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Drive everyone away

I READ Mick's article, and couldn't agree more with his opinions, ie cyclists will drive everyone away from the waterways. CaRT are in thrall to the green lobby, therefore nothing will be done unless an angler is injured, writes Martin Brooks.

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Published: 03 July 2014

Email: Satisfying the kids

Ralph Helleman has hit the nail on the head with his explanation of the problems of the hire industry, pointing out that boating is so boring for children and the vagrancy of our English weather.

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Published: 02 July 2014

Ducks Race raises £2,500

A DUCK Race held at Aqueduct Marina on the Middlewich Branch raised £2,500 for St Luke's (Cheshire) Hospice.
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Published: 02 July 2014

Boat closes K&A

A BOAT has damaged the top gate of Bedwyn Church Lock (64) on the Kennet & Avon Canal with the waterway closed at this point.

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Published: 02 July 2014

Towpath velodrome

THE Canal & River Trust (CaRT) is on a mission to encourage another charity called 'Sustrans' to provide some cash for repairing and upgrading the towpath, writes Mick Fitzgibbons.

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Published: 02 July 2014

Ducks back on water

THE accident prone amphibious Ducks, that have sunk and caught fire are being allowed back on the Thames for a three months trial.

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Published: 30 June 2014

Defibrillator for the Grantham

A STATE-OF-THE-ART Defibrillator has been donated to the Grantham Canal Society by Melton Sailing Club, for use with the Society's volunteers.

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Published: 30 June 2014

Reasons for hire vacancies?

AFTER reading the suggestion that the boat hiring concerns would seem to have vacancies, I confirm that many hirers do in fact have many vacancies, and I believe the reason is twofold, and this is from my own experience of hiring narrowboats for the past six years, writes Ralph Helleman.

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Published: 30 June 2014

Pillings allowed to flood—again

DURING the heavy downpour on Friday Pillings Lock Marina flooded yet again with all attempts to get a response from the Canal & River Trust Floodline failing.

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Published: 30 June 2014

Victor: Taking control

IGNORING that from CaRT concerning 'focussing on its customers', there is one thing that is a vast improvement in its stated new policy—that the boss-man is making sure that people report directly to him in future, including the replacement for Sally Ash, she previously under Simon Salem.

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Published: 29 June 2014

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  • Water, water, everywhere
  • Still no paddles for lock on Glasson Branch
  • More problems at Penkridge Lock
  • Two repairs will take longer than first expected
  • More problems with Bidford Bridge over the Avon
  • Two more 'winter works' cancelled
  • Good news for Canal & River Trust
  • Lee Navigation lock remains closed to navigation
  • Café turns to cyclists as it has fewer boaters
  • Swing bridge and paddle failures
  • Paddle hubs encourage people on to the Birmingham canals
  • Two more 'winter works' added
  • Source of Chesterfield Canal pollution still not found
  • Keadby Lock is still closed
  • Canal & River Trust's greater enforcement powers is not the answer
  • New top gates for flight lock
  • Bridgewater Canal breach stabilisation completed
  • Maintenance Team volunteers needed
  • Clearing the water on accessible healthcare for boaters
  • Collapsed culvert keeps Staffs & Worcs Canal closed

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