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Testing the Basingstoke

BOATERS have been testing the Basingstoke again—but  only as far as Brookwood, as water levels dictate that Deepcut Flight cannot be opened due to winter maintenance which saw a lot of the pounds dewatered.

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Published: 09 April 2012

K&A canoe race shock

BOATERS on the Kennet & Avon Canal will be aware that it is the time of the annual Devizes to London Canoe Race, but this year's effort has resulted in Olympic gold medallist rower Sir Steve Redgrave pulling out.

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Published: 08 April 2012

Solution to continuous moorers problem

I DO NOT wish to get into the whys and wherefores of overstaying boats on visitor moorings, but I do have a simple solution to the problem, writes Graham Phillips.

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Published: 07 April 2012

Summit level closed

DON'T panic—unless you are one of our many Irish boater readers—it's one of yours that is closed.

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Published: 07 April 2012

Trip boat jammed

A TRIP boat on the Thames was providing entertainment for onlookers yesterday (Friday) on Westminster Bridge as it attempted to get free.

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Published: 07 April 2012

Boat destroyed in fire

A BOAT was completely destroyed last night (Thursday) on the Lancaster Canal when it caught fire.

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Published: 06 April 2012

Mersey tickets on sale

TICKETS are now on sale at the National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port for Mersey Ferries' cruises.

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Published: 06 April 2012

Canal Centre re-opens

LINLITHGOW Canal Centre on the Union Canal opens for the season this Easter week-end until the end of September.

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Published: 06 April 2012

Ireland canals and rivers low too

THOUGHT by many as a country having more than its fair share of rain, this year Ireland too has had very little, with warning about navigation on its waterways.

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Published: 05 April 2012

Canal Watch extended

WITH so many problems on canal towpaths, the Canal Watch scheme is now being introduced by Staffordshire Police, to get towpath users to report suspicious activity.

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Published: 05 April 2012

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Latest

  • Narrowboat recovered from Bath Deep Lock
  • And another...
  • Gloucester Docks still silted-up
  • Lack of water still closing waterways
  • 14 days rule suspension ends on the 1st October
  • Mercia Marina gets award for outstanding visitor experience
  • A big day for action at Whitchurch
  • Is Yorkshire closed yet?
  • Calder & Hebble Navigation reopens
  • The state of the reservoirs...
  • The site of the new leak/breach on the Llangollen Canal
  • Victor tells the cost of lack of maintenance
  • In praise of the Muddy-Boots Engineers:
  • Bridge parapet hit causing danger to boaters
  • Locks reopen
  • Two more lack of water stoppages on the Erewash
  • Sykehouse Lift Bridge breaks yet again
  • For the love of canals
  • Lack of experience
  • Cannot understand the reason for stoppage

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