100 SANTA'S paddling from Eldonian Village to Bootle, yes it will make quite a spectacular sight, almost wish I could see it, writes Jenny MacGillivray.
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Don't know who your CaRT engineer was who gave this info, [fixing strips to stop leaking gates] maybe he should contact the engineer in charge of the Shropshire Union.
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FOR some reason it now takes exactly a week to repair leaking lock gates, with four on the Leicester Section alone taking from Monday to Friday.
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UP TO 100 canoeists will be taking to the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in early December, in Canal & River Trust's Santa Splash.
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ON A DAY of rescue training 34 staff from River Canal Rescue were recently put through their paces at Red Hill Marina at the junction of the Soar with the Trent near Nottingham.
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MANY boaters move from marina to marina giving them new cruising routes, with Kings Bromley Marina going that extra mile.
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A LOCK on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal has been damaged we are told by Canal & River Trust, suggesting it is a boat that has caused the problem.
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THIS year Dudley Canal & Tunnel Trust are running a project called Secret Santa in partnership with local organisations who work with families in financial hardship.
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THE Bulbourne barbecue on the summit pound of the Grand Union Canal is now derelict with the metal fire pan corroded and collapsed adding to the pile of litter below.
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While I sympathise with boaters who have problems with lock gates opening or closing at inopportune moments there are other ways to help avoid damage, suggests Bob Hallam.
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