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Be prepared for empty pounds on the Leicester Section

AS A continuous cruiser, now that the Leicester Section has reopened I was making my way down and had arrived at Kilby Bridge, writes Pat Jenkins.

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Published: 15 February 2018

More CaRT staff to go?

I SEE that Canal & River Trust is now offering 'small pots of money' to people putting forward projects that 'will help to make a visit to their local canal even more special', writes T. Lang.

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Published: 15 February 2018

Stoke Bruerne goes to war again

ONE of the most popular, and the most unusual waterway events of the year is undoubtedly when Stoke Bruerne goes to war.

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Published: 15 February 2018

Raising awareness of whistleblowers and protecting victims

EX POLICE detective Jon Wedger was a whistleblower for exposing the deliberate cover-up of child prostitution and is embarking on a towpath walk to highlight the plight of whistleblowers and gain justice for victims of abuse, telling us:

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Published: 14 February 2018

Email: No evidence how IWA would perform with CaRT

I concurred fully with the comments regarding Inland Waterways Association’s continued support of the move of EA waters to CaRT.

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Published: 14 February 2018

K&A live-aboards keep the towpath clean

LIVE-ABOARDS on the Kennet & Avon Canal, are not prepared to live with the rubbish left by others so had a big clean-up.

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Published: 14 February 2018

Drowned woman was a boater

THE woman who was pulled out of the Trent & Mersey Canal earlier this month was a boater.

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Published: 14 February 2018

Six more CaRT non-boating managers

I ALWAYS thought that health and safety was the byword at Canal & River Trust, but its photo accompanying an advert in a newspaper shows otherwise, writes T. Lang.

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Published: 12 February 2018

£4,000 worth of tools stolen

THE tool store at Lock 15 on the Grantham Canal suffered another break-in with £5,000 worth of electrical tools stolen.

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Published: 12 February 2018

CaRT wants more volunteer lockies

WE HAVE learnt that over half of the volunteer lock keepers taken on by Canal & River Trust have now left with the Trust being in need of more volunteers to man the locks previously manned by paid lockies.

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Published: 12 February 2018

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