A GOOD many boaters I know that have decided to 'cruise off into the sunset of their lives', in effect live the 'dream' promised by glowing advertising, are retired or semi-retired, writes Pam Pickett.
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HAVING been a great fan of narrowboatworld over many years and reading with interest the various articles and emails, I continue to read with interest the discontent that there is, writes Ian Campbell.
THERE has been a lot of debate on narrowboatworld recently about CaRT's claim that the canals are in better shape now than ever before.
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THE Severn is a river to be respected. Some days it is as calm as a mill pond, others it can be a raging torrent., writes Peter Ponting.
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SO ANOTHER year and another thousand or so less on the waterways we are told, but where are they all going?
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THE Ashton Canal is currently closed between locks 1 and 18 as the tail gate of lock 10 has been damaged and it is not known if it needs a simple repair or a replacement gate is required.
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AFTER reading Mick Fitzgibbons' article entitled 'Towpath Velodrome', I dug out my British Waterway (BW) Cycling Permit (in its plastic holder with strap to affix it around the seat stem of your bike) and a copy of the (then) BW Code which accompanied the permit, writes Graham Freeman.
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STORIES are circulating of a very over zealous enforcement officer that is very troubling for all boaters on the Trent, adjacent rivers and canals, Ralph Freeman writes.
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