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Weed hatch sinkings

IT IS not only boats being caught on cills and in gates that cause sinkings, but leaving the weed hatch lid off is another cause, with Rob McLean of the Boat Safety Scheme giving a timely reminder.

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Published: 24 August 2012

Difficulty navigating Chesterfield Canal

BOATERS can expect difficulty navigating the Chesterfield Canal, with large volumes of reed expected, Cheryl Turner of Canal & River Trust tells us.

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Published: 24 August 2012

Work starts on restoration

IT WAS 10 years ago that the Shrewsbury & Newport Canals Trust (SNCT) was formed, with the objective of re-opening the canal route from Shrewsbury to Norbury Junction on the Shropshire Union Canal.

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Published: 23 August 2012

£1 million wanted for HQ

THE Kennet & Avon Canal Trust is hoping to renovate its headquarters at Devizes Wharf but needs £1 million for the work required.

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Published: 23 August 2012

Making sure swing bridges don't freeze

IT WAS confirmed this morning (Wednesday 22nd August) that a team of experts at a leading British lubricants company has come up with an environmentally friendly solution to keep transport on and off the Manchester Ship Canal running smoothly.

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Published: 22 August 2012

Ilkeston will get through

PROVISION is being made for the horse-drawn traditional narrowboat Ilkeston to get through Camden, notwithstanding the towpath closure, Lester May writes.

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Published: 22 August 2012

Hirer breaks her leg

A hirer stepping off her boat tripped and broke her leg over the week-end and had to be taken to hospital, Jackie Brown tells us.

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Published: 22 August 2012

Email: Difficult holiday

Having taken a holiday on your Trent & Mersey Canal and gone through those locks stated, I can confirm that they made the holiday my wife and myself took very difficult indeed and really no pleasure.

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Published: 20 August 2012

Will the horse boat arrive?

THE 100 years old horse drawn narrowboat Ilkeston is making a 200 miles journey from Ellesmere Port to London, and will pass through Camden Town this Thursday 23rd August, an event not seen locally for some fifty years, Lester May writes:

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Published: 20 August 2012

Another boater prosecution

FOLLOWING on from four successful prosecutions by the Environment Agency  in May, another owner of an unregistered boat has paid the price, writes Roger Fox.

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Published: 20 August 2012

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