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Slough Canal Festival

THE Slough Canal Festival, organised by  Slough Borough Council, will take place at Bloom Park again this year.

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Published: 22 August 2016

Four closures yet only Monday

THIS really is getting ridiculous—Monday morning and already four waterway closures this week—the system really is falling apart.

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Published: 22 August 2016

Anderton Boat Lift quickly repaired

THOUGH Anderton Boat Lift linking the Trent & Mersey Canal with the Weaver was out of order again yesterday (Sunday) it has been quickly repaired.

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Published: 22 August 2016

Victor: Why so many sinkings?

AS YOU most likely can imagine, we have taken a great many photos over the 20 or so years we have been boating and even more gleaned by narrowboatworld in the 16 years of its publication.

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Published: 21 August 2016

When will the K&A pantomime end?

NOW its closed, now its open, now its closed, now its open, now its closed. When indeed will the pantomime that is the Kennet & Avon Canal end?

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Published: 20 August 2016

Email: Few visitors

I am a newcomer to your site, and reading through its many articles, discovered those about visitors—or should it be 'visits'—to the waterways, so on Wednesday put it to the test.

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Published: 19 August 2016

No vandals

I AGREE entirely with T. Lang about the lack of vandals on the canals these days, as we have seen none this year, writes Margaret Topham.

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Published: 19 August 2016

And still they sink

STILL another boat sunk in a lock—this time on the Lee Navigation, with it now closed, even though the lock is paired.

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Published: 18 August 2016

No vandals

I FEEL I should tell you that as far as vandals are concerned, our two months cruising  the waterways this year have been less stressful as far as vandals are concerned—there have not been any, writes T. Lang.

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Published: 18 August 2016

Brighouse Festival this weekend

THE annual canal festival at Brighouse on the Calder & Hebble Navigation takes place once again this weekend.
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Published: 18 August 2016

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