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No passage schedule for 2023 for Anderton Boat Lift

THOUGH work is progressing on the refurbishment of the Anderton Boat Lift there is no date of its reopening.

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Published: 27 January 2023

Horse drawn boats only for the Montomery Canal would leave it a swamp

IN VIEW of the shock demand that the restored Montgomery Canal should only be used by horse-drawn boats, we asked Michael Limbrey, Chairman, Montgomery Waterway Restoration Trust for comment:

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Published: 26 January 2023

CaRT's people shown how to make chapatis

IF HELD up anywhere you will be pleased to learn CaRT's employees can help with your food, as Steve M reveals:

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Published: 26 January 2023

Again it's Cox on the Rocks!

ONCE again the Coxhead Swing Bridge (20) on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal is out of action.

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Published: 26 January 2023

Just how selfish can they get?

THAT the conservationists want the Montgomery Canal for themselves for only the use of horse drawn boats is crazy, writes T Lang.

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Published: 25 January 2023

Energy supplier has to claim energy payment on boaters' behalf

I have phoned the energy help line and they put me onto Ofgen which took me 30 minutes before i eventually spoke to them, writes Robin Deal.

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Published: 25 January 2023

Worked to fund and restore the Montgomery

FOR many years volunteers have worked to fund and restore the Montgomery, writes Brian C.

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Published: 25 January 2023

Cashless on the tidal Trent

NO LONGER will cash be accepted for payment of boating items at the tidal Trent locks.

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Published: 25 January 2023

Claiming the energy bills support

THE narrowboatworld was given a update on the 18th January 2023 by the Department for Business and Energy on the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding and The Alternative Fuel Payment, writes K Alexander-Duggan.

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Published: 23 January 2023

New Act should be very welcome

PLACING inland watercraft under the Merchant Shipping Act should be very welcome with regard to stopping people thinking that narrowboating is a contact sport, writes John Coxon.

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Published: 23 January 2023

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  • Water, water, everywhere
  • Still no paddles for lock on Glasson Branch
  • More problems at Penkridge Lock
  • Two repairs will take longer than first expected
  • More problems with Bidford Bridge over the Avon
  • Two more 'winter works' cancelled
  • Good news for Canal & River Trust
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  • Swing bridge and paddle failures
  • Paddle hubs encourage people on to the Birmingham canals
  • Two more 'winter works' added
  • Source of Chesterfield Canal pollution still not found
  • Keadby Lock is still closed
  • Canal & River Trust's greater enforcement powers is not the answer
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  • Bridgewater Canal breach stabilisation completed
  • Maintenance Team volunteers needed
  • Clearing the water on accessible healthcare for boaters
  • Collapsed culvert keeps Staffs & Worcs Canal closed

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