OVER the past month Lizzie Carr, made famous by being the first female in history to solo paddle board across the English Channel, has been busy with her Plastic Patrol of the waterways.
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A RESERVOIR serving the Leeds & Liverpool Canal has had to be partially emptied to undertake repairs caused by vandals removing stones from its wall.
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A BOATER managed to get his boat caught on the cill of Stonebridge Lock (16) of the Lee Navigation and sunk it.
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THE latest Boater's Update contains the usual 'facts' from Damien and CaRT's fantasy world—only one unplanned stoppage of more than 48 hours in July(?), quotes John Wallace.
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THOUGH Banbury Canal Day had been cancelled this year owing to planned building work around its site, it will now go ahead.
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LOCAL businesses in Banbury were so fed-up of the state of the towpath of the Oxford Canal in Banbury, that they have donated a shredder to a local canal volunteer group so the towpath and surrounding paths can be kept tidy.
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THE Canal & River Trust has closed the Stourbridge Canal as a suspicious device has been discovered.
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ROWERS, as opposed to canoeists, do not, and can not use canals, due to blindingly obvious width restrictions, writes Geoff Low.
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From my memory a far greater obstacle to this project will be Warwick Castle who objected the first time. Perhaps Merlin Entertainments who own/run this along with Alton Towers and many other theme parks will be more accommodating especially if they want favourable treatment elsewhere.
Martin Hunt
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THERE were a few 'fireworks' at the Annual General Meeting of the Canal & River Trust last year, so surprise, surprise, attendance this time is rather limited and not too easy to obtain.
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