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This is diabolical

TO EVALUATE the progress of Canal & River Trust (CaRT) since its inception and to learn of its future plans, an enquiry is to be held by the All Party Parliamentary Waterways Group (APPWG).

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Published: 17 July 2014

More residentail berths

BRITISH Waterways Marinas Ltd (BWML), losing leisure boaters in the downturn, is now pushing for more residential berths, with its King's Marina at Newark on the Trent, including 10 more.

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Published: 17 July 2014

Boaters come first at Mercia

IT WAS five years ago, just after it had first opened, that we first visited Mercia Marina on the Trent & Mersey Canal, when its Manager Robert Neff told us 'everything we do is for the boaters, as they provide the money'.

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Published: 16 July 2014

More cash for Dudley project

THE Dudley Canal Trust have secured further funding towards its new Portal Project, receiving £100,000 from The Garfield Weston Foundation.

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Published: 16 July 2014

AWCC 50th rally

OVER 100 boats attended a rally to celebrate 50 years of the Association of Waterways Cruising Clubs (AWCC) at Knowle on the northern Grand Union canal last weekend, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 16 July 2014

Bridge appeal launched

THE  Wey & Arun Canal Trust has launched an appal for funds for a new bridge over the waterway that is at present blocked by a causeway.

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Published: 16 July 2014

'Thank-you' from Richard Parry

FIRSTLY, thank-you to all the boaters and other waterway users who I've met this year at the 12 open meetings that have taken place around the country, writes Richard Parry, Chief Executive Canal & River Trust.

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Published: 16 July 2014

£1m spent on Whixall Marina

SINCE taking over Whixall Marina on the Llangollen Canal during 2007, British Waterways Marinas Ltd (BWML) have spent more than £1 million in making significant improvements.

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Published: 16 July 2014

Not the CaRT norm

I would like to make the following points regarding Terry Ollerton's reply to my article A rotten apple, writes Ralph Freeman.
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Published: 14 July 2014

Proof of movement

IAN WATERS point is well taken that any log is better than none and that taking dated photos constitutes a level of proof of movement, writes John Quinlan.

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Published: 14 July 2014

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