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RYA 'Friends' scheme

SINCE its launch in June 2014 the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) Refer a Friend scheme has gained it 130 RYA members taking advantage of the scheme and between them introducing 51 new members to the association.
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Published: 06 February 2015

Even sillier

REFERRING to the Canal & River Trust (CaRT) claim that its visitor numbers have increased by 30% last year, narrowboatworld asks ‘How silly can it get?'. Well,it gets even sillier when you compare the ludicrous claim to information published in its latest Annual Report, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 06 February 2015

Creative accountancy

I SEEM seem to have misplaced my copy of Creative Accountancy for Dummies. Last time I saw it was when I left it behind on a bus in Milton Keynes, writes Mick Fitzgibbons.

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Published: 06 February 2015

Numbers

MATHS is not my forte, but if you allow for 2000 miles of canals and an average of 12 hours of daylight every day of the year and divide those figures into 360 million you get 411 visitors for every mile of canal every daylight hour throughout the year, writes David Hymers.

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Published: 06 February 2015

Half-term at Dudley

FAMILIES are being encouraged to visit Dudley Canal Tunnel and Limestone Mines this February Half Term to have a go at craft activities themed for the Chinese New Year.

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Published: 05 February 2015

How silly can it get?

WOULD you believe that in an attempt to possibly impress the government, and consequently get more cash, Canal & River Trust has stated that visitor numbers to the canals increased 30% last year!

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Published: 05 February 2015

Banana skins

THERE used to be a series on television called 'The likely lads' which gave a light hearted look at the life of two lads living in the North East, writes Mick Fitzgibbons.

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Published: 05 February 2015

Better phone coverage

THERE are plans to increase the coverage of the mobile phone network, after an agreement with the government and the various providers, that should benefit boaters.

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Published: 04 February 2015

10,000 volunteers for canoe trail

A CANOE 'trail' is to be completed from the West to the East coast using the inland waterways stretching 150 miles, we are told as an effort to reduce obesity in young people.

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Published: 04 February 2015

No Kelpie centre this season

THOUGH an extended visitor centre was planned for this coming season at the Kelpies attraction at the Falkirk Wheel, this will not now happen.

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Published: 04 February 2015

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