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Victor: Lock tuition

I WAS not in the least surprised at our Allan Richards' report of so many boats sinking in locks, which much surely be down to the complete lack of proper lock tuition.

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Published: 19 August 2012

Risking their lives

THE warm weather has once again brought the incidence of young people leaping into locks to cool down, yet they are risking their lives.

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Published: 18 August 2012

Wi-Fi for museum

IN THIS age of the internet, more and more Wi-Fi is being made available, with the National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port now boasting of the facility.

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Published: 17 August 2012

New café at Devizes

WORK by volunteers of the Kennet & Avon Canal Trust, have meant there is now a new café at the Wharf in Devizes on the Kennet & Avon Canal.

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Published: 17 August 2012

Fixing the problems

HAVING first-hand knowledge of the problems of the Trent & Mersey Canal, contributor Ralph Freeman offers suggestions how they can be fixed to make life easier for boaters.

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Published: 17 August 2012

Join York flotilla

THE Festival of the Rivers that was cancelled earlier this year owing to high water levels on the Ouse is to be held instead later this month in York.

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Published: 16 August 2012

Horse drawn boat travels entire L&L

IT MUST have been with a sigh of relief that Sue Day finished her marathon trek with a horse drawn boat of the entire length of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal from Leeds to Pier Head at Liverpool.

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Published: 16 August 2012

Walkers to help restoration

WITH the Wendover Arm Trust losing out on its big fund raising Wendover Festival this year, it is organising a sponsored walk to raise funds towards its further restoration.

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Published: 16 August 2012

The licence 'facts' disputed

A boater cruising the Leeds & Liverpool Canal disputes the claim made by Canal & River Trust concerning the number of unlicenced boats,  with Peter Ponting writing:

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Published: 16 August 2012

Email: Those Droitwich reeds

We felt exactly the same as Dave Bulbeck about the Droitwich canals experience. We too visited the canals this year and felt the lack of moorings.

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Published: 15 August 2012

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