Podcast appearances and mentions of river trust

Lucinda Rouse and Dami Adewale are joined by Claire Gauci, public safety campaigns and programme manager at the Canal and River Trust, and Emily Rayner, senior consultant at the behaviour change and communications agency Claremont.Claire describes how a video intended to educate teenagers about water safety fell flat, prompting the charity to adopt a co-design approach involving a youth group in Wigan.She explains how the process led to a realisation that social media was not an effective way to reach the target audience for its water safety campaign, with young people expressing a preference for an interactive classroom environment.Emily outlines the principles of co-design and some common methods used in successfully co-designed campaigns. She suggests some cost-effective ways to embark on co-design in the absence of generous budgets.Also in the episode, Dami recounts his two days in court as the judicial review opened into the Charity Commission's inquiry into Kids Company. You can find guidance about co-designing campaigns from Claremont here.Do you have stories of people whose lives have been transformed for the better thanks to your charity? If so, we'd like to hear them! All it takes is a short voice message to be featured on this podcast. Email lucinda.rouse@haymarket.com for further information.Tell us what you think of the Third Sector Podcast! Please take five minutes to let us know how we can bring you the most relevant, useful content. To fill in the survey, click here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I talk about what life on a narrowboat in London is really like – the good, the bad, and everything in between. With over ten years of experience living on the water, I share some of my personal stories from when I first started out, including the surprises and challenges that came with it.I'll take you through what it's like managing life on the canals in London, from navigating the busy waterways to dealing with the Canal and River Trust, plus some of the new rules that have popped up. There's also a story at the start which will also be available as a narrated timelapse on my YouTube channel.Robbie Cumming's Canal Boat Podcast is produced by Urban Podcasts.

Plodcast host Fergus Collins enjoys an autumn walk by the River Avon near Bath with Emma Brisdion of the Rivers Trust to take part in a Big River Watch. This citizen science project hopes to make an important difference to the health of Britain's polluted waterways. But it's also a chance to pause, watch the world go by and see what wildlife characters might turn up. Join them for a marvellously mellow adventure. For more on the River Trust and to take part in the Big River Watch, visit https://theriverstrust.org/take-action/the-big-river-watch The Countryfile Magazine Plodcast is the Publishers Podcast Awards Special Interest Podcast of the Year 2024 and the PPA Podcast of the Year 2022. If you've enjoyed the plodcast, don't forget to leave likes and positive reviews. Contact the Plodcast team and send your sound recordings of the countryside to: theplodcast@countryfile.com. If your letter, email or message is read out on the show, you could WIN a Plodcast Postbag prize of a wildlife- or countryside-themed book chosen by the team. The Plodcast is produced by Jack Bateman and Lewis Dobbs. The theme music was written and performed by Blair Dunlop. Visit the Countryfile Magazine website: countryfile.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spreading the gardening word with Dave The PlantmanDIG IT hosts Peter Brown and Chris Day chat with top all-round horticulturalist and internet sensation Dave The Plantman. Dave has been creating daily 90 second videos since April 2023 and has a huge 360k following, including a younger gardening audience on TikTok hungry for advice. Dave shares his knowledge in a unique style with his signature thumbs up and ‘interesting fact' tagline. A lively chat filled with fun anecdotes and plenty of common-sense gardening is guaranteed! Plant mentions: Agapanthus, Astilbe, Buddleja (butterfly bush), Carnivorous plants, Coffee plant, Cordyline, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Dieffenbachia (dumb cane plant), Himalayan Balsam (Impatien), Potatoes, Dandelion, Skimmia, wildflowers, brambles (blackberries), Rose ‘Sheila's Perfume', Phalaenopsis orchids, Taxus baccata 'Standishii' (RHS AGM), Good scented rose ‘Chandos Beauty' and Rose ‘The Chelsea Pensioner', a charity rose launched at this year's Chelsea Flower Show. Willow (Salix) weaving. Alpines for gravel drive. People, Places and Products: Phillip Harkness, Harkness Roses. Myerscough College of Horticulture, Preston, Canal and River Trust, Barton Grange Nursery, RHS flower shows. Sulphur (coal smoke), Garlic infusion for controlling aphids – they don't like the smell, good for roses and hostas. Tomato food is excellent for roses as is chicken manure and well-rotted manure. Uncle Tom's Rose Food (Potassium phosphite).Desert island luxuries: Tomatoes (seeds could be saved for future crops). Tool: “A pair of secateurs in my holster.”Memorable quote: “My mum could put a root on a chair leg!”Dave's socials: YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Dave The Plantman's Chatterbox on Facebook and Instagram.Our thanks to Chiltern Music Therapy for supplying the music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of, if not the most, tranquil places many of us can imagine being is on the bank of a river. The sound of the water moving & the visual of the ripples or crashing of water speeding past. They ground us & are essential to life so we must be looking after them in the UK right?.......RIGHT? For episode 1 of season 2 we are looking at the state of rivers in the UK. From how insects can be important indicators for determining river health, to the hard hitting truth about what we are dumping in these magnificent habitats. Guest appearances from Emma Brisdion (River Trust), Rebecca Lewis (Bug Life) & Craig MacAdam (Bug Life). Feeling brave & want to read & be clued up on The River Trust's latest report, click here AND to read more about joining the Royal Entomological Society's Associate Membership, click here If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support the show, then you can do so on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird 

