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Cropredy Marina success

OPENED earlier this month, Cropredy Marina on the South Oxford Canal is proving to be a successful venture, with many boats taking advantage of its moorings.

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Published: 26 September 2013

L&L worse than expected

INVESTIGATIONS of the breach on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal have discovered that there is leakage through the canal bed that means it will have to be re-lined, requiring a two months stoppage.

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Published: 26 September 2013

Aylesbury Arm opening delayed

THE re-opening of the Aylesbury Arm will not be at the end of October as first promised by Canal & River Trust (CaRT) but the end of November.

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Published: 25 September 2013

Gutless Kayaker getting support

THE Gutless Kayaker who is paddling the waterway system to raise funds for 'his' hospital (The Gutless Kayaker is off again) is getting support along his way.

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Published: 25 September 2013

Chuggers collection boxes

THE Canal & River Trust (CaRT) is asking the public to choose a charity collection box for the use of its street collection people.

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Published: 25 September 2013

Continuous cruisers get association

THIS Friday sees the launch of another boaters' association, this time its purpose is to look after the interests of continuous cruisers.

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Published: 25 September 2013

Beer Festival at museum

THERE is to be a Beer Festival at the National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port in October, lasting three days.

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Published: 25 September 2013

Competition will soon close

THE photographic competition organised by British Waterways Marinas Ltd (BWML) now has less than a week to run.

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Published: 25 September 2013

Another try for basin

ANOTHER try is being made to convert a car park in Oxford city centre into a basin to accommodate boats.

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Published: 25 September 2013

The crumbling waterways

NINE months—eight failures, with the embankment collapse on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal at Rishton, between Blackburn and Burnley, on 11th September again emphasising the parlous state of Canal & River Trust (CaRT) waterways, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 23 September 2013

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