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LCT Summer Weekend Work Party July 31st/Aug 1st:  2 days ago. |
| Ride a Classic Bus from Blackpool to Lancaster for a cruise along Lancaster Canal with Hot Pot Supper: 2 days ago. |
| Police are appealing for information after a man was sexually assaulted on the Lancaster Canal: 8 days ago. |
| 23/07/2010: A 10 mile walk along river, brook & canal. Find out about wildlife & history of our waterways: 10 days ago. |
| LCT will be attending the Riversway Festival this weekend: 11 days ago. |
| News: Sellet Hall Bridge Rebuild 13 days ago. |
| News: Ribble Link Restrictions 16 days ago. |
| News: IWA 2-Tunnel Trip 16 days ago. |
| Come aboard our trip boat "Waterwitch" and enjoy a short cruise along the lovely Northern Reaches: 16 days ago. |
| Haslam Park will host a string of free events on Friday, Saturday and Sunday: 22 days ago. |
| RT @Ampslave: Warning to all Lancaster cyclists.. Deep Cutting path down to canal is covered with dog and horse crap. Avoid! 23 days ago. |
| The centenary of the opening of Haslam Park will be celebrated over the weekend of 9, 10 and 11 July: 24 days ago. |
| Bookings for Ribble Link stopped due to water shortage. BW to issue update on Friday. BW Enquiries 01942 405700. 25 days ago. |
| Proposed Lancaster Canal development attracts supermarkets to Kendal: 29 days ago. |
| News: Summer Weekend Work Party July 31st/Aug 1st 31 days ago. |
| News: Canal Boat Magazine covers Northern Reaches 31 days ago. |
| News: Lancaster Canal Watch 41 days ago. |
| News: Lune Aqueduct in BBC video 41 days ago. |
| Changes to boat licence fees 2010: 51 days ago. |
| Garden Centre Plans New Restaurant alongside Lancaster Canal: 53 days ago. |
| Lune Aqueduct public consultation: 58 days ago. |
| News: Glasson Sea Lock Re-opened 64 days ago. |
| 29 & 30th May: LCT and Tripboat will be at the Country Festival - Westmorland Showground: 64 days ago. |
| News: Glasson Sea Lock Restriction 64 days ago. |
| Carnforth Facilities re-open: 70 days ago. |
| Argument over ownership leaves Hest Bank boaters with nothing to go on & no access to waterpoint: 70 days ago. |
| 29 & 30th May: LCT and Tripboat will be at the Country Festival - Westmorland Showground: 71 days ago. |
| Garstang Children's Festival 2010 71 days ago. |
| Mitchell's Brewery listing will spare it from demolition, say Council: 72 days ago. |
| Lancaster Canal Trust's magazine Waterwitch on-line: 72 days ago. |
| Richard Benyon confirmed as new Waterway Minister: 73 days ago. |
| High Court action fails to block the demolition of Mitchell's Brewery. One of Lancaster’s earliest surviving industrial buildings. 73 days ago. |
| Carnforth Service Station closed: 74 days ago. |
| Why not join us this weekend for a free cruise on our tripboat Waterwitch: 74 days ago. |
| RT @gazettenewsdesk: Hundreds view plans for Kendal's Canal Head development: 77 days ago. |
| Plans for the £130m redevelopment of Kendal’s Canal Head are being unveiled to the public: 85 days ago. |
| Eighty-six boats were booked in for the annual Waterways Festival at Skipton: 86 days ago. |
| New panel informing visitors of plans for restoration of Northern Reaches of Lancaster Canal unveiled: 87 days ago. |
| Progess was made on multiple fronts during the work party on Sunday April 11th: 93 days ago. |
| A new canal watch scheme has been launched to combat crime on the Lancaster Canal around the Garstang area: 93 days ago. |
| MP Geraldine Smith unveiling new panel at Tewitfield this Saturday: 95 days ago. |
| Conference later this year to discuss the future of the Canal Corridor North site in Lancaster: 99 days ago. |
