Canal society on brink of being dissolved
IT HAS been announced that the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal Society has been on the brink of being dissolved for the past 18 months or so.
No hurry to repair
BOATERS—us included—are discovering water points out of action.
Half term Chesterfield Canal cruises
THE Chesterfield Canal Trust will be running half-term cruises from Hollingwood Hub.
Most leaking lock—5
AS I UNDERSTAND I'm the longest contributor to your pages I feel I should offer my leaking lock, writes James Henry.
Criminals to clear rubbish from the waterways
THE new Justice Secretary, Dominic Raab, has intimated that criminals will be used to clear rubbish from the waterways.
The beginning of this new direction
THE incessant reports of navigation failures and CaRT operational failures all demonstrate the lack of funds CaRT receive and the wasteful policies of its management, writes Howard Clarke.
Snapped paddle rods close canal—but now re-opened
BOTH paddle rods on a lock gate have snapped closing the Staffs & Worcs.
Restorations suffered the same fate
WE SAW the waterways as a 'hidden treasure', writes Jennifer MacGillivray.
Boat stuck in lock
A BOAT is stuck in a Leeds & Liverpool Canal lock.
The most leaking lock—4
BARTON Turns lock on the Trent & Mersey is another whose cill is ready to bust.