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Volunteers have not taken jobs

REFERRING to the following statement by Victor, Giles Williams writes:

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Published: 30 November 2021

Big Lock footbridge engineers get award

THE engineers who undertook the repair work on the Big Lock footbridge have won an award.

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Published: 30 November 2021

Victor asks 'what are these 'emergency works'?

TIME and time again we are told that the winter stoppage cancellations are due 'to the impact of emergency works'.

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Published: 29 November 2021

Now its nine winter works cancelled

THREE more 'urgent' winter works have been cancelled making it a total of nine so far.

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Published: 27 November 2021

Coping with extreme weather

THOUGH at present the lack of rain is a problem, soon there will be too much, causing floods.

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Published: 27 November 2021

Canal maintenance and repair must be continuous

FURTHER to the observations made by contributor James Henry (narrowboatworld 24th November), I am a little perplexed (understatement), writes Orph Mable.

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Published: 25 November 2021

Cath gets second volunteer award

VOLUNTEER Cath Nunn who received an award for her team work at Tuel Hill Flight has bagged a further award from Canal & River Trust.

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Published: 25 November 2021

Was it a con?

WITH already six of the winter stoppages cancelled was the original list a con to impress the powers that be asks James Henry?

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Published: 24 November 2021

Month later but still no start on K&A breach

It is four weeks since the breach on the Kennet & Avon at Reading, but a permanent repair has not even started.

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Published: 24 November 2021

The 'boil' explained

THE word 'boil' used in the trust's stoppage notice concerning the Calder & Hebble has created comments, but here's the explanation.

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Published: 24 November 2021

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