In a message to boaters Richard Parry talks about the past year and the challenges ahead…
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Category: Features
Towpath Talk Christmas Gift Guide 2021!
We’ve made your life that bit simpler with this Christmas our exclusive Gift Guide! Check out some of these fantastic must-haves…
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That sinking feeling, don’t get it!
WE’RE all used to unpredictable weather patterns; one month it’s unseasonably warm, the next we experience rain more akin to tropical downpours and then we’re
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RESTORING TODDBROOK RESERVOIR – CANAL CHARITY SUBMITS PLANNING APPLICATION FOR MAJOR REPAIR
The restoration of Toddbrook Reservoir in Whaley Bridge takes a major step forward this month with submission of a planning application for its permanent repair
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Preparing your boat for winter
FOR many of us this year with all the covid restrictions, whether you use you craft for leisure or as a liveaboard, the coming of
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Unexpected discovery – The Oakham to Melton Canal
There’s nothing quite like a good stroll to walk off a hefty Sunday lunch. A ramble around the delightful market town of Oakham, Rutland with
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Pets on the cut: Rabbit, rabbit, by Alison Wilkerson
WE PURCHASED our narrowboat, our first and current narrowboat over seven years ago via eBay, yes eBay, from a lovely couple (Julie and Steve) whom
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Characters of the Cut – Claire Marcia Burgoyne: Shanti Tea Boat
WHEN Claire Marcia Burgoyne of the Shanti Tea Boat returned from her travels in India and Thailand she had no idea which direction life was
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What to do if your boat runs aground
RIVER Canal Rescue recently warned boaters about the risks of grounding after receiving a high number of call-outs. Over the last few months rescue co-ordinators
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Inside the October issue of Towpath Talk
Inside the October issue of Towpath Talk, the Canal & River Trust is to start using body-worn cameras for its customer service employees whose role includes day-to-day interaction with those on the towpath.
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Canal life – cut and dried
By Deena Ingham CANALS were originally transport routes, around which an entire supply industry built up to meet the needs of the boats and boaters.
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Bread & Water for Africa make an urgent call for donations to their Back to School appeal
Every child needs access to a daily meal and the chance of an education. Yet right now, in Africa, many children miss out on the one meal they could get each day.
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Inside the September issue of Towpath Talk
Inside the September issue of Towpath Talk, boat owners who keep or use their vessels on Environment Agency (EA) waterways have until September 16 are to have their say on proposed changes to registration charges.
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Escaping the rent trap – Millie, Dale and Ralph!
Emergency Services worker Dale and Teaching Assistant Millie (both 26) were fed up working hard to pay someone else’s mortgage – ‘stuck in the rent
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