THE Canal & River Trust has secured an agreement with HS2 which will significantly reduce the impact of the rail line on the Trent & Mersey Canal at Fradley Junction.
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Wait till it breaks methodology still in place with CART we see—lock landing at lock 38, Marston, Grand Union Canal, Wayne Abbott reports.

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YESTERDAY we moved our boat from Uplands Marina, Anderton, to the new Park Farm Marina, near Higher Shurlach, just over six miles, writes John Bamford.
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HAVE a survey yes, but whatever the outcome there must be action and it must be soon and hit CaRT in the long term either financially or by intense public humiliation, writes John Coxon.
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KEVIN McNIFF is right. Direct action is not a traditional part of English culture—perhaps it’s time for a bit more, writes John Bamford.
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THE plans of Stratford’s new Canal Quarter development have been unveiled at a special exhibition, but no sign of the canal!
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You hit the nail on the head when you mentioned Canal & River Trust and fake news, writes Helen Cripps.
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FOLLOWING your comments about the well-deserved awards to the Chesterfield Canal, may I also mention the Pocklington that was also a recipient of a Green Flag Award, writes Howard Anguish.
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WE LONG standing (or should that be long floating) boaters of the past days of British Waterways would never have then believed there would be 12 canals closed—yes, my friends, Canal & River Trust have made it a round dozen!
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LOVERS of the Chesterfield Canal were delighted by the news that this beautiful waterway has been officially recognised as one of the UK’s very best green spaces, not just once, but three times over.
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