Grappling hooks at the ready - the Pirates are back for 2022!! Come and join us along the waterways this August with our special 2½ hour pirate themed canal boat trips. Only £8 per person. These trips are very popular - please book early to avoid disappointment! Read more
This summer our Trust is offering 4-hour trips to the community so all may benefit from the tranquil setting a trip on our boat affords. Bring your lunch and take time out along our beautiful summer waterways. These trips are open to individuals and small groups. Read more
We are delighted to be offering a series of new activities for our young peoples project! We will be having a new Saturday activity each month for you to come down and enjoy. We have a packed Summer of free activities and courses made available with help from The National Lottery. Read more
For over 40 years we have been serving the community, providing accessible canal boat holidays and day trips for all ages and health conditions. Read more
Grappling hooks at the ready - the Pirates are back for 2022!! Come and join us along the waterways this August with our special 2½ hour pirate themed canal boat trips. Only £8 per person. These trips are very popular - please book early to avoid disappointment!
This summer our Trust is offering 4-hour trips to the community so all may benefit from the tranquil setting a trip on our boat affords. Bring your lunch and take time out along our beautiful summer waterways. These trips are open to individuals and small groups.
Leaving our base in Loughborough at 10am and 1pm, celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee along the waterways with our special 2½ hour trips. To make it extra special we're even offering cream teas aboard the boat for you to enjoy during the journey. Limited tickets and pre-booking essential! Open to the community.
On Saturday 15th May we held a now annual litter pick at the trust. We hosted 34 young people and families out on the water and landside on the tow path collecting an interesting mixture of rubbish including a tv, lots of bottles and cans, a lampshade and the usual shopping trolley pulled from the water! We were fortunate to have the Canal and River Trust loan us some canoes for the pick with their instructor Andy Oughton, and we look forward to having them with us again. Read more
Things are certainly moving apace. The shower room and bedroom are taking shape as are all the internal fittings. As well as moving out of the wet dock, we can also announce that she has been given the most timely name - Jubilee! More updates to follow in the near future. Read more
Last week, we held our Introduction to Crewing course aimed at 14-16 year olds and hosted 7 young men out on the boats for two days. Their training included steering the boat, learning emergency procedures, using firefighting equipment and rope work mooring the boats. We were blessed with wonderful weather for both days and will be hosting this course again in October, with full crew training for 16-25 year olds in August. Read more