The UK's hottest June on record caused unprecedented deaths of fish in rivers and disturbed insects and plants, environment groups have warned. The BBC's Climate Editor, Justin Rowlatt, was at Knowle Locks in Solihull looking at some of the effects of this heatwave on fisheries. Today's Mishal Husain spoke to John Ellis, the national fisheries manager at the Canal & River Trust. He explained that when it's warmer fish need more oxygen, but as the temperatures rise water holds less of it. Mishal also spoke to Emily Shuckburgh, the Director of Cambridge Zero, who emphasised the need for action on climate change. Image credit: Getty Images

Thanks for choosing the Leeds Sanctuary podcast! This is our "Encounter" stream, and in this episode David will be discussing Encounter and Isolation with Sharron Bright, the Community Inclusion Officer from the Canal & River Trust in Leeds. David also takes us through a reflection based on a passage from Mark's Gospel. Helpful links: Leeds Dock Community Drop-In: www.leedssanctuary.org.uk/communities/leeds-dock-community-drop-in/ We hope you enjoy this podcast. If you do, please share it and tag us on social media at @leedssanctuary With thanks to Baile and Naomi of Sable Radio for their assistance with recording this podcast, and Matt at MC Online Events for editing this podcast. Music by Stockaudios from Pixabay.

Quizzer Tom from the Canal & River Trust, puts some fear into Jordan North who plays a quick game of What's My Age Again before continuing his rowing challenge.

In the final episode of our first series of CanalCast, Louis looks at how the Canal & River Trust manages an18th-century network in a 21st-century world. Trust experts explain how we plan and prioritise the maintenance work on our waterways and the challenges we face keeping an ageing network operating smoothly for thousands of boaters and millions of visitors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we discuss the green future of inland boating with the Canal & River Trust's national boating manager, Matthew Symonds. At the Crick Boat Show in August, Matthew participated in a seminar on moving the waterways away from fossil fuel-burning boats. But what are the alternatives to diesel and petrol, are they viable and how much do they cost?

