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Too many residentials

AS MORE and more marinas are accommodating more and more residential boaters, it is creating ill-feeling with those boaters who originally chose a marina for its privacy, that is becoming spoilt by the numbers of liveaboards and their noise, with Nial Morrison writing:

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Published: 13 August 2015

Help for man whose boat was fired

A WEB page has been set up for the boater whose narrowboat was deliberately fired, to help him secure another home.

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Published: 13 August 2015

Re-enactment of the K&A opening

THE Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire, the Queen's representative in the county, descended the top locks of the Caen Hill Flight in a narrowboat last Friday in a re-enactment of the re-opening of the Kennet & Avon Canal by the Queen on 8th August 1990.

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Published: 12 August 2015

The off-putting Droitwich Canal

BEING a Droitwich lad, I was pretty excited upon the completion of the canal restoration and looked forward to cruising it in my own boat. I am however more than a little disappointed by the experience, and it transpires that I'm not the only one, writes Gareth Haines.

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Published: 12 August 2015

Charitable losses

WITH Canal & River Trust (CaRT) now known to have misled the public with exaggerated claims regarding the number of ‘Friends' it has (Not so many ‘Friends'), perhaps it's time to have a long hard look at the voluntary income stream and see how well it is doing, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 12 August 2015

Boot on the other foot

THERE are times when I find it interesting to imagine what would transpire if things happened the other way around in this world, i.e. the boot was on the other foot as we say. The results are often very telling, writes Ralph Freeman.

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Published: 10 August 2015

Farmyard favourites at Slough Festival

THE week-end Slough Festival will this year include the Basil and Crew Mobile Farm amongst its attractions in addition to the waterway events.

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Published: 10 August 2015

Public less satisfied

THE public is less satisfied with Canal & River Trust than they were a year ago, despite claims regarding 'a year of success', writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 10 August 2015

Do you leave Git Gaps?

IN MY travels around the BCN this 'summer', I have noticed the number of moored boats on bollards and rings but not sharing a ring for no obvious reason, writes Kevin McNiff.

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Published: 10 August 2015

Councillor wants more moored boats

THE Green Party Leader of the Oxford City Council, Craig Simmons, would like to see the Oxford Canal packed with live aboards, to ease the housing shortage.
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Published: 10 August 2015

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