http://www.saveourwaterways.org/ The latest news from the Save Our Waterways campaign en-gb Does Government report end speculation about BW property portfolio sell-off? Follow link for details. http://saveourwaterways.blogspot.com/2009/12/bw-to-keep-property-and-go-mutual.html http://saveourwaterways.blogspot.com/2009/12/bw-to-keep-property-and-go-mutual.html Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:20:00 GMT Some thoughts on proposed development of BW yard. Follow link to blog. http://saveourwaterways.blogspot.com/2009/12/whats-going-at-marsworth.html http://saveourwaterways.blogspot.com/2009/12/whats-going-at-marsworth.html Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:30:00 GMT A debate on Waterway funding took place on 30th Nov. Follow link for details of how to view it or read transcription. http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm#debate2 http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm#debate2 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:30:00 GMT A debate on Waterway funding will take place on 30th Nov. Also, please encourage your MP to sign an Early Day Motion. Follow link for details. http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm#debate http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm#debate Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:30:00 GMT Please read about this petition on the Downing Street web site and do something that might help. http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm#epetition http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm#epetition Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:30:00 GMT Read our discussion paper on the future of the waterways. Follow link to our blog. Add your own thoughts. http://saveourwaterways.blogspot.com/2009/11/future-of-waterways-communities-working.html http://saveourwaterways.blogspot.com/2009/11/future-of-waterways-communities-working.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:30:00 GMT BW has played down speculation that its property portfolio is about to be sold off. Follow link for details. http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm#selloff http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm#selloff Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:00:00 GMT SOW's Will Chapman stresses that we need to keep the plight and opportunities of the waterways in the public eye. Follow link for details. http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm#whopays http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm#whopays Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT The Inland Waterways Association announced the launch of its Save Our System campaign at its National Festival at Ratclife-on-Soar. Follow link for details. http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm#iwacampaign http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm#iwacampaign Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:00:00 GMT British Waterways has today launched proposals for its future, entitled "Twenty Twenty - a Vision for for the Future of our Canals and Rivers". Follow link for details. http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm#bwreview http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm#bwreview Wed 29 Apr 2009 18:00:00 GMT The Treasury's Operational Efficiency Programme has concluded that BW should continue to manage the non-operational property it owns. Follow link for details. http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm#bwproperty http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm#bwproperty Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:00:00 GMT IWA has awarded the title to David Drew, MP for Stroud. Follow link for details. http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm#iwaaward2009 http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm#iwaaward2009 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:05:00 GMT Why isn't Save Our Waterways engaged in demos any more? Follow link to read why on our blog. http://saveourwaterways.blogspot.com/2009/03/where-have-all-protests-gone.html http://saveourwaterways.blogspot.com/2009/03/where-have-all-protests-gone.html Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:25:00 GMT Proposals to sell off lock and weir keepers' houses have been scrapped. Follow link for details. http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm#lockhouses2 http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm#lockhouses2 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:25:00 GMT A grant to BW of £5m is to be brought forward from the 2010-11 budget. http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm#budgetnov08 http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm#budgetnov08 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:55:00 GMT The extended minutes of the Save Our Waterways open strategy meeting held on Oct 11th have now been published. Follow link to read more. http://www.saveourwaterways.org/meeting.htm http://www.saveourwaterways.org/meeting.htm Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:55:30 GMT The new minister who will have responsibility for waterways is to be Huw Irranca-Davies. Follow link to read more. http://saveourwaterways.blogspot.com/2008/10/new-minister-announced.html http://saveourwaterways.blogspot.com/2008/10/new-minister-announced.html Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:15:00 GMT Jonathan Shaw, the former Defra Minister with responsibility for waterways, has moved to the Department for Work and Pensions as a Parliamentary undersecretary of state. Phil Woolas who, as Minister for the Environment had overall responsibility for areas that included waterways, has become Minister of State for Borders and Immigration at the Home Office. Follow link to read more. http://saveourwaterways.blogspot.com/2008/10/ministers-moved-in-reshuffle.html http://saveourwaterways.blogspot.com/2008/10/ministers-moved-in-reshuffle.