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Walking & Running

05 June 2017

Closure at Pinkston Bascule Bridge

Update 20th June Works to replace the deck on Pinkston Bascule Bridge have been completed ahead of schedule and the bridge has now reopened.…

Press Releases

01 June 2017

canal college® offers young unemployed a new chapter in learning

Scotland’s newest college is aiming to get more than 360 disadvantaged young people into employment through a new heritage conservation qualification. canal college® is…

The Kelpies

30 May 2017

The Kelpies get their first vet check

The Kelpies, the world’s largest pair of equine sculptures, are due their first health check and custodians Scottish Canals have arranged a visit by…

Boating

17 May 2017

Canal Closure – Speaker Martins Lock

Speaker Martin’s Lock on the Glasgow branch of the Forth & Clyde Canal will be closed to boat traffic for a period of four…

Walking & Running

17 May 2017

Towpath Closure – Glen Village and Falkirk Tunnel Reopened

Update 26th May 2017 We are pleased to report that the towpath works have been completed ahead of schedule and that the towpath has…

Events

16 May 2017

The National Theatre of Scotland presents…Submarine Time Machine

To celebrate the National Theatre of Scotland‘s move into Rockvilla, a new facility for Scottish theatre-making on the banks of the Forth and Clyde…

Walking & Running

08 May 2017

Towpath Closure – Ness Weir Refurbishment

Major refurbishment works begin this week on the 200 year old Thomas Telford-built Ness Weir at the head of the River Ness.

The Falkirk Wheel

04 May 2017

Revolutionary party planned for Falkirk Wheel’s 15th birthday

Scottish Canals is inviting the public to celebrate the 15th birthday of the world’s only rotating boat lift with a special party at The Falkirk Wheel.

Events

01 May 2017

Scotland’s first canal artist-in-residence invites public to go ‘gongoozling’

Scotland’s first-ever canal artist-in-residence has captured the spectacular sights of the nation’s inland waterways on canvas and is inviting the public to go ‘gongoozling’ as the first exhibition of her work opens on May 6th at the Park Gallery in Falkirk.