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Email: Wants a poll

I know that you don't like including polls, as it clogs up your site and people can't log on, but Steve Davis' article cries out for a poll.

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Published: 16 January 2013

Lock gates shock

MEMBERS of the Grantham Canal Society were delighted when the new top gates were fitted to lock 18, but that soon faded when it was realised the bottom gates were is a worse condition than realised.

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Published: 16 January 2013

Was he worth it?

I THOUGHT Allan's article was a good summary of Robin's time in charge although he could have also added selling the family silver to his charge sheet, writes Steve Davis.

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Published: 16 January 2013

Not a philistine

I am not a philistine and I like poetry in its place, but spending money on poetry then starting an appeal to pay for a catastrophic canal breach is a bit of a cheek, writes Frank Hurst.

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Published: 16 January 2013

Email: There to stimulate

The swelling mini-furore over lines of verse on lock beams does not surprise me. The world is full of utilitarian philistines happy to clamour for more bread while shunning circuses, and I guess the boating world is no different.

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Published: 14 January 2013

Email: Fascinating addition

I am not a boater and so write with some trepidation in response to the articles on your site regarding poetry on lock gates.

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Published: 14 January 2013

The Evans achievements

THE Canal & River Trust press release announcing the resignation of Robin Evans quotes him as saying 'I am very proud of what we have achieved over the past ten years', writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 14 January 2013

Leicester Line reopens

THE Leicester Line of the Grand Union Canal was reopened today (Saturday) after the Debdale Embankment slip above Foxton Locks.

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Published: 12 January 2013

'Boats must go'

A BATTLE is taking place against the huge number of residential boats crammed on the Regents Canal fronting canal-side homes.

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Published: 12 January 2013

Not justified

I sometimes wonder what world these people live in. A spokesman for Canal & River Trust says that the poetry on lock beams will attract more visitors to the canals, writes David Hymers.

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Published: 12 January 2013

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