| Waterwitch lifted in, ready for another season of free trips on the Lancaster Canal at Crooklands: 102 days ago. |
| RT @garstangblog: Garstang Walking Festival 2010 103 days ago. |
| A new Canal Watch scheme is being launched to help reduce crime along the Lancaster canal: 105 days ago. |
| 16 April 2010 - Hot pot and quiz cruise on the Lancaster Canal: 108 days ago. |
| Proposal submitted for a new pond in Cottam on land next to Lancaster Canal off Valentine's Lane. Work to include drainage & landscaping. 109 days ago. |
| The LCT are seeking a new Membership Secretary: 111 days ago. |
| 11.04.2010 LCT Work Party: Meet at Millness 10:00 to collect equip't for jobs at Tewitfield & Crooklands: 112 days ago. |
| Have a Virtual Cruise and explore the beautiful Lancaster Canal: 120 days ago. |
| LCT's Spring Open Meeting will take place tomorrow at the Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal: 123 days ago. |
| RT @PloughGalgate: The Plough Festival returns over the May Spring Bank Holiday Weekend! Its going to be even bigger & better this year. 123 days ago. |
| Lancaster Canal Trust's magazine Waterwitch on-line: 126 days ago. |
| Lancaster Canal restoration pledge: 127 days ago. |
| Carnforth Sanitary Station closed: 127 days ago. |
| MP Geraldine Smith unveiling new panel at Tewitfield on May 1st: 127 days ago. |
| 11.04.2010 LCT Work Party - Millness: 129 days ago. |
| Glasson Branch Stoppage: 129 days ago. |
| £100m scheme to breathe life into Kendal would also re-instate part of the Lancaster Canal: 130 days ago. |
| 100 Club - Support the Trust and Win Prizes! 136 days ago. |
| wrgNW Lends a Hand: 143 days ago. |
| RT @thewaterwitch: Remember to join us for our Kayak Sprint Challenge tomorrow in aid of Macmillan. Get a team and have a go from 10.00 am. 146 days ago. |
| RT @garstangblog: Published a new post: Garstang in Bloom 2010 147 days ago. |
| Reminder: Working Party this weekend at Tewitfield Locks with wrgNW: 147 days ago. |
| RT @RNLIrescues: Happy birthday to us - the Royal National Lifeboat Institution is 186 today! :-) 148 days ago. |
| RT @waterscape_com: 'Petrol vapour is dangerous' advice for owners of petrol-engined boats from the BSS 148 days ago. |
| RT @virt_lancaster: Man assaulted on Lancaster Canal towpath 149 days ago. |
| Working Party 6th/7th March - Tewitfield Locks with wrgNW: 151 days ago. |
| Statement on Lancaster Market: 155 days ago. |
| Working Party Report from Sunday 14th Feb 2010: 158 days ago. |
| Morecambe Bay named among top spots for waterbirds: 159 days ago. |
| Stoppage at Br. 81 - Removed: 163 days ago. |
| Have a Virtual Cruise and explore the beautiful Lancaster Canal: 164 days ago. |
| RT @BWcomms: Good and thoughtful response from BW advisory forum on moving waterways into third sector 164 days ago. |
| - Bridge sans canal in a field nr Sedgewick on the Lancaster Canals northern reaches. 165 days ago. |
| British Waterways spends £2.5m pa fixing damage to historic hump-back bridges by speeding drivers: 168 days ago. |
| This weekend we'll be working on the Hincaster Horse Path around the Eastern bridge carrying out wall repairs: 168 days ago. |
| Stoppage at Br. 81 - Amended: 168 days ago. |
| RT @waterscape_com: Born 100 years ago today, Tom Rolt, the man who saved Britain's canal network 169 days ago. |
| The Waterwitch at Lancaster has been crowned Lunesdale CAMRA Pub of the Year. 169 days ago. |
| 14.02.2010: LCT Work Party - Hincaster Horse Path: 170 days ago. |
| Swans from the Lancaster canal head inland, rummaging through dustbins and gardens in search of food: 170 days ago. |
