IN THE days of the working waterways, 'ashing up the gates' was a common practice, and is back being used on Caen Hill Flight on the Kennet & Avon Canal.
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A SWAN volunteer, who keeps his eye on the swans on the Avon at Stratford thought he would drown when he was pushed into the river by a man.
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ARSONISTS thought it very 'clever' to burn down a replica iron age roundhouse at a nature reserve, but two musicians have walked 100 miles around the Warwickshire Ring to raise cash to rebuild it.
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WITH the dates for the restrictions of boat movements on the Lee due to the Olympics, there is doubt about boaters being able to reach the Ware Festival next year on the 12th July.
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A VOLUNTEERING programme for young people in the North West—Waterways Action Squad—has celebrated the achievements of over 900 young people who have given their time as part of the two years waterway volunteering project.
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AS PART of British Waterways' need to protect and maintain the waterways, supervisors and operational staff have received training from Heritage Craft Alliance, covering the maintaining of brickwork, masonry and lime mortar.
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A DEVELOPMENT company has been refused funding for a marina on the Montgomery Canal.
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GLOUCESTER County County has made £900,000 in fines from motorists crossing Llanthony Bridge over the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal.
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THE Folk on the Water festival has raised around £3,000 for its two charities with its festivities.
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WE ALL know that nowadays British Waterways seem to have little interest in boaters' facilities, and have read of sanitary stations and the like being non-operational or even closed down.
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