The final programme in our Nore Vision Series, for the past 2 months we have been bringing you programmes about the Nore Vision project which is a Kilkenny Leader Partnership initiative. It's all about creating community engagement with the River Nore with the ultimate aim of establishing a long term Trust that looks after the community's interests in the river. This is the final programme in the series and it explores the future of the project as it transitions into the Nore Vision Catchment Trust. This programme features Declan Rice CEO Kilkenny Leader Partnership, Michael Starrett, Chair of the Nore Vision Catchment Trust, Minister Malcolm Noonan, Trish Murphy of hte Inishowen Rivers Trust, Mags Morrissey Co-Ordinator of Nore Vision Catchment Trust and Maurice Keane Secretary of the Trust. Funded by Kilkenny LEADER Partnership CLG through the Department of Rural and Community Development and the EU

Nore Vision is a Kilkenny Leader Partnership initiative that is encouraging community engagement with the River Nore with the aim of establishing a River Trust which will act as a liaison between all those who have an interest in the river. In this programme we focus on the Oral History strand of the project and hear from Patrick Lydon and from the people who participated in the Oral History Workshops. Funded by Kilkenny LEADER Partnership CLG through the Department of Rural and Community Development and the EU

Another busy day out walking on the towpath, it seems the volunteers for Canal and River Trust are back out playing now that restrictions are easing. They are digging and planting more trees and concrete bases for the positioning of the benches. Oodles of other people out walking about and everyone seems to be in a good mood. Apart from Willow, I think who appears to be most disgruntled. She spent a good portion of the walk hiding behind me. I'm unsure if she was implying that my stature was big enough to hide a Great Dane, but she clearly got what she wanted and that was for all those outstretched arms to leave her alone – unless they wanted to hug me in the process, and I don't think the restrictions have eased that much to fore fill any hugging. I tried to cheer Willow up but failed miserably. She didn't seem overly impressed when I put a buttercup under her chin to see if she liked butter. Willow actually appeared to be a little suspicious of the bright yellow sunshine flower. Or is it a weed? The little buttercup was trying to remain out of this moody mess that Willow had encapsulated us in, refusing to comment on whether Willow liked butter. I didn't see the little yellow shimmering reflection under Willow's chin so can only assume that it was not commenting for fear of making the atmosphere just that little less moody. You and I both know that Willow likes, neigh loves anything from the kitchen so butter would be a very big tick. If you've enjoyed this episode, please leave us a five-star rating or review and share it with those you feel would also enjoy them. Don't forget to follow us, here for future episodes – once again thank you for listening. Same walk different viewpoints - Come say Hi at; Our website - https://changingpace.co.uk Louise's (Couch Potato) account of the walks can also be found here; 1. https://twitter.com/NbChangingPac 2. https://www.facebook.com/NBChangingPace 3. https://www.instagram.com/nbchangingpace 4. https://www.tiktok.com/@narrowboatchangingpace 5. https://www.youtube.com/c/NarrowboatChangingPace Willow's (Great Dane) account of the walks can also be found here; 1. https://www.facebook.com/WillowTheGreatDane 2. https://www.instagram.com/willowwalks1000miles 3. https://www.tiktok.com/@willowwalks1000miles 4. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBdl0W-Q_vJQmQQ3Ae1Bogw PLEASE NOTE - We are not contracted or affiliated with the official #walk1000miles challenge, we are just participants - https://www.walk1000miles.co.uk Some of our posts contain affiliate links, We earn a small commission if you choose to make a purchase using these links, they cost you nothing extra. Every little click helps, thank you for supporting us. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/narrowboat-changing-pace/message

