THE Anglo-Welsh hire boat that was sunk by its all-male crew in a Kennet & Avon Canal lock in Bath (Drunk hirers sank boat) has now been removed after 12 days, and the waterway reopened.
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THE Canal & River Trust has announced the results of its tender for new permanent trade moorings in Paddington Basin. And will announce those for Little Venice Pool shortly.
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A VOLUNTEER group who have been operating the historic narrowboat, Barnet, have decided to disband with the boat to be sold because Canal & River Trust (CaRT) have failed to find sufficient work writes Allan Richards.
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I FIND it amazing that a boat that has sunk in a lock (Drunk hirers sank boat) has been left to block navigation for so long, ten days and counting, particularly so when it could be putting boaters waiting on a flooding river at risk, writes Pam Pickett.
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SHOWING that it is very much alive and kicking after its devastating fire, River Canal Rescue has announced dates for its 2015 boat and engine maintenance courses.
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BOATERS who cruise through Walsall on the Birmingham Canal Navigations, will know of the waterside cinema, but it will soon be even closer, as the complex is to be extended.
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I SPENT Saturday morning, in the rain, touring CaRT's open day at Napton Locks. It has two jobs on there, replacing the top gate and the bottom cill of the bottom lock and fixing the major problem which arose at lock 10 back in the Spring.
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THE Dudley Canal Trust is to stage the festive treat of Christmas Choral trips around the caverns and limestone mines, that are guaranteed to inspire the seasonal spirit.
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WE ARE pleased to be able to announce that Canal & River Trust has appointed its first ever welfare officer to 'support vulnerable boaters who, due to any number of factors, may be finding it harder to cope with life afloat'.
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DESPITE the fire that destroyed its premises and its machinery and stock, River Canal Rescue (RCR) is still in business and attending to its customers who find themselves in difficulty and need its services.
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