-up video and read the report at towpathtalk.co.uk

➡️ Did you know that GJW Direct Narrowboat insurance includes policy features designed for waterway adventures? Such as 'retainer membership' for the River Canal and Rescue (RCR). 🛳️

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SWAPPING real waves for the airwaves… Read what Tim and Tracey Clarke, co-founders of the Accessible Waterways Association, are up to at towpathtalk.co.uk

We’re all having fun (still!) with amusing boat names… How about this one, spotted on the Grand Union by Towpath Talk follower Chris Gangle. The significance of the name? If you know, you know… 🎸

CELEBRATING Ireland's High King… Nice feature you can read for FREE on towpathtalk.co.uk

Spotted by Towpath Talk follower Sian Potter 👏 😂

This one was seen in Banbury recently