The hot weather has broken with rain and slab-like grey/white skies. While we wait for the sun's return, it's probably a good time to remember those lazy sunny days of long ago (and not so long ago). In this week's episode we explore the sounds of canals in summer from bees to lock sluices and enjoy the words of John Betjeman and E Temple Thurston. We also discover the meaning of the word 'haysel'.Journal entry:“16th June, WednesdayThe summer heat has come, dustily settling across the fields and with it, the weighty, drowsiness that hums and buzzes in the head. The noontime hedges are as still as the night-time ones and the trees click and stretch beneath the sun. But the lethargy is short lived; the summer is still young, it hasn't yet shaken off the new-yeast of spring. The elder that the park-keeper laboured to cut back last month, explodes with green, lacy life, rearing in delight; defiantly laughing at the clean straight edges loved by sheers and humankind.”      Episode InformationIn this episode I read an extract from Miles Hadfield's (1950) An English Almanac published by JM Dent and Sons. I also refer to a reference about haysel in Ruth Binney's (2010) Weather Lore for the Wise Words and Country Ways series published by David and Charles. In this Summer Sounds section I read part of John Betjeman's (Poet Laureate) ‘Inland Waterways' which he wrote for the re-opening of Stratford upon Avon canal by the Queen Mother in 1964. It is published in The Best of John Betjeman (1978) published by Penguin. However, you can read the complete poem as well as a write up (with pictures) of the opening celebrations and its background on the Canal and River Trust's Waterfront website: From the archives: A royal visit. I conclude by reading a short extract from E Temple Thurston's (1911) evocative The Flower of Gloster published by David and Charles. General DetailsIn the intro and the outro, Saint-Saen's The Swan is performed by Karr and Bernstein (1961) and available on CC at archive.org. Two-stroke narrowboat engine recorded by 'James2nd' on the River weaver, Cheshire. Uploaded to Freesound.org on 23rd June 2018. Creative Commons Licence. Piano interludes composed and performed by Helen Ingram.All other audio recorded on site. ContactFor pictures of Erica and images related to the podcasts or to contact me, follow me on:Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/noswpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimeonstillwaters/Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoswPodI would love to hear from you. You can email me at nighttimeonstillwaters@gmail.com

Day 113 - Willow and I find the Canal and River Trust volunteers planting trees and pruning the wooded area as we set out on our bimble. Last time the volunteers planted new samplings the council came along and mowed the grass and apparently just mowed over the very young new trees, never to grow older, now kindling, what would have been trees given half the chance. I'm not sure how the grass cutter didn't see them, but see them they did not. The trees they've put in today and more sizeable and unless the grass cutters ‘eyes are painted on' I don't think they are going to miss them, which I can only hope that Willow does. The trees have been planted in Willow's zooming area. I know it's not her area, although if you were to ask Willow anywhere the boat is moored is her area – didn't you know we own all the towpath on the whole system, according to Willow, which she tends to guard as her patch. Keep your fingers crossed that Willow's eyes aren't also painted on and they are wide open and very much aware of where she is running. I worry for these trees with a Willow running full tilt at them. She could just uproot them with her wind vortex. Also, why have they planted new trees along the towpath? Which I believe later this year, will be being dug up to fix the broken water pump line. That's the pipework that travels from the old pump house, up to the top lock carrying water that is owned by the Canal and River Trust. Currently, there is a leak in the pump line and at the moment the canal is being fed by water that is being pumped out of the River Don, owned by the Environmental Agency at a considerable weekly cost. I hope that whilst CRT is at all the digging, fixing, and replacing they have the foresight to improve the towpath around here. This middle bit has been forgotten and at times is simply impassable. CRT wants people to use the waterways but with nasty towpaths that just simply isn't' going to happen. Wouldn't it be something if all the departments actually spoke to each other. It would almost be organised and the savings would be astronomical. For that to happen the right hand would need to know what the left hand is doing. This is a full audible version but A FULL WRITTEN VERSION is on our website. ***** If you've enjoyed this episode, please leave us a five-star rating or review and share it with those you feel would also enjoy them. Don't forget to follow us, here for future episodes – once again thank you for listening. Same walk different viewpoints - Come say Hi at; Our website - https://changingpace.co.uk Louise's (Couch Potato) account of the walks can also be found here; 1. https://twitter.com/NbChangingPac 2. https://www.facebook.com/NBChangingPace 3. https://www.instagram.com/nbchangingpace 4. https://www.tiktok.com/@narrowboatchangingpace 5. https://www.youtube.com/c/NarrowboatChangingPace Willow's (Great Dane) account of the walks can also be found here; 1. https://www.facebook.com/WillowTheGreatDane 2. https://www.instagram.com/willowwalks1000miles 3. https://www.tiktok.com/@willowwalks1000miles 4. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBdl0W-Q_vJQmQQ3Ae1Bogw PLEASE NOTE - We are not contracted or affiliated with the official #walk1000miles challenge, we are just participants - https://www.walk1000miles.co.uk Some of our posts contain affiliate links, We earn a small commission if you choose to make a purchase using these links, they cost you nothing extra. Every little click helps, thank you for supporting us. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/narrowboat-changing-pace/message

