IWA National Trailboat Festival 2009

The Inland Waterways Association’s National Trailboat Festival for 2009 is to be held on the restored length of the Ashby Canal at Moira, which is at the very northern end of the canal in Leicestershire.

This section of the canal was restored between 1999 and 2005 following its previous closure due to mining subsidence, and is part of a long-term scheme to restore the canal from Snarestone to its original terminus at Moira. The IWA hopes that the trailboat festival will show-case the work carried out by the Ashby Canal Trust and raise awareness for the continuing restoration.

The festival site includes the only lock in existence so far, on the Ashby Canal, and is set adjacent to the impressive Moira Furnace; a grade II listed building in the heart of the National Forest.

The featured restored length of canal is approximately 2000m long and includes two permanent slipways. There is good parking adjacent to the site, and water and toilet facilities are available.

For more information on the 2009 National Trailboat Festival, please contact Geoff Pursglove of the Ashby Canal Trust on 01530 273956.

Find out about the 2008 IWA National Trailboat Festival.