2025 ends on the waterways as it began, with a major canal breach affecting people & businesses and needing costly repairs. We will continue campaigning for government to #FundBritainsWaterways. Pls sign the petition change.org/p/fundbritainswat… Photos Mike Sumner & Taylors Aboard

£4.5m lottery funding secured to safeguard the future of the historic #Ellesmere Yard on the #Llangollen Canal shropshirestar.com/your-worl…

We need at least 120% of average rainfall over the next six months for the country to be considered out of drought by the start of spring, says @EnvAgency. Here's an update by water companies to the National Drought Group. gov.uk/government/news/water…

Drought is tightening its grip on England. 82% remains in drought, and severe drought has just been declared in areas in the south. The outlook for #canalsandrivers is bleak.

On #WorldRiversDay here's a photo from the GOBA/#FundBritainsWaterways campaign cruise on the River #GreatOuse in July. Our rivers are so important for recreation, business, tourism, wildlife, flood management, etc etc. The list goes on. But they need proper investment.

Interesting to see this plan for a heat network that will run under and alongside the River #Thames bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cxe8…

New petition from the MP for #Gloucester Alex McIntyre calling on @BristolWater to work with the Canal & River Trust to sort out the silt build-up in Gloucester Docks fb.watch/v/3WcosinYr/ via @FacebookWatch

Boats stuck as silt builds up in Gloucester Docks, impacting local businesses and community as well as boaters - BBC News #fundbritainswaterways #keepcanalsalive #canals bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5m2…

83% of Britain’s cities arehighly vulnerable to urban heat, says @OrdnanceSurvey data - though #canalsandrivers have been proved to help newcivilengineer.com/latest/…

The Fund Britain's Waterways campaign has submitted a representation to the Autumn Budget 2026, repeating its call for an urgent review of government funding for all Britain's inland waterways #FundBritainsWaterways #KeepCanalsAlive #canals #waterways fundbritainswaterways.org.uk…

This is why it's so important for government to #FundBritainsWaterways. Please do sign the petition if you haven't already: change.org/p/fundbritainswat… (no need to give any money)

A brief glimpse of the #FundBritainsWaterways stand near the beginning of this @bbcmtd coverage of the #Whitchurch Canal Festival on BBC West Midlands News fb.watch/Juu7-nuvjX/ via @FacebookWatch

The #FundBritainsWaterways team is at the #Whitchurch Canal Festival this weekend, by the breach of the #Llangollen Canal. If ever anything showed why our waterways need support, this is it. #waterways #canals #KeepCanalsAlive

…and the #Angel Canal Festival partnersislington.net/news/4…

As well as the #Whitchurch Canal Festival, this weekend also brings the #Bratch Rally of Boats… swcanalsociety.co.uk

Good news that jobs and holidays on the Mon & Brec Canal have been saved - this just demonstrates how important waterways are to local communities and economies, as well as national and international tourism #FundBritainsWaterways #KeepCanalsAlive walesonline.co.uk/news/wales…

The @BroadsAuth has spent more than £120k removing sunken and abandoned boats. An increasing problem on all waterways. edp24.co.uk/news/26505021.12…

The new Russell Newbery Register newsletter is a reminder of the impact of stoppages on this summer's events, even before the low water levels