Philip Kyeremanteng joined me on the podcast to share his experience on how he got to where he is as an Environment Risk Lead at Canal and River Trust in the UK. He also shared the decisions he had to make to clear his path and tips on how to prepare yourself as a student for the industry. Philip is an Environmental scientist with experience in environmental assurance and protection, solid waste and resource management, water quality monitoring and ISO 14001 & ISO 9001 implementation, and environmental and social impact assessment. Have broad and in-depth knowledge of international environmental legislation compliance for the natural and built environmental sector. Subject Matter Expert in Marine Licence application and management, Surface water, effluent discharge and landfill leachate management, Planning applications, Water quality monitoring, Flood risk management, Environment technologies, Environment and Social Impact Assessment, Dredging and Contaminated lands risk management, Pollution Incidence response, Solid and Hazardous waste management, Environmental permitting regulation. Here is some link to several articles and blogs Philip has published. https://solarimpulse.com/news/waste-classification-a-necessity-to-determine-disposal-methods https://www.myjoyonline.com/philip-kyeremanteng-the-role-of-solar-energy-in-ghana-energy-security-and-climate-change/ https://datelineafricanews.co.uk/environmental-protection-a-letter-to-the-government-of-ghana-by-philip-kyeremanteng/ https://www.myjoyonline.com/philip-kyeremanteng-environment-and-zoonotic-diseases/ https://www.modernghana.com/news/1039712/links-between-the-degradation-of-nature-and-increa.html https://www.modernghana.com/news/1077112/environmental-inequalities-bridging-the-gap-by.html https://solarimpulse.com/news/insights-on-sustainable-solid-waste-management-techniques https://solarimpulse.com/news/impacts-of-plastic-and-microplastic-waste-on-the-dry-land-environment https://www.myjoyonline.com/philip-kyeremanteng-environmental-impacts-of-mercury-from-galamsey/ If you will like to share your thoughts on all our episodes in season II in the upcoming recap episode, kindly send us a clear audio recording or write to us via ewusimensah.david@ecoametsolutions.com or glcpodcast@ecoametsolutions.com. Looking forward to hearing from you. Eco Amet Solutions is looking forward to sharing knowledge and education with the public. At the same time, we support startups, workshops, conferences, and environmental R&D. Visit our Website and social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn @ecoametsolutions) for details. Let's build up a community and learn together. Be INFORMED! and share with whoever needs to hear this. Credit Host David Ewusi-Mensah (Eco Amet Solutions) Produced by our amazing team at Eco Amet Solutions. Theme song by Edem Koffie Setordjie, other sounds from Podcast.co Podcast art by Kamath Cheang Hernandez --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ecoametsolutions/message

The latest episode of Rambling About Rivers is all about the return of the Twaite Shad on the River Severn. This iconic species was a common sight in the Severn over 100 years ago, but the construction of a large number of weirs led to populations collapsing. Today, Dan and Jayne are joined by Rosie Croggon, Education Officer at Severn Rivers Trust and Charles Crundwell, Senior Technical Specialist in Fisheries at the Environment Agency. Rosie and Charles help us to explore the history of this iconic species, and look at some of the groundbreaking work they have carried out to improve the migratory journey for the Shad fish through their Unlocking the Severn project. This partnership project sees Severn Rivers Trust working with Canal and River Trust, Environment Agency and Natural England, with the goal of restoring 158 miles of river!