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:55:30 GMT The EFRA Committee today reports on BW, concluding that BW should not be expected to bear most of the financial risk of waterway regeneration. Follow link to read more. http://saveourwaterways.blogspot.com/ http://saveourwaterways.blogspot.com/ Tue, 01 July 2008 00:55:30 GMT The Environment Agency's plan to sell off 10 houses and rent out 12 others has been put on hold. Follow link to read more. http://saveourwaterways.blogspot.com/ http://saveourwaterways.blogspot.com/ Sun, 22 June 2008 21:00:30 GMT Online petition about sale of Thames lock houses at the 10 Downing Street website. Follow link to read more. http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm Fri, 23 May 2008 22:00:00 GMT British Waterways has announced a review of its residential property estate. Follow link to read more. http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm Sun, 18 May 2008 19:00:00 GMT The Environment Agency's plan to sell off 10 houses and rent out 12 others has led to a wave of protests.. Follow link to read more. http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 18:00:00 GMT The May edition of the Towpath Talk newspaper featured a 4-page special supplement about Save Our Waterways. http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 20:00:00 GMT BW has appointed a national volunteering manager to double amount of volunteering. Follow link to read more. http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:00:00 GMT The Inland Waterways Association has awarded the title of "Waterways Parliamentarian of the Year" to Charlotte Atkins, MP for Staffordshire Moorlands, in recognition of her support for the inland waterways over the past year. Follow link to read more. http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:00:00 GMT An Inaugural Meeting is to be held for members and supporters of Save Our Waterways. Follow link for more details and location. http://www.saveourwaterways.org/campaign/membership.htm http://www.saveourwaterways.org/campaign/membership.htm Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:00:00 GMT Save Our Waterways has now become a membership organisation and we are inviting our supporters to become members. Follow link to find out why, and how to join. http://www.saveourwaterways.org/meeting.htm http://www.saveourwaterways.org/meeting.htm Thu, 06 Mar 2008 23:00:00 GMT DEFRA has announced its grant to British Waterways for 2008/09 - roughly the same as last year, but with no allowance for inflation. Follow link to read more. http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm#defra2008 http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm#defra2008 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:00:00 GMT British Waterways has withdrawn from its involvement in the Cotswold Canals Partnership. Follow link to read more. http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm#cotswold http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm#cotswold Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:00:00 GMT Further photos of the condition of bridges on the Wyrley and Essington Canal, plus locks on Walsall flight, BCN added. http://www.saveourwaterways.org/structures/bcn.htm http://www.saveourwaterways.org/structures/bcn.htm Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:30:00 GMT Lord Rooker answers a question about funding for British Waterways, giving a list of figures and re-stating the intention of "flat-cash" for three years. http://www.saveourwaterways.org/parliament/questions.htm#jan2108 http://www.saveourwaterways.org/parliament/questions.htm#jan2108 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:55:00 GMT The Inland Waterways Association is to give an award to the "Waterways Parliamentarian of the Year" in recognition of those parliamentarians who have been prominent in their support for the inland waterways over the year. Follow link to read more on our blog. http://www.saveourwaterways.org/wp/?p=10 http://www.saveourwaterways.org/wp/?p=10 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:50:00 GMT Blog now added to allow users to comment on issues. http://www.saveourwaterways.org/wp/ http://www.saveourwaterways.org/wp/ Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:30:00 GMT Photos of the condition of Nantwich Aqueduct added. http://www.saveourwaterways.org/structures/nantwich.htm http://www.saveourwaterways.org/structures/nantwich.htm Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:10:00 GMT New section started on website looking at the state of structures on the canals of England and Wales. http://www.saveourwaterways.org/structures/index.htm http://www.saveourwaterways.org/structures/index.htm Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:00:00 GMT The Transcript of the Private Members' Debate on the "Future Funding of Canals" (Westminster Hall, 11th Dec) can be read by following this link. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmhansrd/cm071211/halltext/71211h0001.htm#07121143000001 http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmhansrd/cm071211/halltext/71211h0001.htm#07121143000001 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:30:00 GMT The Private Members' Debate on the "Future Funding of Canals" can be watched and listened to on your computer by following this link. http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Main/VideoPlayer.aspx?meetingId=551 http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Main/VideoPlayer.aspx?meetingId=551 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:30:00 GMT A 90 minute Private Members' Debate on the "Future Funding of Canals" is to take place in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 11th December between 9.30 and 11.00 am. http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm#debate http://www.saveourwaterways.org/news/index.htm#debate Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:15:00 GMT