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Double Whammy means Boat Race will move to River Great Ouse

THE famous Oxford versus Cambridge Boat Race held annually on the Thames will move to the River Great Ouse next year.

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Published: 27 November 2020

Subservient to Canal & River Trust

IN REPLY to Claudia Trenhall , as a life member of several societies I do fully support restoration, writes Rodney Hardwick.

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Published: 27 November 2020

No quick fix for Trent & Mersey stoppage

IT APPEARS that the stoppage on the Trent & Mersey Canal at Northwich will not be quickly rectified.

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Published: 26 November 2020

Reflections of an Ancient Boater—The curse of the spreadsheet

IN DAYS gone by I used to turn up at engineering meetings with an A4 pad with a load of figures scribbled on the top page. This was known as a "back of a fag packet" type of document, writes Ralph Freeman.

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Published: 26 November 2020

IWA promotes restorations

THE various comments about the Inland Waterways Association entirely miss its aim, writes Claudia Trenhall.

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Published: 26 November 2020

Looking after the interests of boaters

I WAS most pleased indeed to read of NABO's fighting CaRT to stop its attempting to exceed its powers, writes T. Lang.

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Published: 25 November 2020

Jammed lock closes Soar

THE Soar is closed at Radcliffe Lock.

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Published: 25 November 2020

Buckby flight closed again

BUCKBY Flight on the Grand Union Canal is closed once again by a cill failure.

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Published: 25 November 2020

CaRT attempting to exceed its powers in how far a boat travels

THE National Association of Boat Owners (NABO) has written to the All Party Parliamentary Working Group for Waterways (APPWGW).

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Published: 23 November 2020

A boost for the Derby & Sandiacre Canal

 

NETWORK Rail is is contributing £350,000 to the cost of restoring part of the Derby & Sandiacre Canal.

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Published: 23 November 2020

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