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No CaRT help for ill and exhausted single-hander

LAST Thursday I phoned CaRT to ask for assisted passage through the remainder of the Cheshire Locks and how to contact Volunteer Lock Keepers, writes Amy Dickerson.

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Published: 17 July 2019

David: CaRT telephone numbers

IT IS welcome news that the CaRT enquiry number (0303 040 4040) is to be made available at weekends, but this change does not go far enough.

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Published: 17 July 2019

Original Chesterfield Canal boat in action

THE only Chesterfield Canal Boat in existence, will be running horse boating displays on several Sundays during the summer in Worksop.

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Published: 17 July 2019

CaRT should learn

AS VICTOR pointed out, very often volunteers become a social gathering as this picture taken at the Stratford River Festival shows, writes Brian D Jarrett.

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Published: 17 July 2019

Victor finds another lock 'bites the dust'

CLIMBING Heartbreak Hill the many locks that are twinned can make it of course much easier.

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Published: 13 July 2019

Victor is pleased to get on a user-friendly canal

YES indeed, maintenance aside, I am pleased indeed to be leaving the Shroppie for the Trent & Mersey.

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Published: 09 July 2019

Victor wonders how long it will last

WHAT is he on about now, I hear you asking—the cill on Wheaton Aston Lock.

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Published: 06 July 2019

Victor risks it!

FOR many a year it has been the middle of May when we take to the waterways, but alas, not his time.

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Published: 02 July 2019

That's it folks—gone boating!

There will be no general updates for the next fortnight or so, though perhaps Victor will entertain...

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Published: 30 June 2019

Another K&A swing bridge breaks down

I THOUGHT I would let everybody know that the Kennet & Avon is is trouble again, writes June Hinckley.

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Published: 29 June 2019

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