Flagging this up for anyone who has a CRT licence due to renew soon. If you haven't checked your emails because you thought it was on automatic renewal, best think again! Our bank details were up to date, but were entered last year, so had to delete and re-enter.

Flagging up Wheaton Aston Lock YET AGAIN. Top paddle has been swaddled since pre December 25 (how long before that?) Water pours in through top gates just about quicker than out of gap at bottom gates. C&RT West Midlands said in March that local team were aware #makingboatingbetter

#boaters sometimes ask why should we join NABO? Well less than 48hrs after first raising this with @CRTBoating, it's getting fixed. Canal & River Trust & NABO working together to improve #boating on #UKCanals. Is that a good enough reason? nabo.org.uk/subscription...

Early start for yesterday’s #FundBritainsWaterways / Historic Narrow Boat Club campaign cruise on the tidal #Thames from #Limehouse to #Woolwich via the Thames Barrier, #Barking Creek and #Margaretness

Historic working narrowboats congregating in #Limehouse Basin ready for the campaign cruise to return to the place of their origin in King George V Dock in #Woolwich, flying #FundBritainsWaterways banners

Who benefits from Canal & River Trust’s #betterboating pledge? Certainly not #boaters when more waste facilities are being removed from across Navigation! We know money is tight but this Policy is unworkable & goes against any 'green credentials' CRT has. It must stop now. #UKCanals

Attention #boaters on Coventry, large tree trunk (with some root ball) floating through Nuneaton towards Harthill. Our Chair CJ says sorry photo not great but you get the idea. It's huge! #ukcanals #boating #boatlife #canalsandrivers #bankholidayweekend

Seems we’re getting a new laminated balance beam at Autherley #ukcanals #boaters

Total support for CRT when they make temp repairs that get a lock reopened in a busy place & at busy periods. But the Meccano Mend has made it extra difficult to open *that* problem gate at Autherley Stop Lock. It’s now extra heavy, with metal bits sticking out to gouge the boat. #boaters #ukcanals

Reported to C&RT 9.4.26 Could #boaters in area please update us? Serious damage to Farmer’s Bridge, Dudley Canal, Brierley Hill ///backs.damage.rail Water pouring through bridge wall, cracked top to bottom + water at each end of support wall. Busy road above shows no obvious damage. Burst pipe?

Great atmospheric photo by @lutralutra.bsky.social

#boaters especially solo boaters such as @boatingdavid.bsky.social will be pleased that Stanthorne Lock ladder has been repaired at last. It took 6 weeks & 4 days in the end. Are the CRT getting value for money and good service from their contractors?

Any #boaters on the Trent will know situation at Stoke Lock . Working alongside Try the Trent & The Boating Association NABO has successfully lobbied @CanalRiverTrust & the lock will be manned until the gravel bar is removed. Check notices for opening times.

Great news for #boaters — well done to the CRT West Midlands team.

Delph has to rank amongst the most beautiful of flights. Not famous like Caen Hill or Foxton or Bingley. No bottle cone to draw the eye. Nothing glam about the name Dudley! Not in Wiki’s list of notable or unique flights. But at the top it feels like the edge of the world. Just gorgeous. #boating

Do any local Shroppie #boaters know how long this paddle has been out of action at Wheaton Aston? 1st photo 29.12.25, 2nd photo 12.4.26. #betterboating? Top gates STILL leak like a sieve.

3 problems at Wheaton Aston on Shroppie Self filling lock – Seem to remember that C&RT said they plan to conserve water in case of another drought year Leak at the aqueduct between Dirty Lane and Shushions bridges No 20 & 21, reported by @simonlunn72.bsky.social Jan 25 CSF: No suction on pumpout?

The BCNS Icicle Cruise this year collaborated with #FundBritainsWaterways to highlight the plight of our waterways

Heads up #boaters “Coal on the Cut" is now available at: Chamberlain Chandlers on the Middlewich Branch, The Boat Shop - Bottom Lock at Braunston, The National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port. Also available at www.coalboat.co.uk

Want to help shape access to the Broads? We’re looking for volunteers to join the Broads Local Access Forum, which advises on land and water access across the Broads. #boaters For more information and to apply visit: www.broads-authority.gov.uk/news/vacanci...

Taken from our FB page #boaters - let's get this #boat back to its rightful owner! Stolen boat, last seen btwn Leamington & Warwick, now believed heading Birmingham way. Police crime number 26000135677 to report sightings.

Consultation on proposals to introduce mandatory smoke alarms on boats is open until 30th April to allow #boaters to have their say. For more information & to submit your response, visit the BSS website here at www.boatsafetyscheme.org/about-us/con... #UKCanals

Good that the untreated sewage spill has been cleared at Stourton on the Staffs & Worcs. Unfortunately there's now a large tree down at Bridge 34. Hopefully it will be cleared soon canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices/019c... #UKCanals #boaters

Contractors have been hard at it this week clearing a culvert and installing a new pipe that runs under the Shroppie in Gnosall. Several vans & men, lots of equipment. Not sure what made them check it/repair it but as #boaters we're grateful for pro-active work! #UKCanals

Why does the "specialist contractor" not have the materials required to hand? Solo #boaters depend on these ladders & it's important any contractors keep essentials. canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices/019c...

