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It is so important to tell CRT, and us, if you get stuck on the waterways.
CRT's general contact phone number is 03030 40 40 40, their emergencies number is 0800 479 9947, or you can use their Contact Form.
CRT Region by Region - a list of email contacts, and a map of 2019 Regions, is here.
Please let us know too so that we can chase it up.
Here is our pinchpoints form, or you can email navigation@hnbc.org.uk
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Thank you!
We have received the following update from the team at Batchworth:
"We have been working hard behind the scenes all year to try and ensure that the 2025 Rally will be as successful as last year. There will be a few minor changes/additions but ultimately the rally will take a similar format as it did in 2024.
Held over the late May bank holiday weekend, BCN 24 hour Marathon Challenge details will be listed on BCNS website
"The finishing point will be Withymoor Island, where the Trust made a great job of hosting the finish line gathering in 2022.
The format will remain similar to previous events.
It is intended to introduce scoring factors for draught in 2025 as part of the ongoing process of trying to even up the scoring system for all types of craft."
Please contact James Woolcock for further information and to book in.
All historic boats that attended in 2024 are automatically booked in unless James hears from you otherwise.
Foxton is the venue for IWA's anniversary rally, 75 years after its first event at nearby Market Harborough in 1950
General information about the event is here
Venue: The Rising Sun, Willington, T&M
RN website
(The Stalybridge 2025 event has been postponed to 2026, due to the closure at Bosley)
Venue: Forbury Gardens, Reading Abbey Ruins, Chestnut Walk and Riverside Walk
Reading Borough Council Website
Held at Henley-on-Thames, check their website here for further information.
Gnosall on the Shropshire Union Canal
Links to: Booking Form and Terms & Conditions
