Rochdale Canal celebrates 20th anniversary of its restoration
ROCHDALE Canal celebrates its 20th anniversary of its full restoration this month.
Good turnout for NBTA Hackney Protest Picnic
HUNDREDS of boaters, local residents and land-based supporters turned out to attend the National Bargee Travellers Association’s (NBTA) Hackney Protest Picnic.
Welcome to the South Stratford Canal
JUST been on the South Stratford Canal, writes Dave Hargreaves.
Nothing to celebrate
I WAS absolutely fuming to read that the Canal & River Trust were celebrating 21 years of the reopening of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal and Standedge Tunnel, writes Steve Hallam.
Two weeks closure mid season for last winter's work
THERE is to be two weeks closure of the Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation in July.
Quick work on the Chesterfield
WE'RE currently exploring the Chesterfield Canal for the first time, writes Dave Irving.
Model boats plan for Stratford Canal Basin withdrawn
PLANS to allocate a section of the Stratford Canal Basin in the Bancroft Gardens for model boats have been withdrawn almost as soon as they were announced, writes Roger Fox.
Hope for temporary repair to Leeds & Liverpool culvert
THERE is hope for a temporary repair to the collapsed culvert at Bradley on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.
Reservoirs losing their capacity
I WAS most pleased to read the comment from Howard Clarke about the reservoirs serving the Grand Union, writes Paul Hollins.
Boaters warned after Avian Flu outbreak
BOATERS on the Birmingham & Fazeley Canal have been urged not to touch sick or dead birds. as Avian Flu has been confirmed.