OVER the many years that narrowboatworld has been in existence, time and time again Alan Tilbury has reported young men drowning in the waterways, usually after a night out.
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THE Buckingham Canal Society have been awarded a LEADER grant of £72,039 towards the costs of rebuilding the former canal bridge at Cosgrove.
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Your recent article 'The waterway link is now a park' seems to have completely misunderstood given our current progress on making the link between the Grand Union Canal and the River Great Ouse a reality, writes Jane Hamilton.
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Judging by some of the mooring practices we’ve seen over the summer, the CaRT notices to leave five metres spaces [between boats] were obviously leaked.
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Having just read about the new rules re spaces in between moored boats for fishing, it’s another reason I am so glad I gave up boating.
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WHILST work has stopped on the repairs to the lock chamber and gate of Derwent Mouth Lock this coming weekend, it will be open for the public to explore.
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I was not at all surprised to learn that Canal & River Trust had conjured-up another rule without any of its much vaunted consultation, writes T. Lang.
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UNLIKE boaters who now have no strong representation against the the ploys of Canal & River Trust, anglers have very strong representation indeed in the Angling Trust.
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THOSE of you who have never ventured onto the Chesterfield Canal, a Santa trip would be a good way of exploring it, either the connected section or the unconnected restored section. There are five to choose from.
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I KNOW of many boaters who swap marinas to get themselves a new cruising areas—especially summer liveaboards and those having just a couple of holidays a year, when distance from home is no problem.
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