Now I have read Allan's article it all becomes crystal clear! There is one man that could be at the root of virtually all the problems Canal & River Trust has suffered since its inception, and that is Vaughan Welch, writes Martin Brooks.
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AS PETER EARLY recently stated. The Inland Waterways Association has 17,216 members, all of whom were emailed prior to the CaRT elections. The result was that all IWA nominations were elected, writes Peter Ponting.
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WITH the early resignation of trustee, Marisa Cassoni, (CaRT trustee resigns—narrowboatworld 30th November) Canal & River Trust is 'searching for an exceptional financially qualified individual to join its Board of Trustees'.
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THE water supply to the Birmingham Canal Navigations is now assured with the Chasewater Reservoir not only repaired but full of water.
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IT IS obvious, by the number of 'accidents' of heavy vehicles crashing into canal bridges that many drivers are incapable of negotiating them.
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THERE are 4,320 boaters without home moorings on Canal & River Trust waterways that are breaking the law, writes Allan Richards.
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RATHER than spending valuable time and bandwidth on a poll working out whether the last Chief Executive was worthy of the millions paid to him (two articles seem to have answered that already) would it not be more profitable to look at what is needed? Asks Graham Phillips.
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I'VE A topical suggestion for more poetry for lock beams, writes David Collins.
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IN REPLY to Sheila Halsall I would think that the vast majority of boat owners (on the canals at least) were hirers before they became owners, and most of us would definitely regard hirers as fellow boaters. So I hope that her perception is wrong, writes Ted Sedman.
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Please correct me if I am wrong but my understanding is that boaters and restoration societies are not the only people paying for the upkeep of the canal system.
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