Southcote Lock damage extensive
THE damage to Southcote Lock (104) on the Kennet & Avon has proven extensive.
Could be 4,700?
PERHAPS there are 4,700 miles of navigable waterways as Mike Todd suggests:
There are others
YOUR contributor, Brian D Jarrett did well in referring to the towpath in Woodseaves Cutting, writes Ann Sherman.
That 4,700 miles of navigable waterways
AS WE struggle through the undergrowth that is now the Oxford Canal, my thoughts go to the 4,700 miles of waterways, writes T. Lang.
There are now 4,700 miles of navigable waterways!
THERE has been a gigantic leap in the mileage of our navigable waterways.
Bonny and Bilbo are back at Stoke Bruerne
THE two boat horses Bonny and Bilbo are back at Stoke Bruerne for a well earned rest.
Change of mind over Bugsworth Basin closure
AFTER ordering all boats out of Bugsworth Basin on the Peak Forst Canal there was a change of mind, with just those in the upper basin having to leave.
Heritage Open Day at Burnley
AN HERITAGE Open Day is being held to celebrate the recent restoration of the Burnley wharf.
Crane now on site at Southcote Lock
A CRANE is now on site at Southcote Lock on the Kennet & Avon Canal.
Charity walker robbed in towpath knife attack
A CHARITY walker on the towpath of the Trent and Mersey Canal was robbed at knifepoint of his charity takings.