by David Edwards-May | Oct 19, 2012 | Cultural & industrial heritage, Inland water transport, New waterways, Waterfront regeneration, Waterway restoration, Waterways & transport policy
Following the successful World Canals Conference in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China, on September 25-27, the organisers plan to publish a collection of photos to show Yangzhou in the eyes of foreign delegates and friends. It is hoped this will bring a new perspective on the...
by David Edwards-May | Sep 28, 2012 | Cultural & industrial heritage, Waterfront regeneration, Waterway restoration, Waterways & transport policy
More than 200 waterway experts, managers and advocates attended the World Canals Conference at Groningen (Netherlands). The full programme of conference sessions with speakers from many countries throughout the world, and the daily site visits, will be reviewed here...
by David Edwards-May | Jun 6, 2012 | Cultural & industrial heritage, Waterfront regeneration, Waterway personalities
Despite the weather, the Thames Pageant on June 3rd with 1000 boats, celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, was a huge success. For the inland waterways movement, this brought unprecedented recognition, narrow boats and barges making up the seventh of...
by David Edwards-May | Apr 24, 2012 | Cultural & industrial heritage, Waterway restoration
A protest rally of boats was organised at Tupigny and Originy-Saint-Benoite, on the Canal de la Sambre à l’Oise, on April 22-24, to stimulate interest in reopening of this valuable link in the European waterway network. The canal has been closed since 2006 when...
by David Edwards-May | Jul 3, 2011 | Cultural & industrial heritage, Waterway restoration
IWI member Danube Propeller took part in the ‘Danube Day’ celebrations in Bezdan (Vojvodina, Serbia) on June 29, 2011 The event brought together seven local associations, all with a keen interest in restoration of the entrance lock to the...
by David Edwards-May | Apr 15, 2011 | Cultural & industrial heritage, New waterways, Waterfront regeneration, Waterway restoration
The first stop of IWI’s tour of Bohemia and Saxony, on Thursday 7th April, 2011, was half way along the route of the Saale-Elster Canal. For a canal on which works stopped in 1942, the completed part offers all the appeal of a well-maintained inland waterway....