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Cyclists take exception

Whilst agreeing with much of Steve Walton’s sentiments [Allowed to walk the towpaths] in different times in the summer and with good weather, along with many others often sit out on the towpath, writes Martin Howes.

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Published: 02 April 2020

Tinsley Locks closed

AFTER many years of failures, two new pumps were to be installed last month at Tinsley Locks on the Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation, boaters then expecting years of good service.

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Published: 02 April 2020

CaRT backs down over K&A towpath

SUCH  was the furore over the masses of people on the Kennet & Avon Canal towpath around Bath that Canal & River Trust has been forced to inform people not to use it.

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Published: 01 April 2020

Allowed to walk the towpaths

I THINK some of your recent contributors regarding towpaths may be suffering from isolation fever, writes Steve Walton.

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Published: 01 April 2020

Living with coronavirus and the economic fall out

DUE to the Thames flooding early in October last year we were unable to return to our home moorings, writes Stewart Downs.

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Published: 01 April 2020

Visitors did not like being told to keep walking

THE boaters moored on the summit pound of the of the Grand Union Canal, like others, also suffered the hoards of walkers, runners and cyclists.

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Published: 01 April 2020

More stoppages

THOUGH the end of the winter maintenance season, stoppages are still coming, though there is now little navigation owing to the coronavirus 'lockdown'.

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Published: 01 April 2020

Stoppage notice reason?

I THINK I may have realised the reason for those ridiculous stoppage notices that CaRT are churning out, write James Henry.

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Published: 01 April 2020

Don't use towpaths when not essential

I'M SOMEWHAT surprised that our esteemed editor published the D Hymers piece encouraging people to ignore the government's rules by still walking and moving when not essential, writes Keith Gudgin.

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Published: 31 March 2020

Close the towpaths?

After reading the piece on closing towpaths I thought I'd send my observations from the Bulbourne summit, writes Howard Clarke.

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Published: 30 March 2020

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