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December WRG work parties

HERE is a list of the Waterways Recovery Group work parties for December.
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Published: 18 November 2013

Email: Gate replacing

I see Victor is off on another of his hobby horses—Health & Safety. Why are some people so opposed to workers being able to work in a safe environment?

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Published: 18 November 2013

Those illusive numbers

I AM not sure that the figures quoted for visitors are unrealistic writes the Chairman of Grantham Canal Society, Mike Stone.

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Published: 18 November 2013

'Ceremony for the dead' boat burning

SUCH was the respect a popular boater had amongst his compatriots and relations, that in a bizarre ceremony, they remembered him as did the Vikings by setting fire to his boat whilst still on the waterway.

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Published: 18 November 2013

Lost your keys?

A set of keys were handed into our bar today (Saturday) at lunch time. They were found on the towpath at Oxley and a good citizen passed them to us to try and locate the owner, writes Orph Mable.

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Published: 17 November 2013

EA increase nearly double CaRT's

THE Environment Agency (EA) has announced that its boat registration charge increase for 2014/15 will be 4.8%.

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Published: 16 November 2013

Marina raises charity money

EACH year Church Minshull Aqueduct Marina raises money for charity through a series of events held in the marina café and surrounding reception area, Chris Owen-Roberts tells us

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Published: 16 November 2013

Now its £107m

WE ARE now told that the 'steady state'—the amount needed to keep the waterways in good condition—is now £107m, writes Allan Richards.
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Published: 16 November 2013

Woman's body found

THE police have reported finding a woman's body, believed to be that of missing Elizabeth Kinston, but not in any waterway as was first feared.

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Published: 15 November 2013

No date yet on Shroppie culvert repair

TODAY Canal & River Trust engineers are using high pressure jets to clear the fallen debris from the collapsed culvert on the Shropshire Union Canal, but cannot give a reopening date until there is a plan for repair.

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Published: 15 November 2013

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