Features

Little Star canal trip for Wrexham schoolchildren

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November 27, 2023

A CLASS of Year 4 and 5 pupils from St Anne’s Catholic Primary School in Wrexham recently enjoyed a 45-minute […]
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Discovering canal history in Chichester

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November 22, 2023

Nicola Lisle enjoys a visit to the Chichester Ship Canal Heritage Centre in the latest in her museum series. CHICHESTER’S […]
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Tenders sought for fishery management

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November 6, 2023

MANAGEMENT of Harthill Reservoir near Sheffield has been put out to tender by the Canal & River Trust with a […]
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Characters of the Cut – Giles Williams!

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September 7, 2023

Alice Griffin caught up with Giles Williams – your helmsman! WHEN Giles Williams found himself recovering from illness in early […]
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Day in the life of a licence ranger

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September 5, 2023

llegally moored boats, boats without licences and even a boat sinking – it’s all in a day’s work for one […]
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How much does it cost to live on a narrowboat?

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Arianne Davey

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August 11, 2023

Adam Lind shares lots about his life on board a boat and provides lots of tips, ideas and information that you might find useful if you’re considering living on a boat too.
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Characters of the Cut: Narrowboat Family Foster

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August 9, 2023

Alice Grifin caught up with the Foster family WHEN Craig and Ellie Foster relocated to London for work, they knew […]
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Barge Beagle’s summer holiday – lighting the way

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August 8, 2023

Sniffing out good finds for crews with canines! Alison Alderton reports… AROUND for centuries, lighthouses have adapted with technology. Now […]
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The Croydon Canal And Its Railway Successors

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Alex Bestwick

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May 17, 2023

Originally promoted as a canal, the railway to West Croydon has had five different methods of traction. This article by […]
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They’re not making them any more

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April 19, 2023

Jonathan Mosse’s monthly look at freight developments on the inland waterways. “BUY land, they’re not making it anymore”; thus goes […]
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Growing In Small Spaces: Hanging Gardens Of Plenty

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Steve Ott

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April 13, 2023

Ben Vanheem offers more inspiration for great hanging pots and containers to grow fruit and veg.
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Characters of the Cut: Ashley Woodward, The Boat Inn

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April 12, 2023

By Alice Griffin STANDING proud at top lock opposite the country’s first canal museum, The Boat Inn, Stoke Bruerne, is […]
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Learn how to grow your own food with help from Kitchen Garden magazine

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Arianne Davey

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March 21, 2023

Download your free taster of the award-winning Kitchen Garden magazine to help you grow and cook your own delicious produce.
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New chapter in life of working boat

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March 14, 2023

A former coal barge is taking it easy in retirement. Sally Clifford finds out more…. FLANKED by high-rise apartments in […]
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