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NABO request extensions on expiring BSS certifications

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Shannon Butcher

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March 20, 2020

The National Association of Boat Owners Council has recently contacted the Boat Safety Scheme in an effort to request extensions on expiring BSS certifications. They argue that, in the present circumstances, an extension of three months in the first instance on expiring BSS certifications would be justified. With many boaters having to self-isolate or commit…
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Canal & River Trust: “Our response to coronavirus”

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Shannon Butcher

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March 19, 2020

The Canal & River Trust have released a response in regards to the Covid-19 outbreak in the UK. In these unprecedented times, our priority is to support the national effort to keep people safe, following the Government’s advice and taking the appropriate action to protect our colleagues and partners, and everyone who visits, or lives…
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Book review: “A Delight for all Boaters”

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Shannon Butcher

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March 17, 2020

“WHAT a wonderful surprise I had when starting to read We Don’t Go Far But We Do See Life,” said reviewer, Les Heath. “Author Keith Harris had been musical director of the annual festival at Saul, dubbed Folk On The Water. I was there with my boat in 2006 when 12,000 people attended and £50,000…
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Budget 2020: Chancellor announces consultation to remove red diesel entitlement

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Shannon Butcher

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March 13, 2020

IN today’s Spring Budget announcement, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has shared plans to review the current use of red diesel.
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RNLI lifesavers captured on glass

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Shannon Butcher

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March 12, 2020

ARMED with his vintage camera and mobile darkroom – a converted ambulance purchased from eBay – photographer Jack Lowe recently visited Northern Ireland for the first time. His trip is part of an epic undertaking to capture, on glass, all of the UK’s and Ireland’s RNLI lifeboat stations and crews. Alison Alderton caught up with…
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Rochdale Canal gets £180,000 winter makeover

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Shannon Butcher

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March 11, 2020

THE Canal & River Trust, the national waterways and wellbeing charity, has carried out more than £180,000 worth of repairs and upgrades to the Rochdale Canal, near Rochdale, this winter. Work at Lock 36, at the summit of the canal near Littleborough, will enable the Canal & River Trust to have greater control over the…
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Job offer: Branch Sales Advisor – Midland Chandlers

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Shannon Butcher

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February 24, 2020

We are looking for a committed, customer focused and practical individual to join our team. You’ll work in a rewarding retail environment.
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The daily ‘canute’

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Pauline Hawkins

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February 12, 2020

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 to work. Craig, pictured above, says: “I have lived in Willesden Junction for nearly five years now and one of the main attractions that brought me to the area was…
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A very modern ‘hideout’ from Knights Narrowboats

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Sam Hewitt

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January 20, 2020

THE latest boat from Knights Narrowboats won’t be everyone’s cup of tea. If you like a traditional book, then the hideout isn’t for you, but if you like a clean-cut modern look then the builder’s 19th boat will appeal to you. From its two-tone grey and off-white exterior to the similarly coloured interior the hideout…
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Fears over water supplies as Toddbrook repairs take place

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Colin Wareing

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December 19, 2019

MAINTAINING water supplies for boating on the Peak Forest Canal looks set to become a challenge over the next few years in the wake of the Toddbrook Reservoir emergency. The news came in a meeting held by Canal & River Trust to give an update on progress at the site above the town of Whaley…
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International Slavery Museum

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Janet Richardson

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March 11, 2019

The only national museum of its kind in the world. THE International Slavery Museum is located in Liverpool’s Albert Dock in the zone where ships once set off on their heinous mission to collect cargoes of people who had their freedom stripped from them. Situated at the centre of the World Heritage Site, the museum…
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Gas safety on boats

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Janet Richardson

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September 7, 2018

STAYING safe on board is vital and ahead of Gas Safety Week, running from September 17-23. BWML Boat Mooring have created a poster to keep people safe on the water. From looking out for the warning signs of a gas leak to the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning, the safety poster is tailored to those…
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Saving the past for the future

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Janet Richardson

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June 25, 2018

THE Yorkshire Ex-Commercial Barge Club specialise in industrial history preservation. Its members are all owners of private vessels and welcome support in helping them fight the odds to save these craft and thus save the past for the future. These craft are so important that the National Historic Ships has registered the entire fleet. The…
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Exploring the net… at Foxton Locks

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Pauline Hawkins

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June 21, 2018

Visitors to the famous Foxton Locks in Leicestershire can now take part in a spot of pond dipping and discover what bugs and beasties are living in the canal and lurking within the reeds. A new wheelchair and pushchair-friendly pond-dipping platform, installed by volunteers from the Canal & River Trust and paid for by funding…
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