IN VIEW of the confusing reports in narrowboatworld concerning volunteer lock keepers, such a volunteer, Bill Gill, explains:
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IT IS expected that hundreds of people will be taking to the water at the 14th spectacular Peterborough Dragon Boat Festival on the Nene.
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At Aldermaston on the Kennet & Avon Canal there is a very good Elsan and self pump-out service, but on reaching there last week we were informed that the premises were now owned by the local council and not British Waterways.
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IT SEEMS that in some cases British Waterways want more than just a volunteer, it wants unpaid professional service, as a prospective Information Technology volunteer (who asked to remain anonymous) tells us:
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ANOTHER boater thought he could cruise a river in flood, resulting in his boat becomming trapped on a weir, putting rescuers' lives at risk.
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I for one would be quite happy if CART was to be a failure. The waterways would fall into disrepair, the towpaths would be overgrown, boating would become increasingly difficult.
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BRITISH Waterways directors may face criminal charges following the death of a 12 years old boy who drowned at Stourport Basin a year ago, writes Allan Richards.
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I can well understand Victor being unable to keep up with the members of CART, join the club!
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WITH drunks falling into the 'Rochdale Nine' at Canal Street in Manchester, a fence was erected on the top of the existing wall, but a man's body has been discovered in the waterway.
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AFTER a first refusal, a developer has managed to get planning permission to build flats at The Wharf in Devizes, despite objections—but at a cost of £152,000.
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