THOUGH I admit that as a continuous cruiser I have considered taking a winter mooring, I just do not see the point, writes Gerry Varley.
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REGULAR readers many remember that way back in June a boat sank in the Soar by Meadow Farm Marina, and we were told it was a hazard to boating.
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THE Lymm Cruising Club is well known for its Christmas activities on the Bridgewater Canal, with this year no exception with the theme being a Dickensian Festival.
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THIS time however not a drunk student staggering into the river at night, but a a man, though knowing he could not swim, who jumped into a river when urged by his 'friends' and drowned.
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RIVER Canal Rescue has announced dates for its 2017 boat and engine maintenance and electrics courses. Run monthly from February to November they cover; diesel engines, transmissions, boat plumbing, boat electrics, lay-up and refit procedures.
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THE water supply to the tap that leaked at Lower Heyford has now been attended to and is usable, though still leaking a little.
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THE Canal & River Trust has reported that more boaters than ever before are taking up winter moorings this year.
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I have no wish to add to the grief of those who have lost their loved ones to the Avon in Bath, but I would not have thought that 18 steps down to the river for a memorial is a sensible idea.
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I KNOW that your article concerning the sunken boat in the Regents Canal did not mention it, but the owners are artists and that great chunk of wood in it was being carved, writes John Rhodes.
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SO MANY young people have now drowned in the Avon at Bath that a memorial is now planned to remember those who lost their lives.
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