| Stoppage at Br. 81: 171 days ago. |
| A boat on Lancaster Canal in Cottam was destroyed by fire at 4:43pm on Monday. Witnesses described seeing 6ft high flames. 177 days ago. |
| RT @BarryClare Anybody recognise who is at the helm of Waterwitch please? See Photo: 182 days ago. |
| Mike Clarke to speak at the Trust's Open Meeting on March 30th at the Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal: 183 days ago. |
| The WRGs are STILL coming! 183 days ago. |
| @BarryClare That's Baaad!!! :-) @LCTrust Needless to say "The roast lamb was off the menu" 184 days ago. |
| Firefighters were called to rescue a sheep from the Lancaster Canal opposite the Hand & Dagger Inn, Kirkham at 10am on Sunday. 185 days ago. |
| Last week to see Waterlink. Lancaster Canal, Past, Present & Future exhibition at Lancaster Maritime Museum: 185 days ago. |
| Estuary Training are running an RYA diesel Engine course 20th Feb. Quote Lancaster Canal Trust & get £5 discount. 186 days ago. |
| RT @headtofoot: Nice blog here about the Lancaster Canal, a hidden Cumbrian treasure. 186 days ago. |
| @headtofoot It's nice to know they're around though. I'll be keeping an eye open for them myself. 187 days ago. |
| RT @headtofoot: heading out now to look for Otters on Lancaster Canal near Holm there were 3 there on Thursday. 187 days ago. |
| RT @BarryClare: NEW ALBUM aboutTHE LANCASTER CANAL-N.1-PRESTON to GARSTANG on: 190 days ago. |
| RT @BWcomms: The arctic weather has affected BW's scheduled engineering works: We're working to recover lost ground 190 days ago. |
| 30.03.2010 - Talk on Brightwork: 193 days ago. |
| Lancaster Canals Margaret Kane canal boat project has received £480 from police: 194 days ago. |
| TewItfield to Capernwray, a great walk for days short on daylight: 197 days ago. |
| RT @BWcomms: Snow madness - what happens when you drive a car down a canal: Don't try walking on water, folks. 197 days ago. |
| Waterway Recovery Group celebrates 40th anniversary: 197 days ago. |
| RT @BarryClare: BRING CANAL BACK into PRESTON!- "LANCASTER CANAL in PRESTON CITY" 198 days ago. |
| Have a Virtual Cruise and explore the beautiful Lancaster Canal: 199 days ago. |
| Pals save boy from frozen Lancaster Canal near Savick: 199 days ago. |
| Man cleared of killing following an alleged confrontation on Lancaster Canal: 199 days ago. |
| Have you got any really good digital photos of the Lancaster Canal or the Northern Reaches we could use? 200 days ago. |
| The crew of NB Starcross on holiday in Kendal: 201 days ago. |
| RT @headtofoot: - Looking down on the Kendal Lancaster Canal, nr Stainton, S Cumbria. 201 days ago. |
| 2010 sees the 25th birthday of Lancaster Maritime Museum: 202 days ago. |
| Support Save Our Waterways, add a #twibbon to your avatar now! - 204 days ago. |
| Owing to the bad weather this weekend's work party has been cancelled: 204 days ago. |
| RT @virt_lancaster: Canal Corridor Public Meeting Announced 205 days ago. |
| YouTube video - Preston Canal Link: 205 days ago. |
| Lancaster Canal Trust is now on Facebook too: 205 days ago. |
| LCT Petition: To gain financial assistance we need to prove there is support for restoration: 205 days ago. |
| Garstang circular walk: 206 days ago. |
| THE LANCASTER CANAL SOUTHERN SECTION - S1 Bark Hill to Johnsons Hillock: 207 days ago. |
| Happy New Year all... May all your troubles last as long as your New Year's resolutions! 210 days ago. |
| We will be joined by members of WRG on 9/10th January. We will be working around the locks at Tewitfield: 210 days ago. |
