WITH its maintenance courses proving so popular, River Canal Rescue (RCR) has announced that it is providing them monthly from February to December in 2018.
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THE Canal & River Trust tells us that boaters are set to benefit from new £80,000 moorings at Wigan—for one boat!
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IT HAS been suggested that boaters are to blame for maintenance problems, writes Bill Ridgeway.
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I was most interested to read Julie Phelps report of her managing to avoid a collision with a canoeist at the entrance to Edgbaston Tunnel, as I have problems with them, this time inside a tunnel, writes Sid Haworth.
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THE part time staff member at Mercia Marina, Sarah Cunnington, did not hesitate when she saw an unconscious boater drowning in the water.
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MOST of us are aware that the stoppage notices from CaRT are sometimes rather weird, but they are getting worse.
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WHEN a paddle stops working on a lock these days, we get the message 'damaged lock closes canal'.
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A FALLEN power cable closed the Kennet & Avon Canal on Monday, but there was quick action from the power company with it quickly re-opened.
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JUST as I was about to enter Edgebaston Tunnel yestersday, heading towards Birmingham in our 58ft narrowboat, a canoeist tried to overtake me on the starboard side to get into the tunnel ahead of us, writes Julie Phelps.
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INTERESTING to read the latest twaddle from the ivory tower regarding 16ft of space between moored boats, writes Ray Watkins.
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