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Poor year for CaRT

IT HAS been a difficult first full financial year for the Canal & River Trust (CaRT), writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 18 August 2014

Another closed

YET ANOTHER waterway is closed through lock failure, this time the Birmingham & Fazeley.

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Published: 18 August 2014

'Narrow' closed again

A BOAT became stuck in a Huddersfield Narrow lock yesterday, Sunday, with the waterway now closed until it can be removed.

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Published: 18 August 2014

Raffle to improve lock

SUCH is the state of King's Lock on the Trent & Mersey Canal that a local hire company together with the IWA is raffling a boating holiday to help pay for work to improve the area.

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Published: 18 August 2014

Comment—Where is CaRT going?

THE two most recent stories in narrowboatworld, concern the male genitalia shaped map of Berkhamsted and the wildlife 'islands' in the Grand Union Canal, both rather showing where the interests of the Trust seem to lie—in promoting visitors and wildlife.

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Published: 16 August 2014

Bride by boat

IT WAS definitely 'Get me to the Church on Time' for bride Deborah Harris—but by narrowboat!

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Published: 16 August 2014

David: Lack of Boats?

RALPH Freeman's view of lack of boats bears out our own experience in recent weeks. I do not have the impression that there are fewer boats moving now than in past years.

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Published: 15 August 2014

CaRT cock-up goes viral

THE comments concerning the male genitalia shaped map of Berkhampted published by Canal & River Trust have now gone viral, with thousands taking to social media to offer their views.

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Published: 15 August 2014

More for wildlife

IN ASSOCIATION with wildlife people Canal & River Trust are developing the Regents Canal in London by planting floating islands of vegetation in the waterway to attract wildlife.

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Published: 15 August 2014

Rushall now open

THOUGH Rushall Flight was closed owing to the broken beam on Lock 2, this has been replaced and the navigation now open, Keith Gudgin tells us.

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Published: 15 August 2014

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