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This section lists news releases and news letters about the Northern Reaches of the Lancaster Canal.
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NORTHERN REACHES QUESTIONNAIRE June 2008 Lancaster Canal Restoration Partnership/ Lancaster Canal Trust
Questionnaire for boaters who have visited the Lancaster canal.
KENDAL'S CANAL - 'BRINGING A WATERWAY TO LIFE' 25th August – 22nd December 2007 Kendal Museum
Exhibition at Kendal Museum (Sponsored by the Lancaster Canal Trust).
SOUTH LAKELAND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK 31 May 2007 South Lakeland District Council
South Lakeland District Council (SLDC) is preparing a Kendal Canal Head Area Action Plan (AAP), which will form part of the South Lakeland Local Development Framework (LDF).
KENDAL BRIDGES BENEFIT FROM GRANTS 18 December 2006 British Waterways
The final stage of restoration work to Castle Bridge in Kendal is now complete, thanks to a grant from the Inland Waterways Association.
CANAL HEAD MASTERPLAN 17 October 2006 British Waterways
British Waterways held an exhibition on 21 September 2006 to display a range of development options for the Kendal Canal Head Masterplan.
GROUND INVESTIGATION WORKS BEGIN FOR FIRST PHASE OF THE NORTHERN REACHES RESTORATION 19 July 2006 British Waterways
British Waterways has appointed White Young Green as contractors for ground investigation works for the first phase of the restoration of the dewatered and infilled section of the Northern Reaches of the Lancaster Canal.
IWA NATIONAL TRAILBOAT FESTIVAL 2006 REVIEW 02/06/06 Inland Waterways Association
The IWA National Trailboat Festival 2006 took place, over the Easter weekend, on the Westmorland County Showground, Crooklands adjacent to an isolated, in water stretch of the Northern Reaches of the Lancaster Canal.
TRAILBOAT FESTIVAL 2006 28/4/05 Inland Waterways Association
Crooklands will be the site for the IWA's Diamond Jubilee National Trailboat Festival 2006, which will be held over the Easter Weekend of 14th to 17th April.
CASH BOOST FOR CANAL 14/04/05 Westmorland Gazette
This week, the first financial piece in the Kendal canal jigsaw fell into place ..
ANOTHER STEP FOR CANAL RESTORATION 14/04/05 Westmorland Gazette
Newly-relaid Natland Mill Beck bridge steps were revealed.
FUNDING CONFIRMED FOR NEXT STEP IN CANAL RESTORATION 08/03/05 NW/Lan/05/05
£750,000 Funding has been announced towards the first phase in the restoration.
THE NAVVIES ARE BACK 12 August 2004 Lancaster Canal Trust
A group of modern day navvies have returned to the Lancaster Canal.
MEMORIAL TO CANAL ENTHUSIAST WILL ADD INTEREST FOR VISITORS 17 May 2004 Lancaster Canal Trust
A memorial to a late canal enthusiast will also add the pleasure of those visiting the Lancaster Canal in the Crooklands area.
IWA GRANT HELPS RESTORE KENDAL'S HISTORIC BRIDGES 24 October 2003 Richard Hollidge, The Inland Waterways Association
The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) today announced a grant of £5,000 to The Waterways Trust, for the benefit of the Northern Reaches Restoration Group, towards the cost of restoring two bridges, over the dry bed of the Lancaster Canal in Kendal, to 'heritage standard'. More..
BROADCAST REPORT 9 October 2003 Radio Lancashire
Radio Lancashire interview with Dave Fletcher and Brian Pennington. More..
BROADCAST REPORTS March 2003 onwards TNS Media Intelligence
Summaries of broadcasts referring to Lancaster Canal Northern Reaches. More..
LANCASTER CANAL RESTORATION UPDATE 3 June 2003 Lynn Pegler British Waterways North West
Restoration of the Lancaster Canal’s Northern Reaches will come under the spotlight at a public talk at Lancaster Town Hall on Wednesday 18 June. More..
STEP CLOSER TO REALITY FOR NORTHERN REACHES    
A highly authoritative report by a Government organisation has announced that the proposals to restore the Northern Reaches of the Lancaster Canal are on track and should be reality within a few years.  More..
LANCASTER CANAL TRIP SPELLS WHIT“FUN”TIDE 2 June 2003 Claire Chapman, British Waterways
Kendal’s Strickland Gate Methodist Church is celebrating its 120th birthday celebrations with a programme of community events – and one high spot is a Whitsuntide canal trip for church youngsters. More..
800 NEW JOBS CREATED BY CANAL RESTORATION 19 March 2003 Lynn Pegler British Waterways North West
More than 800 new jobs, new marinas, £45 million new private investment and an extra £21 million visitor income are just a few of the projected benefits identified in a feasibility study into the restoration of the Northern Reaches of the Lancaster Canal. More..
SPOTLIGHT ON PLANS FOR ‘MISSING LINK’ WATERWAY NW/127/02 Claire Chapman, British Waterways
Top waterways executives made a whistle stop tour of the Lancaster Canal’s Northern Reaches – the final piece to be slotted into the national waterways jigsaw joining London to the Lakes. More..
BRIDGING THE PAST IN KENDAL 3 May 2002 Claire Chapman, British Waterways
The restoration of the Northern Reaches of the Lancaster Canal takes a major step forwards with the opening of the newly restored Change Line Bridge in Kendal on 13 May. More..
NORTHERN REACHES RECLAIMED INCH BY INCH. 30 April 2002 Claire Chapman, British Waterways
After an intensive period of dredging, another mile of the Northern Reaches of the Lancaster Canal will be opened on the 30th April by Cllr Roger Bingham, South Lakeland District Council Chairman. More..
The Restoration Partners:
The Lancaster Canal Restoration Partnership, Levens Hall, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 0PD.