With the acquisition of the boatyard at Fradley Junction by Marine Services at Fradley Junction there is to be a whole series of improvements to the shop, office and dry-dock, and also to services for boaters and other visitors.
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LIKE many boaters, Ralph Freeman was concerned to read of the possible harmful effects of running his engine on the new fuel mix, so contacted the manufacturer.
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THIS Saturday, 30th October, a new piece of artwork to commemorate the bicentenary of the Kennet & Avon Canal will be unveiled on the canal towpath at Bath.
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THE first boat is now in the new Becket's Park Marina on the Nene in Northampton.
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THOUGH the Llangollen Canal is the most heavily used on the system, and the demand for marina berths has dropped alarmingly, British Waterways is promoting another marina on the canal.
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THE Waterside tower block plans at Mexborough overlooking the Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation are on the agenda again.
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THE motorist who drove along the ice of a canal has had his sentence deferred as he is already in jail.
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THE Environment Agency has removed four nets designed to illegally catch eels from the Nene during the first ever closed season.
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THE Wey & Arun Canal Trust has reached an agreement with the National Trust to lease land to enable part of the northern section of the waterway to be restored.
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THE original promotion of the Oxford and Coventry Canals was for moving coal. When the Grand Junction Canal connected with the Oxford Canal at Braunston then much of the traffic on the route towards London was coal.
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