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Boardwalk through to national finals

THE Boardwalk development at Mercia Marina has beaten stiff competition to be announced overall regional winner in an award scheme recognising building excellence, and  will go through to the national 2015 LABC Awards in London in November.

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Published: 10 July 2015

EA licence con

WE WERE returning recently from the Kennet & Avon Canal to the main system via the Thames, so since we are under a little time pressure we decided that a two day licence would be sufficient for our needs, writes Jenny MacGillivray.

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Published: 09 July 2015

Concerns about time-trials towpath upgrade

THE Canal & River Trust have plans to resurface and widen the towpath from Bathhampton to Sydney Gardens in Bath, that is used by speeding Strava time-trial cyclists. (Towpath time-trials gaining momentum).

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Published: 09 July 2015

London winter moorings

THE Canal & River Trust (CaRT) has decided not to offer winter moorings in central London claiming its decision is based on feedback from ‘some boaters' (Winter moorings) writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 09 July 2015

Tidal Treats—Sharpness to Bristol

A GREAT deal has been written recently of the dangers of the unwary taking to tidal waters, being completely unprepared, but here is the story of a cruise on the tidal waters of the Severn Estuary, that proved most enjoyable.

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Published: 09 July 2015

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

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