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David: Health and Safety

TALKING of CaRT's somewhat selective attitude to Health and Safety we recently went up Towney lock on the Kennet & Avon and I cannot see how this ever passed a modern risk assessment.

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Published: 11 June 2016

Two dead in boat

AS A BOAT had been moored for a protracted length of time on Wroxham Broad on the Norfolk Broads, the authorities decided to investigate.

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Published: 10 June 2016

Two more Avon drownings

TWO men have drowned in the Avon this month, making a total of eight men having died in the river since 2009.

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Published: 10 June 2016

'Bargees' have CaRT on the ropes

YOU may not agree with the policy of the National Bargee Travellers Association (NBTA), but it certainly has Canal & River Trust 'on the ropes' with its enviable publicity campaign.

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Published: 10 June 2016

Dogs drowned in L&L

TWO dogs have been discovered drowned in the Leeds & Liverpool Canal during May, obviously thrown in to be killed as weights were tied to them.

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Published: 10 June 2016

Sunken boat in Peak Forest

THERE is a sunken boat in the Peak Forest Canal, but navigation is possible by the side of it with care.

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Published: 10 June 2016

Queen's Award for canal Trust

AS IS fairly well known we do not report on the myriad of awards given out by all and sundry, but a Queen's Award is indeed worthy of reporting.

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Published: 10 June 2016

True cost of EA folly

NOTWITHSTANDING the Environment Agency's continued purge against residents at Hartford Marina on the River Great Ouse, it was found to have no basis.

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Published: 09 June 2016

'Selective' risk assessment?

CLOSING the Garrison Flight due to an unsafe building may seem sensible to the occasional boater but this decision needs to be put into context of the overall risk of boating throughout the year. Ralph Freeman suggests:

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Published: 09 June 2016

'Last push' for bridge appeal

TO COMPLETE a new bridge which will allow a section of the Wey & Arun Canal to be opened its Trust is seeking to raise £120,000 to finish the crossing in Alfold, its largest restoration scheme so far.

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Published: 09 June 2016

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