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More Gloucester development

IT WAS way in the time of British Waterways when the last big development took place by the waterside on the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal at Gloucester.

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Published: 10 April 2017

Trees for the Macc

THE Canal & River Trust, together with volunteers have planted 20 fruit trees along the side of the Macclesfield Canal below Sutton Reservoir.

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Published: 10 April 2017

Stratford bridge repaired

THE badly damaged Bishopton Bridge on the Stratford-on-Avon Canal has now been repaired.

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Published: 10 April 2017

Here it is...

 HERE it is—the new version of narrowboatworld, brought about as our Software Designer, Jason Crossley wrote, being migrated site to the latest version of our Content Management System software and that will enable us to keep up-to-date with security patches.

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Published: 10 April 2017

Victor—It won't wash John

SO THE revered (by Cart) John Dodwell has been attempting to qualify that ludicrous figure of 400,000,000—sorry, now 440,000,000—visitors to the 2,000 odd miles of our waterways again.

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Published: 09 April 2017

Weed hatch cover left off

 

THIS week, a narrowboat started to take on water whilst cruising the Lee in London, and quickly sank, destroying everything on board, as its weed hatch cover had been left off.

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Published: 08 April 2017

Peak Forest closed

ANY boater thinking of paying a visit to Bugsworth Basin or the Macclesfield this week-end from the North, would perhaps do well to 'think again'.

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Published: 08 April 2017

Leicester Section completly changed

OUR log shows it was 12 years since we last came down from the North to cruise the Leicester Section, and as we again visited it last year, I found it had completely changed, writes Charles Bamforth.

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Published: 08 April 2017

River Canal Rescue support for ‘Idle Women' re-creation

RIVER Canal Rescue is providing free breakdown and emergency assistance for the 'Idle Women' recreation along the 320 miles of waterway on the journey.

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Published: 06 April 2017

Go for a poddle

ONCE again the Wey & Arun Trust is organising its annual 'poddle', to raise funds towards the canal's ultimate restoration.

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Published: 06 April 2017

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