Bikes and Boats – 25th and 26th May

The crocheted bike, that the Coffee and Crochet Group have made, has now gone to Port Arcades in the town centre to promote the Bikes and Boats event. This event […]
» Read moreThe crocheted bike, that the Coffee and Crochet Group have made, has now gone to Port Arcades in the town centre to promote the Bikes and Boats event. This event […]
» Read moreOver 2,400 visitors and boaters visited the museum during the most fabulous hot and sunny Easter weekend, bringing a real buzz to the site. The society makes financial contributions towards […]
» Read moreTo the sounds of a military band and flag waving, Gifford was welcomed back to her home moorings at the museum after her extensive works. […]
» Read moreAn eventful day at the museum with work starting to clear the historic slipway for an exciting new exhibition. Part of the Window on the World project.
» Read moreAs part of the Window on the World project, George was craned out of the canal this morning. She will shortly be winging her way (on the back of a […]
» Read moreNWM’s Coffee & Crochet Group have created a stunning crochet panel inspired by the traditional paintwork on the narrowboat Friendship. This is now on display in the Island Warehouse at […]
» Read moreWe’re celebrating the confirmation of a grant of £790,300 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) as well as invaluable match funding of over £50,000 from the Wolfson Foundation. The HLF […]
» Read moreWe had to do a lot of thinking about Mossdale over the summer. Here’s an update on the future plans for her and what we’re doing immediately to stabilise her. […]
» Read moreJeff Fairweather, our very own Chairman, makes his acting debut in the BBC’s ‘Peaky Blinders’. Starting tonight, this second series features some scenes filmed at the Museum, including Jeff expertly […]
» Read moreAfter a lot of hard work and determination by the staff and volunteers working in the Archives at the National Waterways Museum, the first phase of the digitisation project has […]
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