This week we take a look over about 5 months of hard work by the Coal Canal to get Terminus Bridge ready for water! A fascinating project in a really beautiful part of the world youtu.be/9YIYgpJiQFA?...

Narrowboat Nige also visited the Lichfield as he so regularly does, here’s his latest on the project showing a lot more action than my video! Pop him a view and a sub if you can! youtu.be/oDvtph-IoGI?...

As always there’s absolutely amazing progress on the @lhcrt.org.uk tonight I meet Narrowboat Nige to see the incredible work done by the volunteers. It’s looking great! youtu.be/tKVfOCu-Evo

Tonight we pop back to the Swansea Canal Society & see the fantastic progress at the hidden lock. The visiting Waterway Recovery Group doing their usual excellent work. This one is nearly ready for water! Amazing stuff Uncovering a lost Welsh Canal youtu.be/_WpLYCeUmuw

It’s my birthday! If you’d like to wish me a happy birthday and support the work that I do then please become a member on Patreon! You get all sorts of extra stuff and with it you help me to pay for a very expensive hobby in making you all videos! www.patreon.com/CourtIndustr...

Today I’m walking with a friend who sadly lost his best friend this year, I’m not raising money for the RSPCA I’m just here for support but if you’d like to donate to his cause it would be greatly appreciated. www.facebook.com/donate/71929...

Tonight we visit the incredible Foxton locks and look at the history of site with the brilliant inclined plane. What a truly fascinating area m.youtube.com/watch?v=sfs6...

Do you want a group of like minded canal lovers to chat all things canal, restoration and more? Then please join my new WhatsApp group! The link is below! chat.whatsapp.com/BzyGlJyYn3Q4...

Tonight we look into the history of canal restoration and see the amazing success that Manchester had in the early days of restoration. They really did lead the way! Manchester's Canal Revival youtu.be/1E72SLdl748

If you’d like to be added to the WhatsApp chat please follow this link! chat.whatsapp.com/BzyGlJyYn3Q4... It’s a place where we can share all things canal and restoration!

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Can I ask you all a favour please? Can you hype my latest video please, you’ll find the hype button underneath where you have the like & sub buttons (you may need to scroll across) It’s a new feature and I’d like to see if it makes a difference, you can hype 3 times 🙂 youtu.be/Mm9ir2RTTbE?...

6 years ago Whaley Bridge nearly faced complete disaster. 1500 people had to leave their homes, the army were mobilised and they were minutes from catastrophe. How are Canal and River Trust repairing the problems? Find out below! Toddbrook Reservoir - Minutes from Disaster youtu.be/Mm9ir2RTTbE

Tonight’s visit takes us to the other end of the The Cotswold Canals where we joint Waterway Recovery Group for more of their fantastic summer camps. Such amazing progress yet again! Enjoy! youtu.be/ytqyAcR1A8Q

Tonight we are back on the @lhcrt.org.uk to hear from the amazing volunteers from WRG who have just completed a fantastic 2 weeks of work camps. What great progress they’ve had youtu.be/hhY5V5dlXC4?...

And we are on the countdown to hitting 30K subscribers, if you love my content please hit subscribe and the bell, much love and thanks to all of you for pressing it! youtube.com/@courtabovet...

Once upon a time Manchester, Salford, Bury and Bolton were connected, what’s happening to restore this once thriving industrial waterway into a green and blue corridor for all to use, through development comes restoration and Manchester is growing rapidly. youtu.be/Lv3ylivc3fM?...

What a summer the @lhcrt.org.uk is having, there’s so much going on now especially with 2 weeks of WRG work camps on the canal! Let’s see more of this amazing canal dug! Incredible Lichield Canal Progress youtu.be/I4KfYJ0guFQ

Today we stay on the Wey & Arun Canal at Rooks hill and see the incredible progress in just a month! New bridges, culverts and more! Rebuilding London's Lost Link youtu.be/eceZyPXRx-Y

Today we visit the Wey & Arun Canal Trust and see the fantastic work going on to restore the waterway, from a forgotten canal, that lost its purpose to a vibrant waterway running through the Surrey and West Sussex countryside, this canal has a bright future! youtu.be/ebvNyXSlQnY

Tonight we take a stroll down the unseen sections of the @lhcrt.org.uk following the abandoned McClean railway that Back The Track are currently turning into a greenway. Two fantastic projects creating a nature highway between Walsall and Lichfield. youtu.be/IjKrKVGiOjE?...

I’ll be doing a live draw for the slates early this afternoon so keep an eye on my channel for the draw! youtube.com/@courtabovet...

Today on Court Exploring we visit Blists Hill Victorian Town in Shropshire, an absolute treasure trove of industrial heritage and Victorian life. What a treat this site is! youtu.be/FJMlvRChFV8?...

This weeks video on the @wiltsberks.bsky.social has a competition! Watch the video to see how to enter! Abandoned & Destroyed - Rebuilding a lost canal youtu.be/pRj9cNsPpOo?...

Tonight’s video shows the incredible progress that the @wiltsberks.bsky.social are making at Pewsham locks, more new structure and projects with a tonne of restoration! Abandoned & Destroyed Rebuilding A Lost Canal youtu.be/pRj9cNsPpOo

Coming up at midday today I’m going to walk the entire restoration of the @lhcrt.org.uk with Narrowboat Nige live on our YouTube channels, link is below, see you soon! www.youtube.com/live/Xcni3ik...

