I'VE BEEN living on my boat now for seven years and still find it hard to understand the constant sniping at continuous cruisers by some other boaters. The latest by Ray Smith (Bring it on!) suggesting they should be forced to pay for moorings, writes Kevin Macllroy.
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BOATERS Gill and Phil Fisher, cruising the Huddersfield Narrow Canal from their moorings at Aspley Basin were forced to moor at Milnsbridge after a lock stoppage forced them to reverse to the moorings there.
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REGARDING Derek Thompsons email item on 'Licence Disparity', he says the possible increases for wide beam boats don't affect him as a narrowboat owner. In his position I would say 'bring it on'! Writes Ray Smith.
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THE very popular Spring Market is being held again at Sawley Marina on the Trent, this year on the the weekend of the 8th and 9th of April.
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THE failure of Medge Hall Swing Bridge on the Stainforth & Keadby Canal has closed the navigation until it can be repaired.
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THE police have warned boaters about continuing burglaries at Cheshunt on the Lee, but no arrests have been made.
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THE Canal & River Trust has announced it is to start an independent consultation about how boats are licensed on its waterways, with particular emphasis on the disparity of wide beam boat licences.
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WITH a person coming forward to report the boater whom he saw purposely setting fire to his narrowboat (Narrowboat purposely fired) this means he will get no insurance.
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SUCH was the damage to the towpath of the Calder & Hebble after the 2015 Boxing Day flood, that the Rotary Club Walk has since been cancelled.
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