Reflections of an Ancient Boater—lock usage declines
FIRST of all, thanks to Kevin McNiff for confirming that Fradley is still busy on a bank holiday, but then again so are a lot of places.
Sunk boat removed from Stenson Lock
THE boat that sank in Stenson Lock has been quickly removed.
Lift bridge damage closes Oxford
THE Oxford Canal is at present closed due to 'bridge damage'.
That's just tough!
BOATERS in London being moved off moorings they just sit on without paying a mooring fee for is just tough as far as I'm concerned, writes John Coxon.
Two more swing bridge failures
YOU can tell that boating is now in full swing.
Another six weeks before Ripon opens
IT WAS way back in April that the failed Oxclose Lock closed access to Ripon Basin.
Boat sinks in Stenson Lock
THE 'dreaded six' broad locks on the Trent & Mersey up from the Trent have claimed another victim.
A slow journey indeed
OUR 'Ancient Boater' obviously missed that the 27th May was not the 31st, writes Kevin McNiff.
Warning on swimming in the Thames
JUST two miles from where a woman's body was recovered from Boulter's Lock a boy is feared drowned.