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Just turn up at the boat lift

MY ADVICE to Keith Gudgin is to turn up at the Anderton Boat Lift on spec and demand taking down, writes T. Lang.

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Published: 30 June 2020

Water levels up at Grand Union Summit

AFTER all the rain, water levels are well up on the reservoirs supplying the canals, we learn.

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Published: 30 June 2020

Foss closed until end of August

THE Foss Navigation, off the Ouse in York will be closed all July and August.

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Published: 30 June 2020

Surge in boat hire bookings

ABC Boat Hire’s bookings are currently 315% up on last year compared to last year's booking at the same time.

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Published: 29 June 2020

Youth pushing others into canal

A YOUTH standing by the side of Limehouse Basin was pushed into the waterway.

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Published: 29 June 2020

Cannot charge for boat lift passage

THE Canal & River Trust is now charging boaters an 'admin fee' for using the Anderton Boat Lift as it cannot charge for passage, as Alfred Overton reveals:

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Published: 29 June 2020

Is Ashby Canal towpath change legal?

IT'S BEEN a very long tine since I went along the Ashby Canal, so I can't envisage the situation very well, writes Paul Robinson.

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Published: 29 June 2020

Victor: CaRT to charge boaters for using Anderton Boat Lift

THE Anderton Boat Lift has always been free for boaters—but not any more.
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Published: 28 June 2020

Boat Parks anyone?

IF YOU live in the north of England, your opportunities to go cruising for weeks at a time, are becoming less each year, writes Ralph Freeman.

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Published: 26 June 2020

Trip boat returns after refurbishment

THE Wey & Arun Canal Trust’s trip boat Zachariah Keppel is back after spending several months away for repairs.

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Published: 26 June 2020

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