WHEN a paddle stops working on a lock these days, we get the message 'damaged lock closes canal'.
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A FALLEN power cable closed the Kennet & Avon Canal on Monday, but there was quick action from the power company with it quickly re-opened.
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JUST as I was about to enter Edgebaston Tunnel yestersday, heading towards Birmingham in our 58ft narrowboat, a canoeist tried to overtake me on the starboard side to get into the tunnel ahead of us, writes Julie Phelps.
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INTERESTING to read the latest twaddle from the ivory tower regarding 16ft of space between moored boats, writes Ray Watkins.
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THE following is taken from the IWA web page, at https://www.waterways.org.uk/news/view?id=337&x[0]=news/list writes Bill Ridgeway.
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THE Canal & River Trust is inviting visitors with a National Lottery ticket or scratch card to experience free special heritage events across its waterways between 11 and 17 December as part of a nationwide campaign to thank National Lottery players.
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Whilst I do not agree with CaRT's latest edict [16ft between moored boats], I suppose that I will like most other boaters comply.
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I well remember my first sight of a pair of lock gate being replaced—one of the 'doubles' on Heartbreak Hill on the Trent & Mersey, many, many years ago.
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ONE has to congratulate those who are attempting to connect what is known as the 'Northern Reaches' to the Lancaster Canal, but there is still a very big problem—the M6 motorway.
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I was most pleased to read T. Lang's article yesterday in which he pointed out the real standard of maintenance carried out by Canal & River Trust, writes Gerald Fellows.
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