BOATERS taking their craft abroad have to sit an exam to obtain a certificate to show they are competent, usually organised through the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) but can now do it without leaving their homes!
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APRIL was a particularly good month for narrowboatworld with many breaking news stories, which was reflected by its readership.
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BRITISH Waterways has produced a fold-out full colour guide for Gloucester Docks, for families exploring the historic port.
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AS PART of achieving World Heritage Status for Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, an 11 miles corridor is being opened up as nature walks.
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A GROUP of offenders have volunteered to clean up two local stretches of towpath in a joint venture with British Waterways.
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Notwithstanding the policy of supposedly reducing linear moorings in favour of offline moorings, more are being added.
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A NEW boat, The Three Shires, arrived at the Grantham Canal on the 28th April, and was gently lowered into the water.
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A NHS employee forged documents and a will to steal from dead patients, buying a narrowboat with the proceeds.
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THE body of 19 years old Daniel Hulland, has been retrieved from the Trent in Nottingham after he failed to swim across the river.
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AFTER the success of its Park and Float scheme last year, Doncaster Council this weekend started it again with the boat Wyre Lady.
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