Helen Gazeley tunes into the latest audio equipment to help you make the most of music on board. THE ability of narrowboaters to dwell in
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Character of the cut
Elizabeth Rogers meets waterways officer Tony Forster, who lives and breathes boats for work, rest and play. “I AM certainly a river person, I am
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Dog walking on the canals
WHEN it comes to stretching all four legs, the canal is a canine’s best friend. Paula Boyden, deputy veterinary director at the Dogs Trust says:
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The Turf
A Tudor gem FEW places on earth can feel solitary at the same time as welcoming people. There’s a secret spot in Devon that attracts
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De-winterising tips from River Canal Rescue
AS WE shake off the cold weather and begin to embrace warmer days, the changes in temperature signal the start of the boating season and
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Curlew in crisis
Alison Alderton looks at the plight of the iconic wader and measures being introduced to protect the bird from extinction in Ireland. WITH its long
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‘Ordinary’ canal lock
Genius in its simplicity THE canal lock is a masterpiece of simplicity that ingeniously carries boats uphill and downhill in still water. It’s the place
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The Wet Web – the growing trend of renting out your boat
Helen Gazeley looks at the growing trend of renting out your boat for holiday accommodation. AS DAYS lengthen and thoughts turn to holidays, have you
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Characters of the cut
Julie Webb discovers that one of the Braunston Rally’s regulars is a skater as well as a boater. THE day I interviewed David Daines, in
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Characters of the cut
Elizabeth Rogers met non-tidal River Thames harbourmaster Andrew Graham and his successor Barry Russell before Andrew’s retirement. AS THE River Thames waterways operations managers, known
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Characters of the cut
Julie Webb meets the author and canal historian who is campaigning to save an Oxford boatyard. “I WOULD never have had the adventurousness to make
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Dredging the depths with the new kit
Hugh Dougherty went along to Linlithgow on the Union Canal to see Scottish Canals’ dredging team go into action with their new kit. Here’s what
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Characters of the cut
Julie Webb meets the couple for whom carrying coal has become a way of life. “OUR eyes met over a diesel pump!” said John Jackson,
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Cog
The bare roots of canal mechanics By Phillippa Greenwood. Images by Martine O’Callaghan THE ultimate marvel of Britain’s canals remains how still water manages to
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