WE HAVE just spent a week on the Forth & Clyde and Union canals, cruising from Falkirk to Edinburgh, Edinburgh to Glasgow and back to Falkirk.
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IN RESPONSE to the news that the new Chief Executive Officer, Richard Parry hired a narrowboat, the feeling amongst some boaters is that he should own one, with Mark Tizard writing:
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THE organisers of the this year's Chesterfield Canal Festival tell us it looks like being the best yet, with lots of things to see and do, including boat trips, with the added attraction of Steam Train rides at Barrow Hill.
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HERE are details of the horse-boating of butty Kildare by the Friends of President and the Horse Boating Society between Braunston, Stoke Bruerne and return, kindly supplied by Nick Haynes.
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WHEN a thief stole an historic boundary marker from the Kennet & Avon Canal, he was stupid enough to photograph it and try to sell it on Ebay!
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I wanted to respond to the Parry's Pension post from 8th May which contains statements that are inaccurate and need to be clarified, writes Vince Moran.
MANY boaters have experienced the problem of the heavy-handed demands from the television licensing people, first outlined by Maffi, with now a report from Andrea Cordani who had constant demands for a licence to cover her boat, though she did not have one!
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THOUGH Canal & River Trust told that the work on the collapsed bridge on the Slough Arm of the Grand Union Canal would be completed in the middle of June, the opening will be delayed.
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I read Maffi's article on television licensing article with interest, writes Chris Hall.
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IF YOU own a television set a licence is required when it is used to receive or record programmes during the time they are broadcast to the general public. Like it or not they are the rules, writes Maffi.
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