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Summer maintenance tips

IF CALL-OUTS recorded last year during the summer months are anything to go by—140 per week—River Canal Rescue predicts a busy season ahead.

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Published: 09 July 2015

Princess Royal opens Kelpies

THOUGH the Kelpies—the two horse's heads by the Falkirk Wheel on the Forth & Clyde Canal—have been in existence for some time, they were officially opened yesterday (Wednesday) by Princess Anne.

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Published: 09 July 2015

Winter moorings

THE Canal & River Trust has today announcing its plans to offer a wide choice of winter moorings at a selection of visitor moorings and towpath sites across the country in 2015-16.

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Published: 08 July 2015

The way to treat cyclists

HAVING had a lean period of using our boat, due to family bearevements. We decided to take our boat out last weekend, writes Peter Ponting.
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Published: 08 July 2015

The Web gets the K&A message across

THE boaters on the Kennet & Avon Canal have well realised the advantage of the internet, and are using it to get their message across to Canal & River Trust.

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Published: 08 July 2015

Email: Wrong decision on moorings

I have today seen the proposed mooring trial on the mooring pontoons at Macclesfield mooring whereby CaRT would increase the mooring period to 72 hours.

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Published: 08 July 2015

The end for Castle Mill Stream boaters

THE boaters who have taken over Castle Mill Stream that runs parallel to the Oxford Canal in the city look likely to be moved out, if its ownership can be established.

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Published: 08 July 2015

Much worse at Limehouse

THE situation with the lock at Limehouse that connects the Regent's Canal with the tidal Thames is much worse than first discovered, and seriously affects narrowboats who wish to use the Thames to travel to Brentford or Teddington.

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Published: 08 July 2015

Struggling for a replacement

THE third birthday of Canal & River Trust (CaRT) came and went on 2nd July 2015 with little comment except from Victor (Victor Swift tells a tale: Ner a murmur ...) writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 08 July 2015

A narrowboat with a mast, a sail and an oar

THE team that has already built the first new Cuckoo boat, unique to the Chesterfield Canal, for over 80 years are now fitting it with a mast, a sail and an oar.

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Published: 06 July 2015

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