| RT @sallystone: Frozen canal at Garstang ...er.. something about thin ice? 210 days ago. |
| Have you got any really good digital photos of the Lancaster Canal or the Northern Reaches we could use? : 210 days ago. |
| Someone's been ice breaking to get to the Canal Turn pub at Carnforth. 212 days ago. |
| A thin crust of ice still covers most of the canal but it's fairly thick in some places, especially the Glasson Arm: 213 days ago. |
| RT @bleblet: - Carnforth Marina iced over 214 days ago. |
| Seasons Greetings to all our followers: 217 days ago. |
| Green Party has welcomed the rejection all the Centros planning applications for Lancaster's Canal Corridor: 217 days ago. |
| Planning permission refused for a major new retail development in Lancaster: 219 days ago. |
| RT @lostinlancaster: The Secretary of State has refused permission for the Lancaster Canal Corridor scheme (Centros) 220 days ago. |
| Lancaster Canal Trust clearing thick ivy growth from several bridges south of Crooklands. 220 days ago. |
| Snow on Lancaster Canal. 20th December: 220 days ago. |
| Join the Friends of Haslam Park for a walk and talk around Haslam Park: 224 days ago. |
| RT @waterwaysworld: Canals petition hits 20,000 signatures: 224 days ago. |
| Lancaster Canal Boats still have a limited number of places on their Santa & Festive Cruises: 225 days ago. |
| BW unveils more details on 'third sector' plans: 225 days ago. |
| Progress report on the proposed Heysham to M6 link: 226 days ago. |
| RT @archaeogeek: Just seen mum and 2 baby otters playing in lancaster canal 227 days ago. |
| RT @VisitLancashire: Wrap up warm and head to the Victorian Christmas Festival in Garstang tonight or tomorrow 227 days ago. |
| Lancaster Canal Trust is now on Facebook too: 229 days ago. |
| Police cadets walked 12 miles along Lancaster canal to raise over £2,000 for charity: 231 days ago. |
| A whale measuring 40 foot was washed up at Hest Bank (report with pictures): 232 days ago. |
| LCT Petition: To gain financial assistance we need to prove there is support for restoration: 232 days ago. |
| RT @RNSubs: Crew of the submarine HMS Trafalgar march through Lancaster for the final time: 233 days ago. |
| Support Save Our Waterways, add a #twibbon to your avatar now! - 233 days ago. |
| From Winsford to Scotland via the Lancaster Canal - by canoe: 235 days ago. |
| Government ends speculation and supports 3rd sector proposals for BW: 235 days ago. |
| The 51st Birthday of our nemesis the M6 motorway. Not so much a cause for celebration among boaters: 237 days ago. |
| RT @GuardianDigital: We're getting reports that there's a dead whale on the shore at Hest Bank 237 days ago. |
| RT @garstangblog: Garstang Victorian Christmas Festival 238 days ago. |
| RT @GuardianDigital: All work has stopped on Mitchell's brewery building - the company has been served with an interim injunction 238 days ago. |
| 600 runners compete along the Lancaster Canal: 239 days ago. |
| RT @lostinlancaster: Demolition of Mitchell's Brewery in lancaster has just started this morning. People are gathering to protest! 239 days ago. |
| Due to early completion of works the Detron Gate Embankment section of canal is re-opened to navigation 240 days ago. |
| RT @qbuster: Gov plans to sell off British Waterways property portfolio to be debated in Parliament 243 days ago. |
| Petition the PM to protect our canals by not selling off property owned by British waterways: 244 days ago. |
| It may have escaped your notice but this Friday the 27th of November is Lancashire Day: 246 days ago. |
| Hincaster Tunnel, a tribute to skill and strength: 247 days ago. |
