369. The impossible challenge? Restoring 250-year-old British canals

I attended the Inland Waterways Association / Canal & River Trust's annual restoration conference the National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port, and heard what delegates and speakers had to say about the state of the canal network in Britain. IWA map: https://waterways.org.uk/waterways/using-the-waterways/waterways-directory CRT map: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/378b1b5f8abe4e74b49fc61eb62e7c2d/ Museum: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/things-to-do/museums-and-attractions/national-waterways-museum-ellesmere-port If you have enjoyed the video, you can:- Buy my eBook https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/ebook/ Tip me at https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/tip-jars/ Join my Patreon: https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/patreon/ Become a Member https://www.youtube.com/@CruisingTheCut/join Book a canal boat holiday! (affiliate link) https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/roam-and-roost/ Read my FREE monthly email newsletter! https://www.cruisingthecut.co.uk/newsletter Or listen to it as a podcast at https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/the-ctc-newsletter-podcast/ My filming equipment: https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/gear/ Contact Me via X / Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/CruisingTheCut Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/CruisingTheCut Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CruisingTheCut Theme music: "Vespers" by Topher Mohr and Alex Alena, from the YouTube music library #narrowboat #canal #cruisingthecut #rivers #offgrid #liveaboard