Ellesmere Port Easter Boat Gathering
THE Ellesmere Port Easter Boat Gathering is to take place at the National Waterways Museum.
Bosley flight reopens tomorrow
WORK is underway today on Bosley Flight on the Macclesfield Canal that will alow it to reopen tomorrow.
People enjoyed Drifters' open day.
WE ARE told that around 2,000 people enjoyed a free canal boat trip as part of Drifters’ National Open Day.
Boaters stranded for over three months
THE closure of Gloucester Lock has left boaters stranded for over three months.
Obviously organised by someone who knows
SEEING all the lack of organisation by CART trying for a second time to repair/replace lip seals on a canal shows that there are too many 'office workers' trying to organise how to do a job, writes Alan Baker.
Already been done in the past
VICTOR suggests that maintenance of the canals be passed to a more capable organisation, writes James Henry
Will need a lot of attention
I CAN but entirely agree with you about the structure of the canals having reached their 'sell by' date, writes Edwin Forbes.
Victor: Another 'wellbeing' study
WE NOW have an American study led by a Dr Mary Carol Hunter joining the throng and confirming that nature makes you feel better.
CaRT should take proactive action
Whilst John Henry has a valid point regarding the age and crumbling infrastructure of the canals, CaRT could be taking some proactive action, writes Brian Jarrett.
Have the canals reached their 'use by' date?
BEING an avid reader of your site and noticing the many stoppages last year I feel as though I must ask—have the canals reached their 'use by' date, asks James Henry?