40% funding shortfall

The Canal & River Trust is facing a funding shortfall

A reduction in Government funding will threaten the future of Britain’s canals.

That’s the message from the Canal & River Trust which says that a reduction in grant funding of more than 40% or £300 million in real terms will lead to the decline of the inland waterways and to the eventual closure of some parts of the network.

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