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'President' at the Jubilee Pageant

THE steam powered working boat President is to take part in the 1000 boats flotilla on the Thames as part of the Diamond Jubilee Pageant.

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Published: 23 February 2012

Droitwich Marina completed

THE first boats have now moved into the new Droitwich Marina situated on the recently restored section of the Droitwich Canals.

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Published: 23 February 2012

Spider web stitching taught

THE Boat Crafters' Group will be teaching the traditional craft of spider web stitching this weekend at Gloucester Waterways Museum.

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Published: 22 February 2012

Another property failure

BRITISH Waterways has admitted defeat with its property 'investment' at Giants Basin on the Bridgewater Canal at Castlefield in Manchester.

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Published: 22 February 2012

National water grid

ONCE again today, the national BBC News has prognosticated about the shortage of water in the East and East Midlands.

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Published: 22 February 2012

Another sanitary facility to be closed?

ON PAST procedures, when a sanitary facility fails, the usual method of dealing is for it to be closed, as previously reported in narrowboatworld.

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Published: 22 February 2012

Red diesel in the balance

THOUGH boaters can legally use red diesel for their boat engines, saving on taxation, this is again to be contested by the European Union.

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Published: 22 February 2012

Spreading the word—in song

ONCE again that very popular show Where the Working Boats Went is being presented around the country.

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Published: 20 February 2012

Bedford guillotine lock powered

THE hand operated Bedford Guillotine Lock on the River Great Ouse is being automated, with work having now started.

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Published: 20 February 2012

Tom cannot paint Weaver bridge

REGULAR readers will be well aware of the problems encounted by Tom Reynolds, who wants to repaint Sutton Swing Bridge over the Weaver, but it has to be put in perspective.

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Published: 20 February 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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