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11 May 2025

Guided Walk

IWA Walk around Aldford countryside; then the River Dee to the Duke’s Iron Bridge.

Chester

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07 Jun 2025

Guided Walk

Ribble Link and Lancaster Canal Walk

Preston

HYDROTREATED VEGETABLE OIL (HVO): A GREENER BOATING FUEL for Recreational Boaters

News

Better by Barge: A Smarter, Greener Future for Freight

Freight by Water

28 Jun 2025 2 day event

IWA Lancashire and Cumbria Branch at Fylde Vintage Steam and Farm Show – Preston

Preston

Fully booked

23 Aug 2025 7 day event

Canal Camps

Canal Camp 2025-16 Neath Canal

Neath, South Wales

Fully booked

16 Aug 2025 7 day event

Canal Camps

Canal Camp 2025-14 Cotswold Canals – Weymoor Bridge

North East Gloucestershire

Fully booked

09 Aug 2025 7 day event

Canal Camps

Canal Camp 2025-12 Cotswold Canals – Weymoor Bridge

North East Gloucestershire

Fully booked

09 Aug 2025 7 day event

Canal Camps

Canal Camp 2025-11 Louth Navigation

Louth, Lincolnshire

Fully booked

02 Aug 2025 7 day event

Canal Camps

Canal Camp 2025-09 Lichfield Canal

Lichfield

Fully booked

26 Jul 2025 7 day event

Canal Camps

Canal Camp 2025-07 Lichfield Canal

Lichfield

Fully booked

12 Jul 2025 7 day event

Canal Camps

Canal Camp 2025-04 Wey and Arun Canal – Rooks Hill Bridge

Cranleigh, Surrey

Fully booked

05 Jul 2025 7 day event

Canal Camps

Canal Camp 2025-03 Wey and Arun Canal – Rooks Hill Bridge

Cranleigh, Surrey

News

Fund Britain’s Waterways flotilla to Westminster

Underfunding

News

Melksham Canal Restoration in Jeopardy

Restoration

News

Protecting the Future of the Mon & Brec Canal

Underfunding

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07 Sep 2025

Guided Walk

Regent’s Canal: Mile End to Limehouse

Mile End, East London

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24 Aug 2025

Guided Walk

IWA Towpath Walks – Four Hundred Years of the New River

London

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10 Jul 2025

Boat Trips

Kentish River Stour – Boat Trip

Canterbury

News

Making Inland Leisure and Commercial Boating Net Zero

IWA

News

Waterways APPG holds first Working Meeting

Underfunding

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13 Jun 2025 2 day event

Weekend Digs

London WRG weekend dig – Uttoxeter Canal

Cheadle

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16 May 2025 2 day event

Weekend Digs

London WRG weekend dig – Cotswold Canals

Stroud

News

Fund Britain’s Waterways representation to the Spending Review 2025

Underfunding

11 May 2025 5 day event

Volunteering

Volunteer on the Northampton Arm

Northampton

News

Peel Ports Bids to Impose an Annual Fee on Boaters on the River Clyde

Access for all

News

IWA supports campaign to protect the route of the North Wilts Canal in Swindon

Restoration

08 May 2025

Boats cruising in Handsacre on the Trent & Mersey Canal

Guided Walk

IWA Lichfield Branch Guided Walk – Armitage and the Trent & Mersey Canal

Armitage

News

Neath and Tennant Canals Consultation fails to recognise canal potential

Restoration

News

Storm Bert breaches Stover Canal

Underfunding

News

Huddersfield Narrow Canal Closed after New Year Rainfall

Boating

News

Major Breach of the Bridgewater Canal Severs North-South Route

Boating

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IWA Walk around Aldford countryside; then the River Dee to the Duke’s Iron Bridge.

Ribble Link and Lancaster Canal Walk

HYDROTREATED VEGETABLE OIL (HVO): A GREENER BOATING FUEL for Recreational Boaters

Better by Barge: A Smarter, Greener Future for Freight

IWA Lancashire and Cumbria Branch at Fylde Vintage Steam and Farm Show – Preston

Canal Camp 2025-16 Neath Canal

Canal Camp 2025-14 Cotswold Canals – Weymoor Bridge

Canal Camp 2025-12 Cotswold Canals – Weymoor Bridge

Canal Camp 2025-11 Louth Navigation

Canal Camp 2025-09 Lichfield Canal

Canal Camp 2025-07 Lichfield Canal

Canal Camp 2025-04 Wey and Arun Canal – Rooks Hill Bridge

Canal Camp 2025-03 Wey and Arun Canal – Rooks Hill Bridge

Fund Britain’s Waterways flotilla to Westminster

Melksham Canal Restoration in Jeopardy

Protecting the Future of the Mon & Brec Canal

Regent’s Canal: Mile End to Limehouse

IWA Towpath Walks – Four Hundred Years of the New River

Kentish River Stour – Boat Trip

Making Inland Leisure and Commercial Boating Net Zero

Waterways APPG holds first Working Meeting

London WRG weekend dig – Uttoxeter Canal

London WRG weekend dig – Cotswold Canals

Fund Britain’s Waterways representation to the Spending Review 2025

Volunteer on the Northampton Arm

Peel Ports Bids to Impose an Annual Fee on Boaters on the River Clyde

IWA supports campaign to protect the route of the North Wilts Canal in Swindon

IWA Lichfield Branch Guided Walk – Armitage and the Trent & Mersey Canal

Neath and Tennant Canals Consultation fails to recognise canal potential

Storm Bert breaches Stover Canal

Huddersfield Narrow Canal Closed after New Year Rainfall

Major Breach of the Bridgewater Canal Severs North-South Route

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Better by Barge: A Smarter, Greener Future for Freight

Fund Britain’s Waterways flotilla to Westminster

Melksham Canal Restoration in Jeopardy

Protecting the Future of the Mon & Brec Canal

Making Inland Leisure and Commercial Boating Net Zero

Waterways APPG holds first Working Meeting

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