@coolcanals

Founded by Martine & Phillippa - Towpath tourists, writers, illustrators & photographers on Britain's canals...

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Joined June 2009
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Congratulations to @CanalRiverTrust for 10 years as a charity 🥳 & if you become a member, you get a copy of Coolcanals Walks! #canalwalking #nature #heritage
Canal & River Trust
@CanalRiverTrust13 Jul 2022
This week, we’re celebrating 10 years as a charity 🎉 It’s with the support of communities, partners and volunteers, that we're able to protect 2000 miles of canals and rivers across England and Wales 💙 Let’s take a look at our highlights 👉ow.ly/nsqv30snR9c #TrustIs10 xitter.cf/CanalRiverTrust/status…
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So fabulous! They've been amazing to watch #TimothyWest #PrunellaScales #greatcanaljourneys #Guardian #canals theguardian.com/tv-and-radio…

Great Canal Journeys: how a bittersweet boating show captured viewers' hearts

The swansong of Timothy West and Prunella Scales’s narrowboat adventures aired this week, having elevated the humble travelogue to a touching saga of love and loss

theguardian.com
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Thousands attend Dudley canal festival - goo.gl/alerts/gnTwH

Thousands attend Dudley canal festival

Thousands of people descended on a canal festival in Dudley.

expressandstar.com
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Volunteer Opportunity. Middleport Pottery / UKHBPT seek retail volunteers for our new, and rather beautiful, gift shop. If you'd like to join our team and can commit to a minimum of 3 hours per week, we'd love to hear from you. Apply here: surveymonkey.co.uk/r/5HYGY7H
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An update on #ToddbrookReservoir and thanks from Director of North West, Daniel Greenhalgh. Please note the water levels have changed since filming - the reservoir is now at 25% of its holding capacity. canalrivertrust.org.uk/news-… @EnvAgency @Derbyshirecc @DerbysPolice @DerbyshireFRS xitter.cf/CanalRiverTrust/status…
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Spotted a 'great white' in the canal ? @guardian @CanalRiverTrust #canals #wildlife theguardian.com/environment/…

Country diary: wow, there's a great white in the canal

Airedale, West Yorkshire: Sightings of the great white egret have been increasing, yet we are still at the ‘wow’ stage

theguardian.com
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The brand new @SimonGudgeon crane bird sculpture unveiled this evening at @MerciaMarina, to mark the tenth birthday of the T&M facility.
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We believe #lifesbetterbywater! We have an amazing legacy of 2,000 miles of canals and rivers and we want as many people as possible to enjoy them. This is why today we are launching our new brand so we can help millions of people live happier and healthier lives

Our new brand!

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"This statue will serve not just as a reminder of #MillicentFawcett's extraordinary life & legacy, but as inspiration to all of us who wish to follow in her footsteps.” YOU can follow in her footsteps today. Join us, be a part of her movement: fawcettsociety.org.uk/member… #OurTimeNow
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Proud to be partnering with @fawcettsociety in 2018 #MillicentFawcett, Sylvia Pankhurst and her revolting women. Equality. Hoorah! We open our #suffrage show in may with @theLBT #Huddersfield then touring nationally. mikron.org.uk/shows/revoltin… – at Marsden, England
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We’re lucky to have over 120 waterside places to visit across the country! Have you been somewhere new along the canals recently? This is the Lune Aqueduct on the #LancasterCanal. Search our places to visit here: ow.ly/844A30jEmlB
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Lovely way to remember him xitter.cf/RedStand/status/973611…
Redditch Standard@RedStand13 Mar 2018
Milestone honour in memory of a man who loved the canals - redditchstandard.co.uk/news/…
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher have built their own #Kelpies in a special edition comic! Read more at bit.ly/KelpiesBeano
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Sir William Henry Perkin & The Weird Story of the Color-Changing Canal inverse.com/article/42176-si…

Sir William Henry Perkin: The Weird Story of the Color-Changing Canal

The famous chemist accidentally dyed more than just clothes.

inverse.com
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It's a stunning walk so if you're in the area, why not give it a try?! xitter.cf/CanalRiverTrust/status…
Canal & River Trust
@CanalRiverTrust9 Feb 2018
Here is Gargrave Locks on the Leeds & Liverpool canal to give you some #FridayFeeling! If you're nearby, you could try our new #Gargrave to #Skipton #walking route ow.ly/8eOu30ihRZZ
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100 years ago today. #vote100 #VotesForWomen #votes #Suffrage Here's our tribute: mikron.org.uk/shows/revoltin…
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Here's to strong women. May we know them. May we be them & may we raise them. #suffragettes100 #100yearsofvotesforwomen #StillMarching
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Project launches to save Wigan canal lock fb.me/GtgzGZDl
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Johnson's Hillock Open Day is tomorrow! Don't forget to share your photos with #WinterOpenDays to enter our #photocomp, we can't wait to see them ow.ly/swgn30i1K79 Terms and Conditions: ow.ly/Zb6c30i1KaI
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A pretty great resolution to a modern problem.. Really like the weaving references, though of course wish there was no need for the new railings... #heritage xitter.cf/CrtKate/status/9481810…
Kate Langley@CrtKate2 Jan 2018
A fascinating look at how we balance safety & protecting the significance of a Scheduled Monument canalrivertrust.org.uk/about… @CRTHeritage @CRTManPennine @CanalRiverTrust
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