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Prefered spot is on lock moorings

INTERESTING to read the latest twaddle from the ivory tower regarding 16ft of space between moored boats, writes Ray Watkins.

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Published: 04 December 2017

How can CART maintain them?

THE following is taken from the IWA web page, at https://www.waterways.org.uk/news/view?id=337&x[0]=news/list writes Bill Ridgeway.

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Published: 04 December 2017

Thanks to Lottery players

THE Canal & River Trust is inviting visitors with a National Lottery ticket or scratch card to experience free special heritage events across its waterways between 11 and 17 December as part of a nationwide campaign to thank National Lottery players.

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Published: 04 December 2017

Will comply with space for Anglers

Whilst I do not agree with CaRT's latest edict [16ft between moored boats], I suppose that I will like most other boaters comply.

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Published: 04 December 2017

Victor: It means less maintenance

I well remember my first sight of a pair of lock gate being replaced—one of the 'doubles' on Heartbreak Hill on the Trent & Mersey, many, many years ago.

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Published: 03 December 2017

The Lancaster problem

ONE has to congratulate those who are attempting to connect what is known as the 'Northern Reaches' to the Lancaster Canal, but there is still a very big problem—the M6 motorway.

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Published: 01 December 2017

Standard far short of that of EA

I was most pleased to read T. Lang's article yesterday in which he pointed out the real standard of maintenance carried out by Canal & River Trust, writes Gerald Fellows.

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Published: 01 December 2017

The Boathouse finished at White Mills

We are pleased to announce that our facilities building aka The Boathouse is now finished—and we are absolutely thrilled with it writes John Skinner.

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Published: 01 December 2017

Improved maintenance for the Thames?

I REALLY wonder if those at the IWA are completely blinkered or have an hidden agenda, writes T. Lang.

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Published: 30 November 2017

Another daft rule without thought

When I moved to my present moorings I was asked the length of my boat and thus given the space to accommodate it and charged accordingly, writes Jim Cracken.

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Published: 30 November 2017

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