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More boats stopped by Rufford closure

I have just read the article on this closure.

No mention has been made of the St Mary's Marina directly opposite Fetlar's Wharf on the Arm, boats that either cannot return to their mooring, or are stuck in the marina.

This marina also has facilities for boats being taken out of the water for blacking etc.

We were due to be taken out on Monday 3rd August. Our mooring is on the Leeds and Liverpool at Scarisbrick, but because of our other commitments this work will now have to wait until next year.

It is just not good enough.

Valerie Aspden

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Published: 27 August 2015

Please can we have our boat licence?

SINCE the Canal & River Trust boat licensing department moved we have been told of various problems boaters have experienced in getting their licences, but now we are experiencing problems from the 'Licensing Team' ourselves!

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Published: 27 August 2015

Funding bid to extend Montgomery

A BID for funding is being made to the Heritage Lottery Fund in September to get cash to enable the Montgomery Canal to be extended.

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Published: 27 August 2015

Another gate failure

IT'S THE Grand Union Canal again, this time Lock 12 on the Buckby Flight below Norton Junction.

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Published: 27 August 2015

The cause of so many stoppages

IT BEGGARS believe how a company can allow its structures to get in such a poor condition that is has 52,000 defects, writes James Henry.

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Published: 26 August 2015

BWML makes a £877,642 loss!

THE Canal & River Trust's marina subsidiary, made a loss of £877,642 during its 2014/15 financial year, that compares with a small profit of £77,210 in 2013/14 and a much larger profit of £402,305 in 2012/13.

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Published: 26 August 2015

Navigation open for one day

IT HAS been agreed by the Environment Agency that it will partially reopen the Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation, that is at present closed, today, Wednesday,  between 8.00am and 4.30pm.

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Published: 26 August 2015

Demand for answers over Rufford closure

SUCH has been the demand for answers from boaters affected by the complete closure of the Rufford Branch of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal that Canal & River Trust is left with no option but to meet the boaters concerned.

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Published: 26 August 2015

Email: Takes offence

Further to Gareth Haines piece on this subject, as a Marina user I take offence to his assumption on this subject.

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Published: 26 August 2015

Email: Speeding

Further to Gareth Haines' Let the rats do the racing, it's not the speed per se of passing boats, it's the water displacement that's the problem.

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Published: 24 August 2015

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