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Richard Parry took the right cruise

I WAS glad to see Richard Parry's revised cruise on a narrowboat was down the Staffs & Worcs from Aldersley Junction and through the Bratch, writes Ralph Freeman.

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Published: 26 June 2013

Tell them your tales

THERE is now a new scheme by Canal & River Trust, this time to create a history of people's tales of their activities and memories of the waterways.

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Published: 26 June 2013

Free cake celebrates birthday

THERE will be a slice of free cake at Anderton Boat Lift—to celebrate the first birthday of Canal & River Trust.

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Published: 24 June 2013

New CEO goes boating

THE new Canal & River Trust Chief Executive, Richard Parry, takes Gemma Joy into a Staffs & Worcs Canal lock.

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Published: 24 June 2013

Kennet & Avon closure again

FOR the second time this year the Kennet & Avon Canal is closed at Seend, 'until further notice'.

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Published: 24 June 2013

Raft race raised thousands

SOME passed the finishing line alongside rafts, some passed going sideways and a police car towed by a raft full of 'criminals' ended up on its roof, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 24 June 2013

Vandalism not the cause

I THINK Canal & River Trust needs to look further than ‘a drained lock through vandalism' to seek the cause of the movement in the lock wall. [Wolverhampton 21] writes the, Chairman of the Grantham Canal Society, Mike Stone.

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Published: 24 June 2013

CaRT blames vandals for lock failure

THE failure of the lock wall of Lock 20 on the Wolverhampton Flight was caused by vandals according to Canal & River Trust!

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Published: 23 June 2013

Excuse for lock failure

AT MIDDAY on the 20th June Canal & River Trust sent the following email, writes John Kelly.

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Published: 23 June 2013

Duckmarine goes bust

THE OWNERS of the Duckmarine, that sank in a Liverpool Dock leaving 27 people in the water, have gone into administration.

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Published: 23 June 2013

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