THOUGH Canal & River Trust tend to blame vandals for lock beams breaking, many boaters are aware that it is because they are rotten and need replacing.
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ONE of the by-products of living on a narrowboat long term is that you notice trends. Whether that is in terms of boat numbers, mooring patterns, or indeed wildlife populations you can't help but notice year-on-year changes. Regular readers will know I've written about the former on several occasions but not the latter, writes Ralph Freeman.
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MANY of you will remember the case of 'Maggie', suffering health problems, that narrowboatworld writers brought out into the open, telling how she was forced from her boat by CaRT, and who still has no home ("CaRT stole my boat. I want it back.")
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AN APPEAL is being made to people who have memories of being involved in the original restoration of Bugsworth Basin on the Peak Forest Canal.
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HARD on the heels of the request from the Kennet & Avon Canal Trust wanting skippers and crews for its Hungerford based trip boat, comes the Wilts & Berks Canal Trust also after volunteers.
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I MAY be able to offer some reasons for the collapse of the abutments [of the Oxford Lift Bridge]—excess speed and collision by boats, writes Kevin McNiff.
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Totally agree with you [concerning the Ashby Canal]. I think it is worth organising a petition to get these people back on track, that canals were built for boats and should stay that way.
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I have just read CaRT's statement regarding the Shakerstone Festival and welcome its statement that it has no intention to close the canal.
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ALREADY somewhat disillusioned with the world in general and Canal & River Trust in particular, I was not surprised to see the latest idiocy that is now being brought to bear on the Ashby Canal, writes Orph Mable.