Like it or like it not, Life on the canals is inextricably connected to the towpaths and our Landlord, The Canal and River Trust.  This week we talk a little about our observations outside of our boats 

The Canal & River Trust is the charity that administers the majority of navigable waterways in England and Wales, and Richard Parry has been at its helm for over seven years. In conversation with editor Bobby Cowling, he discusses the trust's achievements and setbacks to date, how both the ongoing Covid-19 crisis and climate change are posing new challenges to its work, and his vision for its future.

In this episode of the Walk This Way podcast  I talk about a very challenging  2nd day of walking the Warwickshire Way in August 2020 from Nuneaton to Brandon. I also interview Graham Boxer from the Canal and River Trust about the history of canals. I hoping that the podcast will inspire others in the UK to walk a long distance path.For information or to get in touch please email me at longweekendersinfo@gmail.com.#walkthisway from Longweekenders Follow us on: https://www.facebook.com/longweekendersinfohttps://www.instagram.com/longweekenderinfohttps://twitter.com/LongWeekendersYoutube search for Longweekenders #walkthisway Check out www.ldwa.org.uk for details of long distance paths in the UK.Please also visit and support www.canalrivertrust.org.ukTheme music is by Rockabye Baby. https://www.youtube.com/user/RockabyeBabyMusic1

This week I do a different Podcast each day to celebrate World Fish Migration Day on the 24th October with my special guest Emily Cooper of The River Trust chatting about UK rivers, the threats they face and what can be done to help them. WFMD Website - https://www.worldfishmigrationday.com/ River Trusts Website - https://www.theriverstrust.org/ Emily Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ohdeeremily/ © www.jackperksphotography.com

Nancy Campbell is a writer of poetry, essays and non-fiction. A series of residencies with Arctic research institutions between 2010 and 2017 has resulted in many projects responding to the environment, most recently The Library of Ice: Readings in a Cold Climate, which was longlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize 2019. Campbell’s first poetry collection Disko Bay was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection 2016 and the 2017 Michael Murphy Memorial Prize. In 2018/19 she was appointed the UK’s Canal Laureate by the Canal & River Trust and The Poetry Society. In our latest podcast, Nancy Campbell talks to Suzannah V. Evans at StAnza, Scotland's poetry festival.

The Canal and River trust are omnipresent in the lives of canal boat dwellers, so how have we all felt about the way they have handled the management of boats and towpaths during the Covid-19 lockdown?

In another lockdown episode, Richard Parry joins James Ashton to discuss safeguarding staff and visitors, developing new income streams and swapping commercial for charitable leadership at the helm of one of the UK’s largest not-for-profit organisations. Richard Parry is chief executive of the Canal & River Trust, the charity that looks after 2,000 miles of waterways across England and Wales. He became leader in 2013, a year after the organisation was created to replace the state-run British Waterways. Today the trust welcomes 4m regular visitors and 35,000 licensed boats to its estate, which is maintained by 1700 staff and 3000 volunteers. Previously, Parry spent 19 years working at London Underground - where he was acting managing director for a year - followed by a brief spell at the transport company FirstGroup. Find out more @leadingpod or www.leadingpod.com

This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan takes us back to London to talk through another 5 of his favorite obscure museums. Plus, Ryan realizes maybe he’s been a little too close-minded about all non-Bushwick places. Things we talked about in today’s podcast: Episode 31 - Obscure Museums of London Part 1 https://outofofficepod.com/podcast/episode-31-obscure-london-museums-part-1/ Museum of Brands https://www.museumofbrands.com/ Old Operating Theatre http://oldoperatingtheatre.com/  Sherlock Holmes Museum http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/  Museum of the Home https://www.museumofthehome.org.uk/  Canal Museum https://www.canalmuseum.org.uk/ Canal and River Trust https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/ Asian Jewels in Flushing, Queens https://www.viamichelin.com/web/Restaurant/Flushing-11354-Asian_Jewels-2v3pz2bf  New Yorker’s “The Past and The Future of the Earth’s Oldest Trees” by Alex Ross https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/01/20/the-past-and-the-future-of-the-earths-oldest-trees  - Listen to past episodes at: https://outofofficepod.com/ - Follow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/ooopodcast/

