A £20,000 grant will help train a new generation of Thames sailing barge crew in Maldon. The Maldon-based Thames Sailing Barge Trust has been awarded the grant by Trinity House, an ancient ...

It looks at boats ranging from the modest coracle – whose shape was adapted to suit individual rivers across Britain – to the imposing Thames sailing barges – boats that helped build London.

But Maldon District Council said a build up of mud was making it increasingly difficult for boats - including the iconic Thames barges - to pass "safely and effectively". The strategy and ...

The council and quay provide space for various fully rigged Thames sailing barges. There has been no significant dredging work in the main areas occupied by the barges since around 2000.

Jamie Niblock/BBC Nick Baker said the river used to be a very busy trade route The barge used for the trip would not have normally travelled the river, but was similar to sailing vessels that were ...

Humans have been sailing various seas and oceans for thousands of years, and using boats for potentially even longer than that. But as a species we wouldn’t have made it very far if it was only ...