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.
Victor wonders how long it will last
WHAT is he on about now, I hear you asking—the cill on Wheaton Aston Lock.
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.
That's it folks—gone boating!
There will be no general updates for the next fortnight or so, though perhaps Victor will entertain...
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.
CaRT is avoiding its Freedom of Information responsibilities
THE Freedom of Information Act is the most useful weapon available for obtaining information from those that prefer not to divulge.
Better at K&A Caen Hill Flight
IT has been decided that there will be occasional opening of the Caen Hill Flight on the Kennet & Avon, and not closed as Canal & River Trust first stated..
Date given for Weaver opening
THE repairs to Saltersford Lock on the Weaver are still not complete with the navigation closed.
Police investigate sunken boat
THE police have searched a boat that sank on the Rochdale Nine opposite Canal Street in Manchester.
Some Leeds & Liverpool restrictions lifted
AFTER the heavy railfall some restrictions have been lifted on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.