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All winter to prepare tuition

FROM my own experiences and obviously that of others from what I read in your columns, it is time something was done with regard to the proper tuition of hire boaters, writes James Henry.

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Published: 19 October 2012

Boaters weir ordeal

IT WAS a never to be forgotten experience for two boaters whose narrowboat broke loose from its moorings, and was forced against a Thames weir for nearly two hours.

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Published: 19 October 2012

No water-side market

THOUGH 50 traders were lined up for the new Sunday Pulteney Weir Market by the Avon in Bath, the council has stepped in and forbidden it.

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Published: 19 October 2012

CaRT not a member

AS I HAVE previously commented one would have thought that Pamela Smith could have approached the Charity Commission for assistance in this case (Silencing the opposition—13/10/12) but it seems not, writes Pam Pickett.

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Published: 19 October 2012

Cropredy Marina opens in April

A SERIES of Open Days at the new Cropredy Marina on the southern Oxford Canal has created a great deal of interest from boaters in the area.

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Published: 18 October 2012

Residential moorings on eBay

IN AN attempt to get the maximum price for its new moorings in Edinburgh Scottish Canals will auction them on eBay.

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Published: 18 October 2012

New members for Broads

THE Broads Authority is wanting new members to help make the decisions that affect the future of the Broads.

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Published: 18 October 2012

Oxford Canal has conservation status

A LOCAL council has brought in the action to make a 33 miles stretch of the Oxford Canal into a conservation area.

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Published: 18 October 2012

Everyone's a winner

BY THE the time you read this, repairs to Bridge 80 on the Northern Oxford Canal by the Canal & River Trust (CaRT) should be finished, writes Allan Richards.
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Published: 17 October 2012

Trying to improve systems and processes

I'm writing in response to Richard Tanner's article ‘Winter Mooring Shambles'. Before I go on to address the specific questions, I wanted to emphasise that the best way of getting answers is to ask us directly, writes Jenny Whitehall, Canal & River Trust National Mooring Manager.

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Published: 17 October 2012

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