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Do not have a clue

REFERRING to the lack of boater access to Henhurst Lock at Wigan by the building of the bridge, one boater there at the time of its building is convinced  British Waterways 'do not have a clue how our canals operate'.

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Published: 02 July 2012

Council spreading Japanese Knotweed

A MAJOR council has been accused of spreading the invasive Japanese Knotweed into the Avon that feeds the Kennet & Avon Canal.

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Published: 02 July 2012

The first four decades

RESTORING a canal is no easy matter, and the restoration of the the Wey & Arun Canal is no exception—over 40 years of it.
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Published: 02 July 2012

New full year mooring licence

WATERWAYS Ireland is to introduce a new licence for boaters wanting to moor on the canals for longer than the five days allowed under the current system.

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Published: 02 July 2012

No show for CART

THOUGH the Stratford-upon-Avon River Festival over the weekend was billed as CART 'an exiting new charity coming to a waterway near to you in 2012', with advertising galore—nothing!

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Published: 02 July 2012

Still no tail bridge

WHEN Henhurst Road Bridge at Wigan was rebuilt in 2006 it incorporated long ramps (presumably for wheelchair users) but no tail bridge for lock users who as a result have to walk a considerable distance to access the other side of the lock.

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Published: 02 July 2012

Stuck narrowboat moved

THE narrowboat that was wedged against a bridge on the flooded Rochdale Canal at Hebden Bridge has been moved.

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Published: 30 June 2012

Email: The best thing

I can't help think that the best thing for boaters to do regarding lock gates is to leave them in the state stipulated by the relevant Navigation Authority!

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Published: 30 June 2012

Helped save the Oxford

ROSE Skinner, who along with her late husband Jack, who helped save the Oxford Canal from closure, has died

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Published: 29 June 2012

Finding work for volunteers

IT WOULD seem that volunteers are not wanted for work after all, but work is wanted for the volunteers, who seem totally redundant.

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Published: 29 June 2012

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