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 | Aug 20, 2012 | Cultural & industrial heritage, Recreational waterway dimensions, Waterway funding, Waterway restoration
Claudio Repossi of Navigli Lombardi reports on a series of events to raise awareness of the historic, cultural and recreational values of the Locarno (Switzerland) to Milan waterway via the river Ticino. As part of the joint Italian-Swiss project Intrecci sull’acqua –...
by David Edwards-May | Jul 13, 2012 | Cultural & industrial heritage, Waterway funding, Waterway restoration
The British Government placed 2000 miles of canals and rivers in trust for the nation, as the new charity, the Canal & River Trust, was launched on July 12. The trust takes over responsibility for the canals of England and Wales from British Waterways, 50 years...
by David Edwards-May | Jun 28, 2012 | Cultural & industrial heritage, Waterway restoration
In the earlier post on the river Lot we mentioned the elimination of Escambous lock in the navigable length centred on Puy-l’Évêque. This means dredging and rock-blasting to eliminate the weir beside this lock, to provide a navigable channel. The département Lot...
by David Edwards-May | Jun 24, 2012 | Cultural & industrial heritage, Waterway funding, Waterway restoration
A report commissioned by former prime minister François Fillon has delivered its verdict on the scale of works required to restore the Canal du Midi’s priceless tree canopy. The 42,000 plane trees (82% of the trees lining the banks) are being decimated by canker...