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Canal bankside moorings for visiting boats

Canal Edge Works at Saltisford

We know that 2025 was a complex and expensive year for the Canal and Rivers Trust and the restoration and repair of parts of the network will take many months and potentially years to complete. The coming season's cruising will be one of circumspect planning for both boaters and businesses alike. Being a small canal arm does not exempt us from the ravages of time and climate, and the Trust has begun planning essential repairs to a short section of the visitor moorings to prot

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Canal Edge Works at Saltisford

Jan 22

Saltisford Canal Trust Joins the AWCC

We’re thrilled to announce that Saltisford Canal Trust is now an associate member of the Association of Waterways Cruising Clubs (AWCC)! This is a big step for our community and means even more support, opportunity and camaraderie for everyone who loves life on the inland waterways. What on earth is the AWCC? The Association of Waterways Cruising Clubs is a long-standing UK umbrella organisation linking boat and cruising clubs up and down the country’s inland waterways. It’s

Dec 16, 2025

Southside Pontoon Renewal Update

Update. 29/12/2025 As we approach the new year, work continues on the southside pontoon. Pete Jolly has made fantastic inroads into the demoloition of the old rotting structure and, as you can see from the picture, the amount of scrap timber is increasing daily. On January 5th, Sky Scaffolding will return and try to catch up with Pete. Good luck with that! Scroll down to read how we began this project. Work has now begun on the complete renewal of the southside pontoon,

Nov 28, 2025

Tree Works Across the Arm

Visitors walking through the Arm this week may have spotted a rather remarkable sight in our trees. Kevin, our expert tree surgeon, has begun the scheduled work to keep the site’s trees healthy and safe. Watching him in action high above the towpath, ropes swinging, chainsaw in hand, you could be forgiven for thinking he is part man and part squirrel. This work is an important part of looking after the Arm. Many of our more mature trees stretch over the towpath and the moored

Nov 28, 2025

History of Canals

In the 17th century, as early industry started to expand through the growth of the Industrial Revolution.

May 4, 2024