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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

Fire victim named

THE boater who died in the fire on the narrowboat earlier this week (Stove suspected for boaters death) has been named by the police.
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Published: 28 November 2014

Reminding the Trust...

JUST having had another a close call with a cyclist on the towpath while walking the dog, Mick Fitzgibbons believes it is time to give the Trust another reminder.

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Published: 28 November 2014

Rowers should give way

CONCERNING the email by Chris Hutchins telling of the behaviour of rowers on the Soar, Rod Fox writes:

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Published: 28 November 2014

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