Waterway webinars

IWA TV brings waterway campaigns to life with interactive live video broadcasts. Volunteers and presenters from across the waterways sector discuss issues affecting the waterways today, as well as the rich history and heritage that make them so special.

All events start at 7.30pm. See waterways. org. uk/ tv for all the latest events.

April 27 – the Story of IWA Canalway Cavalcade

IWA’s Libby Bradshaw will tell the story of the origins of IWA Canalway Cavalcade. London’s canals are linear parks in the heart of London, but they were not always so accessible. IWA’s iconic London festival was born out of a movement to open the canals for all Londoners to use, which became the city waterscapes that we know and love today.

April 28 – the Manchester Ship Canal The Manchester Ship Canal was built to avoid the extremely high cost of moving goods from Liverpool Docks to Manchester. It was so successful that for a time Manchester was the third largest and busiest port in the UK. In this talk hosted by IWA Chiltern Branch, Richard Thomas will take us through its history and plans for development of new wharves to handle 100,000 containers per annum.

April 29 – Sustainable Propulsion on the Inland Waterways

Find out the latest thinking on sustainable propulsion and IWA’s vision for the future of green boating in this talk hosted by IWA Lancashire & Cumbria Branch. Bowman Bradley is the chairman of IWA’s Sustainable Propulsion Group, a retired professional engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

May 13 – Crossing the Severn Attempts to secure a reliable means of crossing the Severn Estuary included two major ferry crossings, one tunnel and three bridges. The civil engineer Thomas Telford described it as ‘one of the most forbidding places at which an important ferry was ever established’. Join Brian Margetson for a talk about Crossing the Severn, hosted by IWA Chelmsford Branch.

May 24 – Changing Landscape of Canals in London

IWA’s Tim Lewis will draw from historical photographs and his own collection over the past 30-40 years in this talk hosted by IWA London Region. He will illustrate how London’s Canals have changed from an industrial landscape to the one we see today.

Book your place for these events or catch up with on-demand videos. All events and recordings are available to view free of charge. See waterways. org.uk/tv