Designer Chris Myers, fro Yorkshire, talks about his garden design for the Canal & River Trust

Aasmah Mir and Konnie Huq are joined by Dame Kelly Holmes, double gold winner at the Athens Olympics in 2004. She talks about her life in the army, pursuing her dream of becoming an Olympian and adjusting to life after retiring from athletics. Jacquie Davis is one of the world's top female bodyguards. During her career she has protected royals and celebrities, rescued hostages and carried out undercover surveillance. She talks about the qualities required for the job and the power of being a chameleon. The Reverend Ravi Holy was ordained in 2005 after turning his back on his previous life as a dissolute youth. He is also a stand-up comedian and explains how the comedy gets them laughing in the aisles. Jasper Winn is writer in residence for the Canal and River Trust who advocates slow travel - taking time to appreciate the world around us as an antidote to our busy, high tech lives. Marion Grave, owner of the Laurel and Hardy Museum in Ulverston, talks about the magic of their partnership and her favourite objects among the exhibits. With Inheritance Tracks from musician Rick Wakeman. He chooses Woodman, Spare That Tree by Phil Harris and Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf. Producer: Paula McGinley Editor: Eleanor Garland

Retired carpenter Derek Keller worked on our waterways in the years before the Canal & River Trust took over their guardianship. Now a Friend of the Trust, Derek has a boatload of extraordinary stories to share. Finally, our resident gongoozler John Shuttleworth joins us for another mischievous waterway fact.

Retired carpenter Derek Keller worked on our waterways in the years before the Canal & River Trust took over their guardianship. Now a Friend of the Trust, Derek has a boatload of extraordinary stories to share. Finally, our resident gongoozler John Shuttleworth joins us for another mischievous waterway fact.

Tom Neale, from Bromsgrove, explains the vital work of the Canal and River Trust, creating and maintainng accessible waterways around the country.

A Canal Themed Programme with the Rev. Richard Coles on location from Foxton Locks in Leicestershire for the festival. He is joined by the Canal Laureate, Luke Kennard; Lynne Berry of the Canal and River Trust and volunteer and canal enthusiast, Derek Harris, performs from his one man show. Aasmah Mir presents in London where her guests include: the playwright Lee Hall, who recounts his canal adventure and reveals the growing collection that is over-running his basement; and the cookery writer and former winner of Masterchef, Thomasina Miers, who gives her top tips for cooking on canal boats and discusses her passion chillies and street food. JP visits Braunston Marina in Northamptonshire to meet Pete and Karen Flockhart, to hear how they first met on a narrowboat, and now make fenders and other ropework in their workshop overlooking the junction of the Grand Union and Oxford canals. Leicester born singer Englebert Humperdinck shares his Inheritance Tracks, with a rather fitting tribute to his dad for Father's Day this weekend. The Foxton Locks Festival at Foxton in Leicestershire -17 - 18 June 2017 - 10.00am - 5.00pm. Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour is at The Duke of York's Theatre in London. Producer: Louise Corley Editor: Eleanor Garland.