Today I’m sharing a video that is usually members only, I want to show you a quick overview of the incredible work being done by the @wiltsberks.bsky.social at Pewsham locks. You can find it on my new channel Abandoned & Destroyed - Rebuilding A Lost Canal Drone Only youtu.be/IiDP3PP_oMQ

I’ve got some time in @lhcrt.org.uk this weekend and I’m wondering what you’d like to see? Is there anything I’ve not covered you’d like to see? Would you like a deeper dive on a subject/project? I’m open to ideas!

If you’d like to support the Tardebigge project and help the Canal & River Trust to pay for the bricks you’ve seen in my videos you can donate here, every penny helps the trust to support our fantastic canal network bit.ly/4eovzy9

Today on ​⁠Court Exploring we visit Ketley Bricks and see how they make the bricks for Tardebigge locks where ​⁠Canal & River Trust are working hard to save a collapsed lock. What a fascinating process it is! How to Make A Brick youtu.be/usix3Yxa7xg

What happens when a lock collapses? Today we join Canal and River Trust to see what happens & how to fix it, we also visit cawardens & see how they restore the heritage bricks. You can support the campaign here bit.ly/4eovzy9 & watch the video here youtu.be/cvmT9h-mzFw?...

You can now find me on LinkedIn I’ve got one whole connection on there so I’m obviously big stuff 😂😂 www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-c...

Happy birthday to me, happy birthday toooooo meeeeeeee! Thanks for all of your support, 3 years, nearly 30K subscribers, nearly a million and a half views a year now, you lot are amazing!

Tonight we talk about the Big Pipe, what is it? There’s more incredible progress from the @lhcrt.org.uk they never stop! Lichfield's Incredible Canal Restoration youtu.be/zkLshaK7xJg

Today on Court Exploring we visit the Chasewater Railway and discover its historic route and we look at the great work the Chasewater team are doing on the fantastic heritage railway there. It really is a fantastic day out Rebuilding The Midlands Lost Railway - Chasewater youtu.be/AUNom3dgsEY

Tonight we pay a visit to The Cotswold Canals Trust and see what’s happening on the start of the Missing mile. Work is ramping up here and I can’t believe the amount of progress! The Amazing Cotswold Canals Restoration Project youtu.be/lySOBUVMzsI

It was great to get back on the The Cotswold Canals today to see the fantastic progress at Westfield it was also great to meet ​​⁠CotswoldCanalsUpdates who is working on the restoration of the canal, please give the channel a sub to see what’s happening on the ground! youtube.com/@cotswoldcan...

Filming restoration, celebrating volunteers, and advocating for the future - our final #VolunteersWeek blog features Steve of @courtabovethecut.bsky.social. Discover how he went from plumber to promoter of canal restoration. lhcrt.org.uk/2025/06/08/b... #Lichfield #WeDigCanals #UKCanals

Tonight we celebrate #VolunteersWeek by seeing the amazing power the volunteers had in 1969 on the @themontgomerycanal.org.uk where the original WRG/ @iwa-uk.bsky.social volunteers and Shropshire Union Canal Society helped restore the canal through Welshpool youtu.be/W8I0-3nH25M?...

Would you like to be part of the restoration of a historic dry dock? You can sponsor a tile on the dry dock on the @wiltsberks.bsky.social for just £10! Info on how to do it is on the QR code. Your small contribution will be massive for the restoration of this structure, thanks!

Today we go down the longest canal tunnel in the country, it’s also the deepest & the highest on the network. What secrets lie in these depths! Thanks to Canal & River Trust for taking us down, you can also book your own tour, it’s worth it! Visit the link for more info youtu.be/Q1Sa6jsDchM?...

With the lack of a video this weekend why not spend the evening catching up with my latest video on the new channel ​⁠Court Exploring, on this one we visit historic Manchester and see what ​⁠the National Trust are doing there What Secrets Hide in Manchester’s Oldest Ruins? youtu.be/rD5x9f-A4QI

It’s very unlikely that there will be a video this evening, I’ve been unwell and really couldn’t face an edit all week. I still feel rough but will try and get on something today. Apologies for missing my usual slot!

Today I got to go on the footplate! Such a cool day, I’m not going to lie I left my wife & kids at the platform when offered the chance of a ride 😂😂 thanks to Chasewater Railway for such a fantastic opportunity! You can book these yourself on the website when available, there’s a video coming soon!

Today we visit Manchester, where in a small part of the city there is an insane amount of history spanning thousands of years! What Secrets Hide in Manchester’s Oldest Ruins? youtu.be/rD5x9f-A4QI

Thanks to all you lovely lot who have subscribed already I’ve hit 1K subs after just 5 videos! Please pop me a sub if you don’t, a new video goes up at 10am! youtube.com/@courtexplor...

This week we spend a weekend with both KESCRG and @wiltsberks.bsky.social to make a start on a fantastic new project. What an exciting time it is for the canal! Abandoned for 125 years, Restoring a lost Lock youtu.be/lpk0cS_zXmA

The first load down the canal for over 100 years! You can support the work of the Wilts & Berks Canal Trust here www.wbct.org.uk/get-involved... And watch the video here youtu.be/OnKwbuVzCI8?...

This weekend we take a look at the incredible progress on the Shropshire Union Canal at Schoolhouse Bridge. They are motoring along here to close the gap and join the canal to Wales youtu.be/Dp49ktyVvhs?...

I’ve absolutely loved today’s trip but 2 1/2 hours worth of footage to be condensed down into a 10-20 minutes video is going to be a challenge 😂😂 getting to cruise the boat through a section was definitely a highlight of my day though! I only crashed a couple of times I promise 😂😂