Towpath astronomer Brian Jones searches the sky for the constellation of Boötes. Is it herdsman, ploughman or bear driver? THE prominent constellation of Boötes is located
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Issy – a new addition to the Venetian hire fleet
HAVING been operating for the last five years with the boat stock that came with the business Venetian Hireboats, Phil Roberts and his wife Maxine
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The story of Clonmacnoise
Alison Alderton visits one of Ireland’s most famous monastic sites. ARRIVAL at a destination by boat is always special but there is one place in
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Murder Mystery event in aid of local charity
CANALSIDE Farm near Stafford will be holding a Murder Mystery evening on April 13, in aid of local charity Katharine House Hospice. The event will
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Riverside pub to reopen with a new name
YALDING riverside pub The Anchor is reopening as The Boathouse following a £1.2 million refurbishment. The Shepherd Neame pub is situated on the River Medway,
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Waterways Holidays answers first-timers’ FAQs
BOATING holidays agency Waterways Holidays has answered the questions it is most often asked in a blog post titled Newbie’s Guide to Boating. The company
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Self-drive boats return to the Regent’s Canal
VISITORS and Londoners alike can once again charter their own electric boat without the need for a licence or captain. GoBoat has been taking advance
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Leo roars across the skies
Towpath astronomer Brian Jones points out some of the stars which make up the lion that takes pride of place in the spring night sky.
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Traditionally modern, the new boat from Perrydale
Phil Pickin returns to see a narrowboat which first caught his eye on a previous visit. SOME time ago I visited Perrydale Narrowboats at their
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The Wet Web
Helen Gazeley looks at living history, whitebait and a frogspawn survey. THE Thames was once home to hundreds of boat and barge yards, employing thousands
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River people
Lifeboatman John Chapman is one of the crew who patrol the busy tidal River Thames from Teddington. Elizabeth Rogers finds out more. THIS year marks
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Going for gold…
By Janet Richardson ONE of the regular features of the London Boat Show is the presentation of The Yacht Harbour Association’s prestigious Marina of the
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Enjoy the best of both worlds at Tewkesbury
By Janet Richardson STRATEGICALLY important over the centuries, the medieval market town of Tewkesbury is situated at the confluence of the rivers Avon and Severn.
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Attracting the next generation of boaters
Mark Tizard, vice-chairman of the National Association of Boat Owners (NABO), comments on some more topical issues. NABO’s recent open letter to the All Party
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