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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

Fire disaster averted at Barton Marina

A FIRE in a narrowboat at Barton Marina on the Trent & Mersey Canal, moored closely to others, could have had serious consequences if the fire had spread.

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Published: 29 June 2012

Email: Another disagrees

I have to disagree with Adrian Stott on the subject of 'Leaving the gates open'. First off what the old boaters used to do is irrelevant. Yes it worked for them but boating today is not the same.

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Published: 29 June 2012

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Latest

  • Remains of English pilot discovered in canal
  • Lack of water closes Erewash Canal
  • Towpath closure stops popular walking loop
  • Thames gets bathing status for first time
  • Lancaster Canal has the most bridge strikes
  • Long closure of the Rochdale
  • Boat stuck under Broads tidal bridge
  • Highest water level ever at Barton Turns
  • Great progress is being made on Montgomery Canal
  • Lack of water closes two canals
  • Three stoppages cleared on the Huddersfield canals
  • No way off or on to the tidal Trent—again!
  • Well known landmark to be demolished
  • Loco Lift Bridge worked for three days
  • Disconnected paddle keeps Wigan Flight closed
  • Open weekend to raise funds for link
  • Lack of water closes Huddersfield Narrow
  • Two more canal closures yesterday
  • More volunteers required
  • Broads boaters clobbered for not paying tolls

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