Author: Pauline Hawkins

Flaming June is almost here, and with it comes the longest day of the year. How the weeks and months fly by! As ever, your

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A picture of beautiful Braunston blossom adorns the front page of the latest Towpath Talk, proving that spring has arrived and summer is on its

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The weather has been warming up nicely, the flowers are looking blooming lovely and the clocks have gone forward – that can only mean one

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We’ve turned the corner with regard to the really short days, and the evenings are getting noticeably lighter. Prepare to welcome February with the latest

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As it’s the festive season, your Towpath Talk has been published a week earlier than usual. It’s packed with all the latest news and views

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As the end of the year approaches, and the fireside beckons, for many boaters it’s a good time to take stock and make sure their

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Amazingly… we are almost in November! It doesn’t seem so long ago that we had sizzling days, balmy nights – and worries over water availability

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All the leaves are brown, and the sky is grey… So sang the Mamas & the Papas in their 1960s hit California Dreamin’, but if

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It’s been a busy summer on the cut, despite water shortages in some areas leading to canal closures. There seems to be no shortage of

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August is almost upon us, and so far this summer has been incredibly dry after the ‘Beast from the east’ delivered snow and icy blasts

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Here we are, hitting the heights of the holiday and cruising seasons and the sun is still blazing down! So dig out your wide-brimmed hat,

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