FOLLOWING the recent controversy concerning the lack of training for newcomers to the waterways, and the dangers it brings, Aqua Narrowboat have solved the problem.
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IT HAS been revealed that the 'missing link' of a derelict section of the Chesterfield Canal could be restored as part of a housing regeneration scheme in Killamarsh, where houses have been built on its original line.
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IN MY last article I included a report from my friend Doug Wildman and his account of the alleged lack of care displayed by Canal & River Trust during his extrication from the major breach on the Trent and Mersey, writes Frank Hurst.
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IT HAS long been known that the Shropshire Union Canal Society members have been instrumental in erecting moorings along the Shoppie, but now others have taken up installing moorings.
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THOUGH it was way back in 2008 that the latest plan to link the Slough Arm of the Grand Union Canal with the Thames, it is still a long-term objective, we are told.
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EVEN though not yet restored, the terminus of the Ashby Canal has been grabbed by the developers with an estimated 400 houses being constructed around the future Measham Wharf.
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Mike Guest, the new Chairman of the Cotswold Canals Trust, states that his appointment will formulate a strategic plan that will concentrate wills and minds to achieve the goals of the Trust.
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MERCIA Marina on the Trent & Mersey Canal has achieved a gold David Bellamy Conservation Award for the second year running.
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MANY people are commenting on the lack of the take-up of Canal & River Trust winter moorings, and perhaps as suggested, the boaters are in the private marinas.
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JOHN Dodwell appears to be promoting the hypothesis on Canal & River Trust's behalf that there is no need for lock keepers and lengthsmen because the SCADA system will control the water levels in our canals. Events clearly demonstrate this is not the case, writes Ralph Freeman.
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