Coronavirus stops all Montgomery Canal events
THE Coronavirus emergency has affected the planned Montgomery Canal events for the coming months.
BWML marinas providing essential services
THE marinas operated by British Waterways Marinas Ltd (BWML) are providing the essential services for their resident liveaboards during the pandemic.
Towpath visitors—some sense at last
FOLLOWING on our appeal on Tuesday that inviting people to use the limited width towpaths must cease in view of Government's coronavirus rules, Canal & River Trust has conceded.
Workers risking spreading coronavirus
YESTERDAY I sent a tweet to CART requesting them to keep moorers in Overwater Marina safe from workmen immediately outside the Marina spreading Covid-19, writes Amy Dickerson.
Looking after its boaters
WHILST such as ABC leisure has deserted its 14 marinas closing all services, other are more caring for their customers.
ABC abandons its boaters
THE ABC Leisure Group has shut down all its 14 marinas and stoped its services to boaters.
Canal & River Trust closes down the waterways
A MESSAGE from Richard Parry, Chief Executive Canal & River Trust informs boaters not to travel and continuous cruisers to stay put, telling:
Longer wait for Macclesfield embankment repair
THOUGH in the present circumstances it has lost its urgency, there are still problems stopping repairs of the Macclesfield Canal embankment failure at Marple.
Dogs on leads
FOLLOWING on from your contributor who states how impractical it is to maintain separation on towpaths could I ask that dog walkers are more responsible, writes S Walton (Nb Betty).
Towpaths unable to give the demanded coronavirus social distancing
THE Prime Minister pulled few punches in his broadcast to the nation yesterday (Monday) evening concerning coronavirus, writes Tom Crossley.