The Canal & River Trust, the charitable organisation tasked with maintaining the navigations of England & Wales, gets a quarter of its budget from a government grant. It's just been announced that grant is going to be cut from 2027 onwards, leaving the CRT with a huge hole in its finances, that needs to be plugged. I sat down with the boss of the CRT and asked what the practical effects of the cut will be and what they - and we - can do to stave it off.

CRT 'Keep Canals Alive' page:
https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/donate...

DEFRA budget announcement:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publica...

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