THE letter from CaRT states 'If we've any concerns about a boater's past cruising pattern, we will get in touch about six weeks before the licence renewal date', writes Bill Ridgeway.
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AFTER dithering for months over how far a continuous cruiser should cruise to comply by the rules, Canal & River Trust, though still not stating a definite distance, at least tells us that it must be more than the 15 to 20 miles over the period of their licence.
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A SCHOOLBOY responding to a 'dare' to walk a pipe attached to a Leeds & Liverpool Canal bridge, fell and drowned.
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I don't know if this has been said before, but if CaRT do not renew the licences of these people that don't obey the rules (in CaRT's eyes), what are they going to do?
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MANY boaters have difficulty finding moorings close to Macclesfield town centre on the Macclesfield Canal, so Canal & River Trust will shortly be installing new pontoon moorings for visiting boaters.
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WITHIN minutes of the narrowboatworld article ‘CaRT still bullying?', the Canal & River Trust (CaRT) has made a spectacular U-turn, writes Allan Richards.
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IT SEEMS to me as if the cat is now, at least partially, out of the bag. CaRT intend to do away with continuous cruising by fair means or foul, writes Martin Brooks.
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While I am not given to supporting racing on towpaths I am in favour of gentle family and social cycling in exchange for monies from government etc to maintain and improve towpaths.
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IF ANYONE is really sympathetic to continuous cruisers they should not be encouraging them to insist that CaRT define 'distance' or ‘place', writes Eric Weiss.
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WHETHER on a public right of way or indeed a permissive right of way such as a canal towpath, cyclists are required to give way to pedestrians, writes Neil Quarmby.
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