Wounded, injured and sick veterans and service personnel are rebuilding their lives, gain qualifications and learn new skills by transforming and restoring the historic Pocklington canal. Help for Heroes and the Canal & River Trust and have come together to deliver an ambitious canal restoration and career recovery programme for veterans and service personnel from across the country. They have joined the Heritage Heroes project and are working alongside Canal & River Trust engineers, heritage advisors and volunteers from Pocklington Canal Amenity Society to resurrect part of the waterway. The 18-month project will also see new volunteers recruited from nearby local communities in East Riding, Yorkshire. The project, made possible by £500,000 funding from players of People’s Postcode Lottery, aims to bring pride and purpose back to our heroic veterans while restoring canals, some of which have been left neglected for decades. Veterans returning from service are highly-skilled and capable individuals, with a great deal to contribute to society. Too often however they are often ill-prepared for the transition back into the civilian world. The Heritage Heroes project will equip them with City & Guilds qualifications in construction, health and safety, horticulture and land-based management which can be used to help them identify a new, purposeful career. Help for Heroes veteran David Simpson, 57, of Derby is a former Lance Corporal who served in the Falklands and Northern Ireland. He suffers from anxiety and anger issues and hopes the project will help him discover his former self. “The Falklands are where my main problems started. But it wasn’t until 28 years later that I finally sought help for them,” father-of-four David explained. “Whilst I was stationed in Fitzroy, I witnessed something horrible – a needless, senseless death. I haven’t been the same man since.” David, who left the Army in 1988, was later diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and experiences severe anxiety and anger issues on a regular basis. He has struggled to hold down a job and has had more than 40 since he was discharged from the Army. He said: “I have lived like a hermit for years now and that’s why I’m doing the Heritage Heroes project; I want a better life for myself. I’ve had 28 years of total stress and now I want to look forward. “I know there is life after PTSD, it’s not all doom and gloom. This course will give me more confidence and a better outlook on life.” Chris Kaye speaks to David.

Jo Bell is the first Canal Laureate, appointed by the Poetry Society and the Canal and River Trust to encourage more people to appreciate their local waterways. She has lived aboard her 67ft narrowboat Tinker for a decade, mostly on the canals of the Midlands and North West. She is currently writing new verse inspired by her observations and collating work by other poets who have written about our canals and rivers. Actor June Brown has played Dot Cotton in EastEnders for over 25 years. Her autobiography, Before the Year Dot, traces the first 30 years of her life from her childhood in Ipswich to her days as a gifted stage actor. Like her on-screen persona, June has suffered her share of tragedy including the deaths of her elder sister and her first husband. She trained at the Old Vic Company and her television career started with small parts in Coronation Street, Doctor Who and Minder before she joined the cast of EastEnders. Before the Year Dot is published by Simon and Schuster. James Tormé is a jazz singer and son of the popular vocalist and composer Mel Tormé. James grew up surrounded by jazz legends including Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee, Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald. As well as his own compositions, James pays tribute to his late father by performing songs from Mel Tormé's repertoire including the Christmas Song, written with Bob Wells. James Tormé is performing at The Hippodrome in Leicester Square., Dr Peter Sharrock is an art historian at SOAS, University of London. As a young news reporter, he covered the war in Vietnam during the 1970s. Although witness to a brutal war that decimated much of the region, the experience triggered his lifelong passion for the art and culture of South East Asia. He later became an academic and one of his former students recently donated £20m to SOAS to fund scholarships for students from South East Asia.

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The Regent’s Canal is being cleaned up for the Olympics. Charlotte Briere Edney meets those involved and finds out what is behind the project. Serena Britton went to the launch of a spanking new music studio for young people. She talked to the Mayor of Camden and others about how the project came about. A vegetable garden on the roof of the Maiden Lane Community Centre seems to be attracting the interest of local people who look forward to eating the produce. Produced by: Charlotte Briere Edney Features by: Charlotte Briere Edney, Serena, Britton & Vicki Battison Maiden Lane Community Centre :: Green Roof :: London 2012 Vegetable Gardens :: Friends of the Regent's Canal :: Canal and River Trust :: Back to Camden Community Radio :: Follow Camden Community Radio on Twitter :: File Download (20:00 min / 18 MB)