Phil Pickin turns the spotlight on power in this new series looking at what could be the ‘new normal’ for environmentally friendly boaters. WE OFTEN
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Author: Pauline Hawkins
Production editor Pauline is a former newspaper journalist who got lucky. Likes: animals, music, horror films, football. Dislikes: Brussels sprouts, paper cuts.
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Dunkirk Little Ships update – Medway Queen closed till further notice
Because of the coronavirus outbreak the Dunkirk Little Ships will not now sail to Dunkirk this year and the events in Ramsgate 2020 have been
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Aidan is named Lock Keeper of the Year
A SANDFORD lock keeper has won a prestigious British Marine Inland Boating award. British Marine Inland Boating has awarded its Lock Keeper of the Year
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The daily ‘canute’
Craig Gunn likes to beat London’s rush hour traffic via ‘canute’. Here he explains how he just goes with the flow on his stress-free journey
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June issue of Towpath Talk out now!
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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May 2019 issue out now!
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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April Towpath Talk is out now!
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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February 2019 issue out now!
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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New rules for CO alarms on the way
New rules will comes into force in April in a bid to save boaters and other waterways users from the dangers of carbon monoxide. Following
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Plucky pooch on the mend after canal drama
AN elderly dog who ‘got spooked’ and jumped off a narrowboat at the exact spot where her owner’s brother drowned as a child is making
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January 2019 Towpath Talk – out now!
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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Your December Towpath Talk is out now!
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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November issue available now!
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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October issue out now!
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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