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BOATER John Hibbert tells us he received a Tweet by Canal & River Trust London, that was titled 'meet Bobby our sleeping policeman'.

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Published: 26 June 2017

Montgomery Canal Forum in July

The Montgomery Canal Forum will be held next month, which is an 'open' meeting meaning that anyone with an interest in the restoration of the waterway is able to attend.

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Published: 26 June 2017

Emails: Keeping gas bottles safe

Of course prevention is better than cure and once the gas bottle have gone it's too late—or is it. What about marking gas bottles with a UV pen or 'smart water'? That would. at least provide evidence if required.

Bill Ridgeway

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Alas there are some rather unsavoury people on the waterways nowadays, you can see by the way they treat and live on their boats, so gas bottles are going to get taken, and they will make sure they are full!

Helen Cripps

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I have made sure that my gas bottles that are kept in a locker on the back deck are chained together, which I feel makes them much more secure.

The thief would be unable to carry two bottles so chained, with even two having problems. I have thought about having the locker padlocked, but they only need a single blow with an heavy object and it is open.

Gerald Farthing

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Published: 26 June 2017

Victor: Boatless

THE good news is that our narrowboat passed its MOT with no problems, but the bad news is that it is in dock with Mick & John at Trent Lock for new windows and a paint job.

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Published: 25 June 2017

Braunston gets political

THE 'hard left' newspaper The Morning Star' has featured a very political perspective view of Braunston's Historic Narrowboat Rally this week-end.

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Published: 23 June 2017

Canoeists use tunnels already

There is nothing new about canoeists using tunnels, as they have been using them for years, with meeting them in Coseley Tunnel on the Wolverhampton Level, the first time about three years ago and again this year.

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Published: 23 June 2017

Stealing gas bottles at Willington

TWO boaters have told that their gas bottles have been stolen from their narrowboats moored at Willington on the Trent & Mersey Canal.

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Published: 23 June 2017

Canoes in tunnels is sheer madness

I FULLY agree with both Orph Mable and Terry Bramley about the dangers of canoes sharing the tunnels with narrowboats, it is sheer madness, writes T. Lang.

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Published: 22 June 2017

Who will be blamed?

I moor our narrowboat at Anderton on the Trent & Mersey, and very often use Barnton and Saltersford tunnels, and occasionally Preston Brook Tunnel, so what if I meet a canoe in them? Asks Terry Bramley.

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Published: 22 June 2017

Clang!

THE Canal & River Trust is rather keen to attempt to show its 'achievements' by the use of surveys, which it states are from a 'representative selection' of the public, but this time it has rather dropped a clanger.

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Published: 22 June 2017

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