| Petition the PM to protect our canals by not selling off property owned by British waterways: 247 days ago. |
| A walk along Lancaster Canal: 251 days ago. |
| Last Boat to Walton Summit. In 1968, five teenagers ventured up a soon-to-be-closed canal arm: 253 days ago. |
| RT @touristboard: Sad news for Preston: National Football Museum to move from Preston to Urbis in Manchester 253 days ago. |
| Waterways resist sell-off plans: 256 days ago. |
| Vandals have wrecked a second piece of public art alongside canal: 256 days ago. |
| LCT Petition: To gain financial assistance we need to prove there is support for restoration: 256 days ago. |
| - Another view 256 days ago. |
| - Aftermath of a boat fire while ashore at Carnforth Marina 256 days ago. |
| Lancaster Canal Trust is now on Facebook too: 258 days ago. |
| 13.12.2009 LCT Work Party: Work on the Tewitfield flight in prep for WRG weekend: 259 days ago. |
| Broken Back Bridge - Built by John Rennie, the bridge was known as Carr Lane Bridge: 259 days ago. |
| Kendal Mountain Festival 2009: 259 days ago. |
| The cafe at Barton Grange garden centre and marina near Garstang is a fine place to eat lunch. Farm shop looks tempting too 259 days ago. |
| RT @garstangblog: Garstang Theatre Group Present 'Mother Goose' 261 days ago. |
| The Waterwitch in Lancaster has a Southern Real Ale & Cider Festival from the 19th - 29th November. 262 days ago. |
| The October and November editions of the @Lancaster magazine feature articles on the Lancaster Canal: 262 days ago. |
| National Boat Check week begins. British Waterways staff seek out license evaders. 263 days ago. |
| Garstang Booths has a great new cafe upstairs: 263 days ago. |
| Details of working party Sunday 8th November - Hincaster: 264 days ago. |
| Help keep our Lanky lingo! 266 days ago. |
| RT @thewaterwitch: The Water Witch has won another cask ale award as runner up in the Publican Food and Drink Awards 2009. 267 days ago. |
| This Sunday's work party will be restoring the eastern accommodation bridge over the Hincaster Horse path: 267 days ago. |
| Bonfire Night in Garstang: 269 days ago. |
| BW launches new consultation on moorings policy: 269 days ago. |
| At 8pm on Saturday November 7, Lancaster City Council will launch its 17th Annual Fireworks Spectacular: 269 days ago. |
| RT @LancsPolice: Appeal for information about River Ribble man: 269 days ago. |
| RT @kendalblog: Bonfire Night in Kendal: 269 days ago. |
| RT @stoneroberts: Georgian engineering. 'Old Tram Road' linking Lancaster canal to Leeds/Liverpool canal. 275 days ago. |
| Not guilty plea in Garstang canal death case: 275 days ago. |
| RT @LancsPolice: Appeal after man enters River Ribble 275 days ago. |
| RT @leponline: Man drowns in River Ribble 276 days ago. |
| Man denies 'canal rage' killing: 276 days ago. |
| A duck wearing spectacles pulled from a canal in Lancashire: 276 days ago. |
| A pensioner to appear in court accused of manslaughter following "canal rage" incident on the Lancaster Canal: 277 days ago. |
| With submarine HMS Trafalgar due to be decommissioned in December, Lancaster is proposing to mark its affiliation: 278 days ago. |
| Lancaster Canal Trust launches email Newsletter: 280 days ago. |
| Mitchell's to demolish old brewery buildings as part of regeneration of Lancaster canal corridor: 280 days ago. |
| M6 link road and new bridge over Lancaster Canal takes a step closer: 281 days ago. |
| Lancaster Canal Towpath Closure Bridge 125-127: 281 days ago. |
| Lancaster Castle featured in Britains most haunted attractions: 281 days ago. |