THE Canal & River Trust has been carrying out repair work and maintenance at the Caen Hill pumping station on the Kennet & Avon Canal,
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Author: Janet Richardson
A Beginner’s Guide to Living on the Waterways
Let’s ignore the old adage for a minute because the cover of this book gives a very strong clue to its ethos.
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Shipbuilding in a Lincolnshire market town
WHEN Louth author and historian Stuart Sizer first researched the history of his local canal, he concentrated on the construction, personalities and businesses and not
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International Slavery Museum
The only national museum of its kind in the world. THE International Slavery Museum is located in Liverpool’s Albert Dock in the zone where ships
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Gas safety on boats
STAYING safe on board is vital and ahead of Gas Safety Week, running from September 17-23. BWML Boat Mooring have created a poster to keep
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Saving the past for the future
THE Yorkshire Ex-Commercial Barge Club specialise in industrial history preservation. Its members are all owners of private vessels and welcome support in helping them fight
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Taming the Flood by Jeremy Purseglove
Practical proposals to protect against flooding Reviewer: Elizabeth Rogers LAST winter may have been a relatively – and unseasonably – dry one, but memories of
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Canals In Britain by Tony Condor
Modest in price, but not in quality Reviewer: Harry Arnold WE have reviewed one or two large multi-page and expensive general waterway books lately –
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Characters of the cut – Carol Morgan
Elizabeth Rogers meets Carol Morgan, a waterways operations team leader with the Environment Agency. “EVERY day can be different. Whatever I may have expected to
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Mysterious Moorings with Mouse by Kitty Irvine
A magical canal adventure Reviewer: Kathryn Smith THE adventures in the story of Mysterious Moorings with Mouse all begin when Fred and Lottie’s longed-for family
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Characters of the cut – Tim Coghlan
Julie Webb meets the man who masterminded the revival of Braunston Marina. READERS of April and May Towpath Talk may have seen with interest the
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The Complete Guide to the Lancaster Canal
The only guide you will need to the Lancaster Canal Reviewer: Les Heath THINKING of doing the Lancaster Canal in the near future? Well don’t
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Britain’s Historic Ships
Dip in these pages to expand your horizons Reviewer: Harry Arnold BRITAIN’S Historic Ships is another lavishly produced and illustrated volume from Bloomsbury in what
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Towing Path Tales by Beatrice Holloway
Towpath tales for children Reviewer: Kathryn Smith AN ITINERANT lifestyle, new faces and places every day and evenings spent around a roaring stove; the link
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