THERE is little doubt that what Mick Fitzgibbons writes about older people on the waterways is very true, as over the past two months of extensive cruising the vast majority of boaters I have seen are obviously retired, writes James Henry.
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THE National Association of Boat Owners (NABO) comments in the July edition on the Towpath Mooring Project recently published by Canal & River Trust (CaRT).
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YOU would think that the massive lock beams on the waterways would be impossible to fail, but yet another has broken off and closed a canal.
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IT WAS over 40 years ago that the dry dock on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal at Burnley was last used, but it is now back in business.
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I THINK Mick Fitzgibbons (in 'An Epic Conundrum') has flagged up a very good point indeed, writes Suzanne McLeod.
THERE are strong objections to boat traders who have obtained a licence to sell limited snacks and drinks to passing walkers and cyclists but now change their narrowboat to a broad beam and turned it into a full blown café even selling alcohol.
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Would someone please explain to me why, having just paid £948 (after prompt payment discount) to navigate our canal system, I have just passed 4.2 miles of silky smooth asphalt being laid on the towpath from Selly Oak to Kings Norton Junction on the Birmingham & Worcester Canal?
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The latest tenant for the new Broadwalk development at Mercia Marina is a beauty therapist Anna Bovey who will open her new salon at the premises.
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THE Canal & River Trust has announced £3m additional investment in its waterways, with most of it on dredging.
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