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Civic dignitaries from around the area recently enjoyed an evening trip on Beatrice. The event, for Mayors and Chairs of various local...

Many groups have already enjoyed a trip on Beatrice this season, and more are looking forward to adventures to come. But is is not too...

Due to a shortage of water, the Canal and River Trust, the body that manages our canals, has decided to close the stretch of the Caldon...

Congratulations to the Cheddleton Flint Mill for organising their Garretaw, a great community event. The Garretaw, or Water Rag spelled...

Congratulations to our former Chairman, Derek Hilyer, who has just taken up a new role as Mayor of Leek. And thank you for 17 years of...

From time to time we invite representatives from the communities we serve to visit Beatrice, to see what we do and give a send off to the...

Well it certainly wasn't a normal pub crawl when the award winning Cor Bach Choir set out to support Beatrice. For one thing they were...

We have received some very kind donations in recent months.  We were delighted that our friend Jon Richards (in the blue anorak) raised...

Thank you to Adrian Highland for sending us these great photos from his recent trip on Beatrice. If you have comments about trip, or...

Beatrice has played host to a number of dignitaries over recent months as part of our policy of spreading the word about what we do....

Our volunteer crews always enjoy their days out on the beautiful Caldon Canal and it is great to know our passengers do too. Sometimes...

Beatrice and a party from the Meadows School, Leek were waved off by the Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire, Ian Dudson, CBE KStJ, and the...

We would like to say a big thank you to everyone who has helped Beatrice to continue with our work by making donations to help cover our...

We were delighted to have a visit from the Chairman of the Staffordshire Moorlands District, Councillor Lyn Swindlehurst. Councillor...

We are delighted to report that the long running project to replace a bridge over the canal below Hazlehurst Locks is complete. The...

We recently received news of future canal funding from the Canal and River Trust, the body that runs and maintains the waterways,...

Thank you to Lavender Fields School for their report on their recent trip. They say: Recently we took six children to Cheddleton to meet...

It costs around £9,000 a year to operate and maintain Beatrice, and that does not include major projects such as the new engine we fitted...

Beatrice could not operate without our dedicated team of volunteers. All crew members have chance to gain boating skills while enjoying...

The atmosphere for your day is established the moment you arrive at our beautiful mooring on the Caldon Canal. Our experienced and...