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NABO asks you tell it like it is on the Thames

THE National Association of Boat Owners (NABO) is asking boaters to give their experiences of boating on the Thames,

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Published: 08 October 2021

Did Coronavirus finished them?

I HOPE you will not mind me remarking upon the matter of the internet waterway publications that Victor told had 'bit the dust', writes James Henry.

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Published: 08 October 2021

'Chain gangs' a risk too far

I DOUBT I'm the only boater to read the article about the government's 'chain gang' policy to introduce work parties of robbers, burglars and thieves to our towpaths with some concern, writes Andrew Bailes.

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Published: 07 October 2021

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.

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Published: 07 October 2021

No hurry to repair

BOATERS—us included—are discovering water points out of action.

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Published: 07 October 2021

Half term Chesterfield Canal cruises

THE Chesterfield Canal Trust will be running half-term cruises from Hollingwood Hub.

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Published: 07 October 2021

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.

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Published: 07 October 2021

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.

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Published: 06 October 2021

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.

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Published: 06 October 2021

Snapped paddle rods close canal—but now re-opened

BOTH paddle rods on a lock gate have snapped closing the Staffs & Worcs.

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Published: 06 October 2021

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