BOATS were seen on the canal at Stroud at the Stroud on Water festival for the first time in 80 years.
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THE BBC has been berated from all sides over its coverage of the Queen's Jubilee Pageant on the Thames, and its constant interruption to feature various speakers instead of showing the many boats.
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THERE is a unique chance to see a film of the canal boats of the waterways as they were nearly 70 years ago, in the presentation of Painted Boats.
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Over the last six months you have advised/supported us who want to re-paint a British Waterways eyesore — Frodsham Swing Bridge, writes Tom Reynolds.
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ONCE again the emergency services had to risk their lives to rescue the crew of a narrowboat that had taken to the Avon in flood conditions with its boat stranded against a bridge.
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THE majority of the narrowboats destined to take part in the Queen's Jubilee Pageant made the trip, Evelyn McCann of Thames Link Marine Ltd tells us.
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THROUGHOUT the country events staged on the waterways yesterday (Sunday) proved a washout, with reports of very poor attendances as the constant rain kept people away.
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LACK of money for maintenance, and local waterway managers being starved of cash means that the waterways are consequently deteriorating rapidly.
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IT MUST seem to many people, myself included, when reading narrowboatworld just lately that there is only gloom to be seen in any article relating to Canal & River Trust (CART), writes Orph Mable.
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Just a few of the 100 narrowboats that arrived at West India Dock, Docklands today (Friday) for scrutineering before the Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the Thames on Sunday.
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