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Another London mooring strategy

THE Canal & River Trust has met with local councils, boaters and residents, to develop an action plan for the Regent's Canal throughout Islington and Hackney how better to improve the towpath and manage moorings.

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Published: 03 December 2014

Towpaths for boaters

I BELIEVE that Mike Todd on the changing face of the towpaths has perhaps missed the point, writes James Henry.

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Published: 02 December 2014

Time to fight back

HAVING read the many articles posted regarding cyclists and canoeists, whilst CaRT seem to not consider this to be a problem, every licence paying boater, has at some time encountered one or the other, writes Peter Ponting.

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Published: 02 December 2014

Starting the festivities

THE Friends of the Boat Museum at Stoke Bruerne are starting the festive season with a special day next Saturday, 6th December, with boat trips, carols, live music and a procession of illuminated boats on the canal.

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Published: 02 December 2014

Repaired T&M breach leaking

THE major breach on the Trent & Mersey Canal at Dutton in September 2012 that cost over £2 millions to repair, is leaking again.
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Published: 02 December 2014

CaRT ignores Coroner's Harecastle concerns

JUST over a week ago, Canal & River Trust (CaRT) published ‘New advice regarding tunnel safety' seemingly responding to a Coroner's concerns, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 02 December 2014

What was it for?

I HAVE just come through Soulbury Three Locks on the Grand Union Canal and as I was setting a lock I saw a rope floating in the water just outside the lock gates writes Keith Gudgin.

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Published: 02 December 2014

The change in towpaths

OVER 40 years ago when we began our experience of canal boating it was common that the towpath was generally impassable. Certainly there were few places where a  horse-drawn boat could have progressed very far, writes Mike Todd.
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Published: 02 December 2014

Something must be done

THE excellent article by Mick Fitzgibbons prompts me to state that something should be done about the sharing of the towpaths with walkers and cyclists, for eventually someone is either going to be forced into a canal and drowned or killed by being knocked over and hitting their head on the hard surface, writes James Henry.

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Published: 29 November 2014

Filling the grotto with cards

THIS year, Dudley Canal Trust's Father Christmas has a very special request—he wants children to send him a Christmas card.

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Published: 29 November 2014

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