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Oxfam walk on K&A

THERE is to be an unusual sponsored walk on the Kennet & Avon Canal in June—with those taking part carrying buckets of water on their heads.

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Published: 31 May 2013

Lack of enforcement at Braunston

MORE and more boaters are complaining about the total lack of enforcement of the mooring rules at Braunston, and so are sceptical of the new mooring rules being enforced, and Kevin McNiff writes:

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Published: 31 May 2013

Free smoke alarms

AS PART of Boat Safety Week, the Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service will be visiting boaters along the Kennet & Avon Canal, offering free smoke alarms.

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Published: 30 May 2013

Biggest hotel boat

CLAIMED to be the biggest hotel boat on the inland waterways, Wessex Rose is now working the Kennet & Avon Canal.

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Published: 30 May 2013

Chesterfield Canal in limbo

THOUGH the National Audit Office report has slammed HS2, it regretfully remains silent on damage already done, in particular to the restoration of the Chesterfield Canal.

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Published: 30 May 2013

Must keep moving

I see in narrowboatworld that holiday boaters will be affected by the new rules about not returning to the same spot within a month, writes Tony Collins.
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Published: 30 May 2013

Big demand for share boating

THE recent Crick Boat Show showed that there is an ever increasing demand for share boating, with shared ownership companies reporting a quick take-up of shares.

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Published: 29 May 2013

No idea how to run a waterway

SO THE South East Mooring Consultation has finally been published. And once again CaRT has demonstrated it has no idea how to run a waterway, writes Maffi.

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Published: 29 May 2013

Safeguards on the Soar?

FOLLOWING a night of torrential rain (NbW—No staff to stop flooding) the pound at Kegworth despite being one of the widest and deepest pounds on the Soar recorded a rapid rise of at least six inches, writes Pam Pickett.

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Published: 29 May 2013

EA keeps on the pressure

FOLLOWING the many prosecutions by the Environment Agency (EA) of boaters on the Thames without licences, the agency has now targeted the Medway.

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Published: 29 May 2013

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