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Victor tells of ten closures so far this month

YES, my friends, the canal closures since Saturday the 1st April—just eight days—have now crept up to ten!

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Published: 09 April 2023

Canals closing en masse

ADDING to the listed eight canal closures during this week are two more!

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Published: 08 April 2023

All ready for the boating season?

TODAY, Good Friday, is the start of the boating season, when many of you will be ready for boating on Canal & River Trust's waterways, writes Tom Crossley.

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Published: 07 April 2023

Freight preparation on the Aire & Calder

IT WAS last October that it was announced the Aire & Calder Navigation was being prepared for freight.

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Published: 07 April 2023

No River Festival for Stratford this year

IT HAS been confirmed that the Stratford Festival will not be happening in 2023, writes Roger Fox.

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Published: 07 April 2023

NBTA To Hold Boaters Spring Fayre in Hackney

THE National Bargee Travellers Association (NBTA) is holding a Boaters’ Spring Fayre community event this month.

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Published: 07 April 2023

Those winter works

THE so called 'winter works' should be just about over now, writes John Coxon.

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Published: 06 April 2023

FIVE waterway closures this week at start of 'season'

THE closure yesterday, Wednesday, of Anthony Lock (77) on the Rochdale Canal makes it five waterways closures already this week.

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Published: 06 April 2023

Council and canal trust join to undertake canal restoration

A DISUSED section of the Chesterfield Canal is to be restored by Derbyshire County Council and Chesterfield Canal Trust for the benefit of local residents, visitors and wildlife, we are informed.

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Published: 05 April 2023

Still more closures

WITH what is called the 'season' fast approaching there are a great many waterway closures.

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Published: 05 April 2023

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