http://www.thewaterwaystrust.co.uk/newsfile News and press releases from The Waterways Trust Copyright (c) The Waterways Trust, 2006 90 45 http://www.thewaterwaystrust.org.uk/tinylogo.gif http://www.thewaterwaystrust.org.uk en-GB info@skillzone.ltd.uk 1440 http://www.thewaterwaystrust.org.uk/newsfile/index.shtml?item=20100726.111123 Cycling, running, walking, canoeing...the Rochdale Canal and towpath is a free outside gym and the annual Rochdale Canal Festival will be showcasing a range of activities free of charge to encourage residents in Manchester, Rochdale, Oldham and Calderdale to make the most of what the waterway has to offer. 26 Jul 2010 11:11:23 GMT 20100726.111123 http://www.thewaterwaystrust.org.uk/newsfile/index.shtml?item=20100726.110839 The Canal Museum at Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire, scooped top honours in two categories at the Northamptonshire Heritage Awards, winning Best Event and The People’s Choice Award. 26 Jul 2010 11:08:39 GMT 20100726.110839 http://www.thewaterwaystrust.org.uk/newsfile/index.shtml?item=20100726.110743 A celebratory bike ride between Smithybridge and the Summit of the Rochdale Canal is being held at 6pm on Wednesday 28 July to mark the completion of towpath resurfacing work. 26 Jul 2010 11:07:43 GMT 20100726.110743 http://www.thewaterwaystrust.org.uk/newsfile/index.shtml?item=20100722.092433 Mr Stewart Stevenson MSP, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change, visited the Action Outdoors Centre in Redding yesterday (Wednesday 21st July 2010) to hear all about the innovative learning facilities’ green credentials. 22 Jul 2010 09:24:33 GMT 20100722.092433 http://www.thewaterwaystrust.org.uk/newsfile/index.shtml?item=20100720.110250 A walking, biking, wildlife-watching, canoeing, angling, boating, eating, relaxing week of fun! 20 Jul 2010 11:02:50 GMT 20100720.110250 http://www.thewaterwaystrust.org.uk/newsfile/index.shtml?item=20100716.113052 For two hundred years, thousands of canal boats were towed along the canals by horses, today there are only 5 operators left in Britain with their horse-drawn boats. On Wednesday 21 July, people in Manchester will have a fantastic opportunity to see this spectacle first hand as a horse-drawn boat starts her journey along the Rochdale Canal. The boat will start from Castlefield Basin in Manchester city centre, going to the Summit of the canal between Littleborough and Walsden, where the horse and boat will be on Sunday 1 August. 16 Jul 2010 11:30:52 GMT 20100716.113052 http://www.thewaterwaystrust.org.uk/newsfile/index.shtml?item=20100716.111845 37 projects which care for, enhance and increase the use of the River Thames are benefiting from over £86,000 in grants from leading waterways charity, The Waterways Trust, thanks to generous donations from its supporters. 16 Jul 2010 11:18:45 GMT 20100716.111845 http://www.thewaterwaystrust.org.uk/newsfile/index.shtml?item=20100708.082730 Tony Hales, Chairman of British Waterways, visited the National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port (formerly the Boat Museum) to present trainee completion certificates to three young trainees at the museum’s Heritage Boatyard – Anthony Sayle, Andrew Holme and Conner Parker. 08 Jul 2010 08:27:30 GMT 20100708.082730