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Projects ahoy! Interreg Europe 2nd call…

Interreg Europe will launch their second call for project proposals next month. The call will open on 15 March and close at noon on 9 June 2023. Apply for the call | Interreg Europe - Sharing solutions for better policy The programme, which is open to public institutions and private non-profit organisations in the 27

2023-02-22T12:12:37+00:00February 22nd, 2023|Categories: Blog, Events, Innovation|0 Comments

Interreg North West Europe call for small-scale projects

Interreg North-West Europe opened a specific call for small-scale projects which runs from February 2023 to July 2023. Call 3 for small-scale projects | Interreg NWE (nweurope.eu) The main objective of the small-scale project call is to allow project applications with a reduced scope, partnership size, and duration to apply to the NWE Programme through

2023-02-14T09:46:59+00:00February 14th, 2023|Categories: Blog, Events, Innovation|0 Comments

Experts collaborate at Water Management Seminar

Engineers and experts from NIWE members, Canal & River Trust, VNF and Waterways Ireland met virtually on 28 Nov 2022 to discuss the different approaches each organisation takes to hydraulic management systems, water management, and use of automated systems such as SCADA telemetry. Adam Comerford, Canal & River Trust’s National Hydrology Manager, spoke

2023-02-13T15:18:52+00:00February 13th, 2023|Categories: Blog, Events, Innovation|0 Comments

River tourism conference not slow to get going!

Sloww! is a river tourism business opportunity organised by VNF that take place every two years.  The latest event was held at the Palais des Congrès in Arles from 7-9 Nov 2022 and was attended by tourist information office, planners, local authorities, river operators, tour operators, plant managers: Around 500 participants met up in 4

2023-01-09T10:36:34+00:00January 9th, 2023|Categories: Blog, Events, Innovation|0 Comments

NIWE & Green WIN on show at the World Canals Conference…

The World Canals Conference took place in Leipzig, Germany from 31 May to 3 June 2022 after an unwelcome break due to covid Speakers from 20 nations across 4 continents explained how waterways, tourism, regional development, flood and environmental protection and urban renewal can be efficiently promoted. Reflecting the ‘local’ picture, the main topic was

2023-05-07T18:35:57+00:00January 9th, 2023|Categories: Blog, Events, News|0 Comments

VNF’s new videos!

VNF’s new videos! During the September NIWE meeting in London, VNF’s Nicolas Delaporte played the promotional videos they had created as part of their plan to gain popularity (and support … and finance) in France; https://vimeo.com/685376927 You can watch the other video here  He thanked Waterways Ireland and Waterrecreatie Nederland for their cooperation in making

2023-01-09T10:12:48+00:00January 9th, 2023|Categories: Blog, Innovation, News|0 Comments

10 years of being at the heart of people’s daily lives!

British Waterways became the Canal & River Trust on 12 July 2012. Its formation saw the largest ever transfer of public assets into the charitable sector and was the start of the next exciting phase in the 250-year story of the canal network. The Trust is responsible for protecting, preserving and promoting 2,000 miles of

2023-01-09T10:02:40+00:00January 9th, 2023|Categories: Blog, Innovation, News|0 Comments

Back together again!

NIWE members gathered at the Cruising Association HQ in Limehouse, London in late September 2022 for our first face to face meeting with (almost) everyone since November 2019! Members gave an update on their recent activities; Steve told the group about Canal & River Trust’s various responsibilities, activities and operational issues around infrastructure, water resources

2023-01-09T09:57:07+00:00January 9th, 2023|Categories: Blog, Events, Innovation|0 Comments

Isolation to Inclusion partners pay a visit

Isolation to Inclusion partners pay a visit to The Canal & River Trust in Leeds and Nottingham. In September, partners in the From Isolation to Inclusion (I2I) project visited Leeds and Nottingham to learn more about the work of Canal & River Trust; the project’s UK partner that works with volunteers and communities across England

2023-01-09T09:48:04+00:00January 9th, 2023|Categories: Blog, Events, News|0 Comments

New pump installed at Richmond Harbour

Waterways Ireland have produced an excellent video promoting their work in Green WIN at Richmond Harbour which is one of the sites selected by Waterways Ireland as part of the Green WIN project. Located on the Royal Canal in the Republic of Ireland, the pump at Richmond Harbour extracts water from the Camlin river to

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