I have noticed of late the increasing use of the phrase 'shiny boat brigade' as a term of abuse. I am the proud owner of a shiny boat and I work hard to keep it that way, but it seems to be implied that anyone who has a shiny boat is a rich snob.
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John Wilkinson (Neither know or care—18th February) stated in his reply to the comment by Sue of nb No Problem (Must get public support—17th February) that ‘... the vast majority of that which [Sue] describes as 'the public of the UK' neither know nor care about the waterways and to think that they will ever give generously to support them is, I'm afraid, misguided in the extreme.'
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THE Canal and River Trust's (CaRT's) treatment of vulnerable boaters is again under the spotlight with news that it is to evict an elderly man and woman, who both have cancer, from a London marina, writes Allan Richards.
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MANY of us will be sat back counting our blessings and thinking that we have been lucky to avoid flood damage or damage caused by high wind speeds. However, according to Newton and his third law of motion—there must for every action be a reaction, writes Mick Fitzgibbons.
Sue (No problem) feels we must 'save these waterways for us all', writes John Wilkinson.
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THE boating trade—particularly hire companies—have condemned the emergency appeal by Canal & River Trust in asking friends and supporters for donations.
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THE Taxpayers Alliance in Birmingham have branded the scheme as 'waste' to spend £210,000 of publicly funded money on cruising a narrowboat around the Birmingham Canal Navigations as a art project.
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THE lock keeper at Abingdon Lock on the Thames has within a week rescued two people who have been caught in the flooded river.
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A WOMAN was assaulted by two men on the banks of the Taft in Cardiff, and had to be rescued from the water.
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HOW can Vince et al expect boaters to give CaRT £25, no strings attached? We have no idea where that money will go writes Ralph Freeman.
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