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Took action on speeding boat

UPON seeing the picture of the speeding boat Grace, Howard Davies of Napton Narrowboats, its owners, told that this is a problem with a minority of all boaters of course and to a certain extent with a hire boat, at least we can take some action to rectify the behaviour, and explained:

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Published: 23 October 2014

Marina helps the deaf

CHURCH Minshull Aqueduct Marina has raised over £1,500 for Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, writes Chris Owen-Roberts.

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Published: 23 October 2014

Making a difference

THE article concerning Emma's Dream, that was published in narrowboatworld has certainly helped the charity.

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Published: 22 October 2014

What's the rush?

I CAN'T  help but think speeding boaters are just not understanding the problem, writes Maffi Oxford.
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Published: 22 October 2014

After 16 years...

LIKE your other contributors are telling, we too have now finished a season on the waterways, our sixteenth, writes Holden Squires.

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Published: 22 October 2014

Stabbed at Thames-side park

A MAN was stabbed on the grounds of the Thames-side park at Abingdon yesterday (Sunday) evening, and died from his injuries.

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Published: 20 October 2014

Another idiot

THE German Nico von Lerchenfel, thinks he is rather clever 'wakeboarding' the London canals for three days, leaping over lock gates into empty locks and such like.

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Published: 20 October 2014

Speeding boats—facts and figures

HAVING read several ‘statements' about speeding boats, the wash and damage they cause and the various ‘solutions' offered, I thought it time to throw in some reality checks, writes Orph Mable.

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Published: 20 October 2014

Own boat speeding!

Saw a Black Prince boat doing exactly the same thing [speeding] on the Shroppie, just not quick enough to take a photo, writes Linda Andrews of Cheshire Cat Narrowboat Holidays.

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Published: 20 October 2014

'Got you'—twice!

WITH regard to the the speed of Grace of Napton Narrowboats, last month I was passed not once but twice by an ABC Leisure boat, out of Gayton doing exactly the same level of speed, writes John Howard.

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Published: 20 October 2014

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