THE Ashton Canal is currently closed between locks 1 and 18 as the tail gate of lock 10 has been damaged and it is not known if it needs a simple repair or a replacement gate is required.
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AFTER reading Mick Fitzgibbons' article entitled 'Towpath Velodrome', I dug out my British Waterway (BW) Cycling Permit (in its plastic holder with strap to affix it around the seat stem of your bike) and a copy of the (then) BW Code which accompanied the permit, writes Graham Freeman.
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STORIES are circulating of a very over zealous enforcement officer that is very troubling for all boaters on the Trent, adjacent rivers and canals, Ralph Freeman writes.
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IT IS alright Alison Milton remarking about watching the old boaters working locks in archive footage, it seemingly being so easy, but she forgets one thing, writes Ian Gittins.
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THE formal opening of Constitution Hill Bridge had the Chesterfield Canal Festival off to a flying start last week-end.
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IN HIS piece on the 30th of June, Ralph Helleman stated 'working the locks is little fun, as they really are man's work', writes Alison Milton.
I READ Mick's article, and couldn't agree more with his opinions, ie cyclists will drive everyone away from the waterways. CaRT are in thrall to the green lobby, therefore nothing will be done unless an angler is injured, writes Martin Brooks.
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Ralph Helleman has hit the nail on the head with his explanation of the problems of the hire industry, pointing out that boating is so boring for children and the vagrancy of our English weather.
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A BOAT has damaged the top gate of Bedwyn Church Lock (64) on the Kennet & Avon Canal with the waterway closed at this point.
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