Remarkable nobody drowned
READING about the algae on the canal in Walsall it is remarkable that nobody drowned, writes T. Lang.
Publicity gets CaRT responding to Walsall danger
AFTER the bad publicity resulting from four people falling into its canal in one evening, Canal & River Trust have responded.
Virgin enjoy an awayday
DURING September, a group of seven keen volunteers from the Virgin Media Business Project Delivery team came to do some vegetation clearance along the Chesterfield Canal.
No further boats through Macclesfield stoppage
THOUGH Canal & River Trust stated that there will be a 'window' for boats through its Macclesfield Canal stoppage, the limit has been reach.
FOUR fall into canal as CaRT ignores dangerous algae
THERE have now been a total of four people falling into the Walsall Canal in a single evening as it is covered in green algae that looks like grass.
Wants to volunteer
AFTER hiring a narrowboat on the Trent & Mersey Canal it awakened my interest in the work on disused canals, writes Paul Harding.
Dawn Rose maintenance volunteers needed
THE narrowboat Dawn Rose is the only Chesterfield Canal boat in existence and was rebuilt over four years by a group of volunteers at Shireoaks Marina, where it is moored.
Victor: Toddbrook type dams need urgent attention
AT 200 odd years old, with one failed and at least one other failing, those dams I reckon have reached their 'sell-by' date and need urgent attention.
Another eight reservoirs at risk?
ARE eight reservoirs with concrete spillways similar to that at Toddbrook at risk? asks Allan Richards.
Macclesfield closed until March
THE further 'leak' on the Macclesfield Canal at Bollington has closed the navigation until March next year.