Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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I attended the Inland Waterways Association / Canal & River Trust's annual restoration conference the National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port, and heard what delegates and speakers had to say about the state of the canal network in Britain.

IWA map: waterways.org.uk/waterways/using-the-waterways/waterways-directory
CRT map: experience.arcgis.com/experience/378b1b5f8abe4e74b49fc61eb62e7c2d
Museum: canalrivertrust.org.uk/things-to-do/museums-and-attractions/national-waterways-museum-ellesmere-port

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