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Manpower for the Macc

FURTHER to the article concerning the clearing of trees and vegetation from the Macclesfield Canal, Ray Butler, Secretary of the Macclesfield Canal Society tells us that more volunteers are still needed.

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Published: 05 September 2014

Makes a change

ONE boater is so fond of his vacuum cleaners, that he takes them with him wherever he goes—even on his hired narrowboat!

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Published: 05 September 2014

Macc to be cleared

AFTER so many complaints of the state of overhanging trees and vegetation on the Macclesfield Canal, (Into the Jungle) volunteers have been enlisted by Canal & River Trust to clear the waterway.

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Published: 04 September 2014

Swingers Update

JUST to set the record straight, regarding the Kevin McNiff article 'Swingers' writes Ralph Freeman.

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Published: 04 September 2014

Swingers

No, not the type you might think(!) but those lock gates that won't stay shut. That's what we call them—Swingers. Writes Kevin McNiff.

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Published: 04 September 2014

Girl disappears from towpath

THERE is now great concern for 14 years old Alice Goss, who disappeared from walking the towpath of the Grand Union Canal at Brentford.

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Published: 04 September 2014

Boat fire at Fradley

AN ELECTRICAL fault in a narrowboat caused a boat fire as it was moored at Fradley Junction, that required the fire fighters to extinguish.

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Published: 04 September 2014

Of course there are Continuous Cruisers

Having read the email All Should Obey, I think you should have labelled this article 'What an Idiot' too, writes John Howard.

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Published: 04 September 2014

Bargees against London Moorings plan

THE National Bargee Travellers Association London believe that the recent announcement by Canal & River Trust (Winter Mooring Permits) stating that it is reducing the time boats can stay on London moorings will  not be of benefit.

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Published: 03 September 2014

Stalled engine

I WAS negotiating the turn from the Coventry Canal to the Stop Lock at Hawkesbury Junction when my engine stalled, writes Roger Fox.

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Published: 03 September 2014

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