Lovely idea, Peter Ponting, but you just try getting all your hirers to turn up at the same time, given that some fly in from Australia, some sit in a traffic jam on the M6, some turn up three hours early and expect their boat to be ready, and some turn up then decide to go off shopping for an hour or two.
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THE costly scheme by British Waterways/CaRT to control waterway business licensing, that was considered by business to be ill thought-out, has now been scrapped, and money is being spent on a new consultation document in its place.
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A BOAT was grounded on the Trent at Gunthorpe earlier this week, with all attempts at getting off the bottom in vain.
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Having read both articles from Victor and Orph regarding the pro's and con's of teaching people boating, then issuing certificates to show abilities of competence. I tend to disagree with both articles, writes Peter Ponting.
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THERE is a move to get people to give their time and make donations towards improving wildlife on and around the Chesterfield Canal.
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THE family of Jack Sykes who was found dead in the Huddersfield Narrow Canal near Milsbridge are desperate to discover how he came to be drowned in the reeds of the waterway.
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BOATERS with stoves are often on the look-out for something to burn, and so a product from Mathew Bremner should be of great interest.
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THE two temporary crossings of the Thames at Walton are at last in the process of being replaced, by a new bridge.
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THE note by Chris Love on the apparent shortage of volunteers reminds me of a couple of events during my recent run through the West Midlands and down to the Severn, writes David Lyneham-Brown.
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I must thank Mike Spick for pointing out my 'ignorance' and pointing me to the already existing Boaters Handbook. I have only been boating for nine years and bow to his superior knowledge.
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