THERE is some good news from the Trent & Mersey for a change. Signs of routine maintenance have appeared recently, yes that's right, a touch of TLC for my neglected local waterway, writes Ralph Freeman.
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A YOUNG boy fell into Hull Marina yesterday (Saturday) but was rescued by his father who dived in.

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I WOULD like to thank James Henry for pointing out that I have been in 'GRP land'; there were very few out on the water all the way from Leicester to Shardlow. It is also wide beam land and there were a few of those out and about, writes Kevin McNiff.

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I believe it is a very good idea for some sort of examination to be taken for anyone in charge of a boat on the canals, as suggested by Kevin McNiff.

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What your correspondent Kevin McNiff did not realise with his problems with the GRP cruiser that he discovered was 'clearly not capable' was that he was well and truly in GRP land (or should that be 'water'?) writes James Henry.

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CONCERNING the lock allegedly damaged by a boat, if the boat had not been allowed to strike the gate and lift it out of its cup, the quoin, collar and surrounding stonework would not have been damaged, writes Kevin McNiff.

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ONCE again the Anderton Boat Lift is broken and of course out of use for boaters accessing the Weaver.

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IT WAS some two years ago that the chairman of a canal trust told us that sponsored walks 'only bring in pennies and are not worth the hassle', and so little help for raising funds.

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TWO statements are a bit worrying, writes Bill Ridgeway:

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The derelict lime kilns at Tardebigge on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal have been adopted by the local canal society with a view to their restoration.

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