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Trips sold out

THE first operation of a new cruise route on the Wey & Arun Canal has proved a hit with visitors with almost every place on the trips that ran on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd September sold out.

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Published: 13 September 2012

Need experience

THE people in Canal & River Trust who need valuable boating experience are the directors and some of the general managers, writes Kevin McNiff.

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Published: 13 September 2012

Night travel

LAST Sunday night as the last of the light was fading a hire boat came past. My thoughts were ‘too fast', but that is bye the bye, he should never have been travelling in the dark, writes Maffi.

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Published: 13 September 2012

More problems at Gloucester Quays

TIME and time again it is being shown that the Gloucester Quays development was a bad decision, with now the Travelodge facing closure.

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Published: 13 September 2012

New Inn closed again

THE New Inn at Long Buckby Wharf is closed once again—the second time in a few months.

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Published: 13 September 2012

Email: Sweeping supposition

I have just read the two pieces published today, one about the reasons continuous cruisers choose to live aboard and one about residential boat dwellers paying council tax.

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Published: 13 September 2012

Email: Lock houses in poor state

One of the problems is that many of the lock houses are in a poor state of repair, and lack the kind of modern amenities which potential tenants expect nowadays.

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Published: 12 September 2012

The tale of Curdworth Lock

This episode regarding activity at Curdworth Lock 11 began several years ago, which is when I became interested and started taking photographs of the goings on, writes Ralph Freeman.

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Published: 12 September 2012

Email: Wrong perspective

I think Simon Grindrod is coming at this from the wrong perspective.  (The mooring problem-8/9/12.)

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Published: 12 September 2012

Email: Not complying

No, Simon, let's not look at this problem other than as what it really is! (The mooring problem—8/9/12.) Some people in some boats (where is not relevant) not complying with the rules!  Deliberately!

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Published: 12 September 2012

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