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The Buzz Project

Meet Syrian refugee and renowned beekeeper Dr Ryad Alsous, who’s establishing hives along the Huddersfield Narrow Canal

September 21, 2018 in Community.
Life aboard a lifeboat

A new life for a lifeboat

Bright, roomy and virtually unsinkable: these converted North Sea lifeboats make ideal, if unusual, floating homes

September 6, 2018 in Community.

My Stretch: commuting down the River Aire

Each day, two Dutch water taxis shuttle people along the River Aire in Leeds. Waterfront hops aboard to meet the commuters and visitors making use of this quirky service

August 10, 2018 in Community, Culture.
Waterfront weekender

The Waterfront Weekender: The Teesdale Way

Seek out a mechanical silver swan, Roman ruins and a carving of Lewis Carroll’s Cheshire Cat on this unexpectedly bucolic ramble beside the River Tees

June 21, 2018 in Community, Culture, Heritage, History.

Wrach Môr, the Sea Witch

How a chance find in a dentist’s waiting room led to the discovery of a new waterside hobby

June 21, 2018 in Community, Culture, Heritage, History.
Trent & Mersey Canal

Best picnic spots: the Trent & Mersey Canal

An enticing mix of industrial heritage, unusual wildlife and world-class scotch eggs: the Trent & Mersey has it all

June 21, 2018 in Community, Culture, Heritage, History, Nature.
Ripon Canal

Best picnic spots: the Ripon Canal

Short in length but steeped in history, this distinctive waterway stretches from the historic city of Ripon to the broad waters of the River Ure

June 21, 2018 in Community, Culture, Heritage, History, Nature.
Stratford-upon-Avon Canal

Best picnic spots: the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal

Pack a lunch and take a stroll from Shakespeare’s birthplace to a formidable staircase of locks, where you can watch the boats go by

June 21, 2018 in Community, Culture, Heritage, History, Nature.
Chesterfield Canal

Best picnic spots: the Chesterfield Canal

Take an idyllic walk along the ‘Cuckoo Dyke’ as it meanders through meadows to Drakeholes Tunnels where an abundance of wildlife awaits

June 21, 2018 in Community, Culture, Heritage, History, Nature.
Hertford Union Canal

Best picnic spots: the Hertford Union Canal

A Sunday farmer’s market is the starting point for this gentle amble along one of London’s lesser known (and shortest) waterways

June 21, 2018 in Community, Culture, Heritage, History, Nature.

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