THOUGH the Inland Waterways Association proposed to help with a River Festival for the Avon at Stratford next year, it has been decided there will not be one, but it will support the town's anniversary celebrations instead.
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A TUG purchased from Canal & River Trust (CaRT) by the Shrewsbury and Newport Canals Trust (SNCT) will be used next year to tow a trip boat to raise funds for restoration.
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THE Wey & Arun Canal Trust have published a calendar for 2014 to help the Trust to raise funds, allowing people to enjoy a new view of the waterway every month.
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THE Amphibious landing craft, DUCKS, used as trip boats could be banned as there are problems affecting buoyancy, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) have discovered.
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THE Rochdale Canal has failed between Locks 6 and 7 at Mytholmroyd, near Bridge 10, with the waterway closed until further notice.
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Late last week, the last of the boats that had been craned-out after the collapse of Lock 12 on the Aylesbury Arm (Aylesbury Arm closed) were back at their moorings at Circus Field in Aylesbury.
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FIGURES recently provided by Canal & River Trust (CaRT) have confirmed that, in terms of maintenance spend, this year will be the worst to date for the waterways of England and Wales.
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BOATERS arriving at Castlefield Basin in Manchester, very rarely stay these days, it being littered with abandoned boats and detritus with one particular boat not above sinking another!
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SWANS are being targeted on the Thames in Windsor, with more following earlier reports. (Swan barbecued).
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AT THE moment the ecologists are in raptures at discovering water vole on the Cain Hill Flight on the Kennet & Avon Canal at Devizes.
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