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What’s inside Towpath Talk’s March issue?

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Sam Hewitt

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February 27, 2020

In the March issue of Towpath Talk, we’re taking a look at how HS2 works will affect the UK’s waterways and we head to the open day at Dowley Gap! So, sit back, relax and enjoy the UK’s number ONE read for all waterways users. Regularly topping 100 pages, it features everything you need to…
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Aidan is named Lock Keeper of the Year

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Pauline Hawkins

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February 13, 2020

A SANDFORD lock keeper has won a prestigious British Marine Inland Boating award. British Marine Inland Boating has awarded its Lock Keeper of the Year Award for 2019 to Aidan Mahon (pictured left), lock keeper at Sandford Lock on the  River Thames. The award, also known as the Esme Dowling Award in memory of Esme…
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Join skipper Keith for epic narrowboat adventure across the Channel

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Sam Hewitt

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February 5, 2020

Braving the busy shipping lanes of the English Channel in a flat-bottomed boat is no mean feat but it can be done without losing your sense of humour along the way – as author Keith Harris explains in We Don’t Go Far But We Do See Life. The new book gives a tongue-in-cheek account of…
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February 2020 issue out now!

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Sam Hewitt

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February 5, 2020

Take a look at Chesterfield Canal Trust’s plans for the restoration of two of the last nine miles at the western end of the canal in the February issue of Towpath Talk. Sit back, relax and enjoy the UK’s number ONE read for all waterways users. Regularly topping 100 pages, it features everything you need…
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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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Top gate replacement works at Pagefield Lock 88

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Colin Wareing

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November 27, 2019

THIS month the Canal and River Trust are replacing the top gates on Pagefield lock on the Leeds & Liverpool canal in Wigan. Here the old lock gates have been removed and are lying on the lock side while the work continues in the lock to finish fitting the new gates. This lock, Pagefield, is…
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December issue out now!

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Sam Hewitt

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November 21, 2019

Season’s greetings! The countdown to Christmas is truly on, so sit back, relax and enjoy the UK’s number ONE read for all waterways users.
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Want a shortcut to mindfulness? It’s time to get outdoors

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Sam Hewitt

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September 16, 2019

Even if you’re new to mindfulness, you’ve probably already witnessed the feeling of inner calm when you’ve walked in the countryside or soaked up the sunshine. The sound of falling rain, the feeling of fresh air filling your lungs, the joyfulness of watching skipping lambs – these natural pleasures connect your true, inner self to…
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Bilge Bag Solution Available Allowing Safe Removal of Oil and Fuel from Bilges

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Andy

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June 4, 2019

Seddon Plant & Engineers Ltd has launched an innovative eco-friendly Bilge Bag, enabling canal barge and boat owners to rapidly and safely remove contaminants such as oil and fuel from their bilge before water is emptied into the waterways. The small and lightweight Bilge Bags are simply placed within the bilge and remain in-situ to…
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The Wrong Way Round by Rob Pearson

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Janet Richardson

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May 3, 2017

Going the wrong way round Reviewer: Les Heath AN INCREASING number of boaters are now using blogs on social media to keep friends in the picture with regard to their cruising adventures. But boater Rob Pearson and his wife Lesley have taken the art a step further with a 163-page ‘super blog’ on the trials…
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