NABO is hoping that boaters in their thousands respond to this consultation on solid fuel burning. #boaters #UKCanals consult.defra.gov.uk/domestic-bur...

NABO is hoping that boaters in their thousands respond to this consultation of solid fuel burning. #boaters #UKCanals consult.defra.gov.uk/domestic-bur...

The canal system and Campbell Robb have featured on BBC Breakfast this morning. Watch from 2.44:30 #ukcanals #boaters Quite a good feature, plus the BBC didn’t once refer to a ‘barge’. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

CRT want to standardise Elsans = reduce costs & improve repair times. We're consulting with #boaters to identify both the best & worst CRT elsans on #UKCanals & rivers along with reasons why. Send us your thoughts pls using title ELSAN to [email protected] Thanks

This man's unacceptable behaviour appears to be escalating. He needs to be apprehended not only for the safety of the public but also for his own. If you recognise him or have any info pls contact police. Info is below. #boaters #UKCanals

C&RT should update all downloadable #boaters' guides now that facilities have closed! It's important the info provided is accurate, yet toilets, showers & some refuse points are still listed. Also on maps that accompany the stoppage notices, eg. at Norbury & Nantwich! #boatlife #boating #UKCanals

We’ve checked our records & according to @CanalRiverTrust, @CRTBoating stoppage notice 028145, both HG locks were due to be repaired 4/11 - 6/12 2024 but lock 2 subsequently cancelled. Not sure if balance beam needed repaired or not. #boaters #UKCanals

Unfortunately it appears our website is temporarily unavailable as is our Tech genius!! Please bear with us - we hope to have it fixed soon. Thanks 😘 #boaters

Update on repairs to Penkridge Lock 38 Staffs & Worcs. Major probs caused by brickwork blockage 3m x 4m, no equipment small enough to operate in culvert. Planning to dig down through road to blockage & attempt removal by hand. Photos from CRT website #UKCanals canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices/019b...

NABO has been active in pushing CRT to repair elsans & pumpouts quicker. CRT had some amazing revelations of cause of breakdowns. Items blocking elsans: tea towels, bleach bottles, mop heads, stiletto shoes, trainers, bras, cans, bottles, & a double duvet! #boaters #UKCanals continued…

From #FundBritainsWaterways : “The only mention of #UKCanals in the @DefraGovUK Water White Paper is the GU Canal Transfer project…Canals play a much wider role in our national infrastructure: moving water, mitigating climate change & floods, generating hydropower, ...” www.gov.uk/government/p...

For our official response re 'Future of Licensing' Report we want views from #boaters on #ukcanals ASAP. Pls Email comments to [email protected] Use title 'Boat Licensing' & link comments to specific themes & recommendations of the Report which is ⬇️ canalrivertrust.org.uk/boating/boat...

Credit where credit’s due to CRT & contractors Crouch Recovery & WM Plant Hire for the speed the three stricken boats have been recovered from ‘that’ hole. Less than 3 weeks. Special mention for Aimee who operated ‘The Spider’. Photos courtesy of Court above the Cut, Taylor’s Aboard, WM Plant Hire

Brilliant to see on YouTube that both boats were winched out of the breach yesterday. Excellent video here. youtu.be/9ErDrPh4hD8?... Great work by CRT & their contractors #UKcanals

What happens next to the boats at the bottom of the canal? #FundBritainsWaterways #UKCanals #KeepCanalsAlive #boaters www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Stranded boat refloated weeks after canal collapse #UKCanals #boaters #FundBritainsWaterways #KeepCanalsAlive www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The #FundBritainsWaterways campaign is now on LinkedIn. Please follow and share. #ukcanals #boaters www.linkedin.com/company/fund...

More info on #Brewood Bridge & #Penkridge available on NABO FB page. Long story short - @CanalRiverTrust responsible for Penkridge repair but no agreement for Brewood. #FundBritainsWaterways #boaters

“…such an asset…access for so many people for recreation, for wellbeing…canalside businesses…amazing range of structures, locks & weirs & bridges - all built 200 years ago. …amazing resource…people can just walk onto the towpath and get on it and enjoy for free, at any time” #FundBritainsWaterways

Dr Uy Huang is guesting on R4 Saturday Live this am: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... #UKCanals #boaters

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #UKCanals #narrowboats

Update on Penkridge Lock closure. canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices/019b... #UKCanals #boaters #narrowboats

Just for the record, the condition of Brewood Bridge New Year’s Eve 2025. The debate continues over responsibility, water utilities or C&RT? #UKCanals #boaters

Oh no! Looks like 2025 hasn’t finished with our #canalsandrivers yet. #UKCanals #boaters

A good response from CRT. They are temporarily reopening Grindley Brook services: canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices/019b... #UKCanals