NWM – Waterways Museum Society

Flying boats!!

6th January 2016 admin Boats, Volunteers

An 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.

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George is flying!!!

23rd June 2015 admin Boats, Horseboating, Volunteers

As 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 […]

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New Friendship crochet panel now on display

5th March 2015 admin Boats, Volunteers

NWM’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 […]

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Heritage Lottery Fund grant for National Waterways Museum

3rd February 2015 admin Boats

We’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 […]

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Update on Mossdale from Margaret Harrison

5th October 2014 admin Boats, Volunteers

We 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. […]

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Digital archive goes live

30th September 2014 admin Boats, Horseboating, Research

After 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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Heritage Boatyard wins award

5th March 2014 admin Boats, Volunteers

At the AGM of the Historic Narrow Boat Club on Saturday 1 March, Dave Linney representing the Heritage Boat Yard was presented with the Ken Keay award for the restoration […]

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One in and one out!!

8th November 2013 admin Boats

It’s been a very exciting day at the National Waterways Museum, as the long awaited crane finally arrived. Box Boat 337, after four years out of the water, has been […]

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Mendip and Gifford are on their way!

16th June 2013 admin Boats, Events, Volunteers

Historic boats Mendip and Gifford are on their way to Lymm Historic Transport Day (23 June 2013). Crewed by staff and volunteers from the National Waterways Museum and Boat Museum […]

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