Image: The Inland Waterways Association The Inland Waterways Association‘s 2015 National Trailboat Festival takes place this weekend (30th May – 1st June) at the Westmorland Show Ground, Crooklands, Cumbria, on the northern […]
Divers to search Lancaster Canal for wreck of 1920s diphtheria barge
Sunken wreck site? Lancaster Canal at Field End Bridge winding hole Divers from the Kendal and Lakes Sub Aqua Club are making plans to search the Lancaster Canal for a […]
Crooklands Bridge repairs: “Once more unto the breach”
Crooklands Bridge. Photo courtesy Frank Sanderson Crooklands Bridge, a bridge over Lancaster Canal near Kendal, has a closure order for eight days to accommodate major repairs. However, two men, one […]
Wildfowl welcome restored canal stretch
A swan family explores the restored and newly-watered canal section near Sellet Hall Bridge Over the last four years a great deal of work has been done on our canal […]
‘Be Prepared’ for the magnificence of the Lancaster Canal
Ten members of Kendal’s Trefoil Guild (Guiding and Scouting for adults) assembled at Crooklands landing stage last Wednesday evening for an interesting evening sail on the Lancaster Canal Trust boat […]
Canal Trust Boat Waterwitch launches season of free trips
All aboard the Waterwitch The Lancaster Canal Trust‘s boat Waterwitch has begun a new season of free canal boat trips from Crooklands Bridge, which is about 5 miles south of […]
Canal Trust Team explore historic Aldcliffe Waterways Buildings
The British Waterways Board has been replaced by the Canal & River Trust The Lancaster Canal Trust recently obtained access from the Canal & River Trust, to record the ex British […]
Canal Trust Work Party gets digging
Digger on pontoon The Lancaster Canal Trust tell us that their winter programme of work maintaining and restoring the Lancaster Canal has been very wet and windy, but very interesting. Recent […]
Volunteers needed to create Nature Park near Lune Aqueduct
The Lancaster Canal Trust is seeking volunteers to help create a Community Nature Park near the Lune Aqueduct, Lancaster. It is anticipated that work will run from January to end […]
Lancaster Canal Trust projects need volunteers
Volunteers are needed to help with a variety of Lancaster Canal Trust projects over the next few months – and there’s a nature event listed below that may interest many […]