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Duck weed takes over at Olympic Park

BOATING in the capital has come to a standstill as the hot weather has produced a green 'sea' of duck weed.

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Published: 17 August 2017

Diabolical state of Hatton paddle gear

I am most pleased someone has at last told of the diabolical state of the paddle gear on the Hatton Flight of locks, writes Julie Woodvine.

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Published: 17 August 2017

CaRT now into weddings

THE Canal & River Trust are now organising weddings, starting at Standedge Visitor Centre on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.

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Published: 17 August 2017

A trip on the Wild Side on the Stour

I HAVE lived in Thanet for nearly 40 years but until today I had never taken a river trip in nearby Sandwich on the Stour, admits Alan Tilbury.

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Published: 16 August 2017

Appalled at the state of Hatton paddle gear

WE USE the Hatton flight of 21 locks every couple of years and have watched its condition decline and rise and fall again over the last 30 years, writes Roger Fox.

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Published: 16 August 2017

New Chesterfield Canal find is a 'Cuckoo' boat

WORKERS at an archaeological dig at Staveley at an old basin on the Chesterfield Canal have discovered an original 'Cuckoo' boat.

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Published: 16 August 2017

Workshops Open Day

THE Canal & River Trust is organising an Open Day at  Apperley Bridge workshops, on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.

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Published: 16 August 2017

Rochdale Canal Plastic Patrol

OVER the past month Lizzie Carr, made famous by being the first female in history to solo paddle board across the English Channel, has been busy with her Plastic Patrol of the waterways.

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Published: 16 August 2017

L&L reservoir vandalised

A RESERVOIR serving the Leeds & Liverpool Canal has had to be partially emptied to undertake repairs caused by vandals removing stones from its wall.

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Published: 16 August 2017

Sunk boat closes Lee Navigation

A BOATER managed to get his boat caught on the cill of Stonebridge Lock (16)  of the Lee Navigation and sunk it.

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Published: 16 August 2017

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Latest

  • Victor tells it doesn't look good for next year
  • Is Extended Cruising a thing of the past?
  • Looking bad for the Leeds & Liverpool Canal
  • Customer Service Facility decimated
  • Section of river bank falls into the Thames
  • Clearing vegetation for further restoration
  • Kelvin's Middle Level Update 20th August 2026
  • Stoppages for repairs add to the woes
  • Boaters—take care on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal towpath
  • The water shortage
  • Two navigations reopened
  • Grounding advice from River Canal Rescue
  • Foxton and Watford flights to close
  • No increase in water levels on Leeds & Liverpool Canal
  • 50 closures plus 59 restrictions decimating the waterways
  • Leaves a lot to be desired
  • Doing it the hard way
  • Four stoppages caused by need for repairs
  • At last a bit of sense tells Victor
  • Bosley Flight repair to take four weeks

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