Colin Wareing

Monthly market raises funds for canal group

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Colin Wareing

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December 27, 2023

Report & photos: Colin Wareing A FUNDRAISING food and art market took place in and around the Grade II listed […]
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Mersey on the work beat at Wigan

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Colin Wareing

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December 8, 2023

VOLUNTEERS have been operating from the workboat Mersey clearing vegetation from the canal wash walls in Wigan, Greater Manchester, writes […]
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The ‘good, bad, and getting better’ bits around Marple

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Colin Wareing

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November 2, 2023

LET’S start with the bad; a wall on Lock 7 on the Marple flight of locks has moved, the one […]
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Blocked towpath cleared

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Colin Wareing

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October 27, 2023

Contractors have cleared the Leeds & Liverpool Canal towpath blocked by a fallen tree at the back of the Old […]
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Stretch of the Leeds and Liverpool reopens

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Colin Wareing

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August 19, 2023

Repairs have been completed on Leeds and Liverpool to a leak through the wash wall between bridges 32 and 31 […]
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Wet weather as Wigan Flight reopens

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Colin Wareing

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July 27, 2023

THE Wigan flight of 21 locks on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal has reopened following repairs to Locks 68 and […]
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Latest Stoppage on the Leeds & Liverpool

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Colin Wareing

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July 18, 2023

A leak had been detected either from damage to a culvert that carries a field drainage ditch under the canal […]
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Swing bridge closed after balustrade collapse

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Colin Wareing

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July 6, 2023

UPDATE: Contractors have successfully removed the damaged balustrade. Whilst further repair works are conducted the bridge will be left in […]
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Winter works at Wigan

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Colin Wareing

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December 28, 2022

EMERGENCY repairs have been taking place at Poolstock Lock No 2 on the Leigh branch of the Leeds & Liverpool […]
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Wigan flight welcomes boat traffic

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Colin Wareing

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June 28, 2022

LOCKS on the Wigan flight were among those closed for maintenance and repair work during the winter stoppage season. One […]
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Club open day back with a swing after three-year break

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Colin Wareing

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May 28, 2022

THE sun shone and the handspikers danced at the South Pennine Boat Club open day. After a Covid-induced break the […]
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Eshton Lock repairs delayed by storm Eunice

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Colin Wareing

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March 28, 2022

ONE of the winter works delayed by storm Eunice has been the repairs at Eshton Lock on the Leeds & […]
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The ‘Iron Giant’ opens for walkers and cyclists

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Colin Wareing

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March 4, 2022

MANY boaters who have travelled the Erewash Canal will have been unable to miss the old railway iron viaduct that […]
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Grindley Brook locks host first open day for a while

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Colin Wareing

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March 3, 2022

THE Canal and River Trust invited visitors to have a look at maintenance work on the three-lock staircase at Grindley […]
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