Boating Without Boundaries Blog

Wildlife and villages Starting your journey from the edge of Harlow at the CanalAbility base is your first lock, Burnt Mill Lock.  Passing the huge climbing wall, the river meanders through beautiful meadows and wooded areas, onto Parndon Mill Lock. The building you see nestling... Continue Reading

 CanalAbility welcomed over 100 people at it’s free Open Day on Sunday 28th April, with many new faces visiting the charity for the first time and enjoying the free mini canal boat cruises. The Open Day was organised by our team of dedicated volunteers and visitors could... Continue Reading

John Thorn joined CanalAbility last year as a new volunteer, and is keen to share his motivation to join us, and his experiences so far: I first went on canal boat holidays with my parents, sister and our Jack Russell dog when I was (much, much) younger. We went every year for... Continue Reading

CanalAbility Free Open Day – all welcome! Find out more about CanalAbility at our Free Open Day on Sunday 28th April 2019, 12 – 6pm. Last year’s Open Day was a huge success and we welcomed people from all over the region, many of whom enjoyed a free cruise on... Continue Reading

If you have utilised our services at any point in the past, please take 10-15 minutes complete this survey. It will greatly help us understand the value we bring to our users and give us the information we need to improve our operation and help more people! Continue Reading

Following the huge success of last year’s event, you are invited to support our 2nd Charity CanalAbility Golf Day at Canons Brook Golf Club. Enter a team of 4 or promote your company by sponsoring a hole for a minimum sponsorship donation of £100!  Many amazing team, on-course... Continue Reading

We would like to invite you to our upcoming charity golf day! All the details are outlined below. If you are not a golfer yourself, we would really appreciate you passing this on to people you know that are keen golfers. Many Thanks! CanalAbility Charity Golf Day Briggens Park... Continue Reading

On Saturday 24th June 2017, Volunteers from CANALABILTY, along with friends and family will be “Chasing the Sun” from the Head of the River Stort at Bishops Stortford to its end near Dobbs Weir, a distance of  24 kilometres. In doing so the group will be  raising... Continue Reading

As you wind your way downstream along the beautiful River Stort, you will be struck by the picturesque scenes along the river and greeted by the sound of chattering ducks and moorhens and the sound of reeds and grasses rustling in the breeze. As you drift along at a gentle pace,... Continue Reading

As you may already be aware, we ran a Christmas Cruise Photo Competition during December 2015 and we’re delighted to present the results. We love receiving photos of you having a great time out on the river, whatever the time of year, so please do keep sending them in. Simply... Continue Reading