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  • FREIGHT: A wee spark of an idea

    FREIGHT: A wee spark of an idea

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    When an immaculate, one-third scale Clyde Puffer showed up on the moorings beside me at Bowling, on Scotland’s Forth & Clyde Canal, I’m afraid I just couldn’t help myself! Jonathan Mosse reports… AS commercial carriers, Puffers have undoubtedly had their day – and then some – but the presence of this perfect replica was more…

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  • WHERE THE DEAD STILL WALK: Halloween on the Thames

    WHERE THE DEAD STILL WALK: Halloween on the Thames

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    As the nights draw in and the mellow days of autumn usher in Halloween, it is the ideal time for storytelling. Former university lecturer Pete Smith is a qualified and experienced City of London and City of Westminster guide – and knows a thing or two about supernatural waterways. He has a plethora of haunting…

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  • NEXT CHAPTER in the life of historic boat house

    NEXT CHAPTER in the life of historic boat house

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    A proud new owner has snapped up a Grade II-listed converted Victorian boat house, which numbers among the most photographed buildings on the River Lune. Originally constructed as a boat house for the neighbouring estate, it was later expanded into an impressive two-bedroomed riverfront home. The dining room hangs over the water, while the archway…

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  • PILLBOXES join listed structures

    PILLBOXES join listed structures

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    EIGHT First World War pillboxes in Norfolk have also been Grade II-listed. The concrete fortifications, built along the River Ant and North Walsham and Dilham Canal between 1916 and 1918, formed part of Britain’s defence system against a potential German seaborne invasion on the vulnerable east coast.  Each pillbox exhibits the innovative concrete block construction…

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  • ELECTRIC BOATING on the inland waterways

    ELECTRIC BOATING on the inland waterways

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    Bowman Bradley, chair of the Inland Waterways Association’s Sustainable Boating Group, discusses what’s probably the greatest technological change on the inland waterways since the introduction of the motorboat about 100 years ago. THE IWA Sustainable Boating Group has been monitoring the development of electric drive for narrowboats since the group’s inception in 2019. We recognise…

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  • GRANTED LISTED STATUS:

    GRANTED LISTED STATUS:

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     A boathouse built for 19th century pioneer Samuel Saunders, one of England’s leading boat builders and engineers, has been listed as Grade II in recognition of its historic and architectural interest. Lucy Wood reports… THE structure, in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, is noted as a rare surviving example of a late Victorian commercial boathouse on the non-tidal…

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  • COSTING TOURISM THOUSANDS! Rotting waterway infrastructure

    COSTING TOURISM THOUSANDS! Rotting waterway infrastructure

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    Waterways infrastructure is being left to rot as custodians struggle to fund repairs and maintenance, according to Fund Britain’s Waterways (FBW) – as one mayor proposes a £500,000 spend to protect the River Cam. Tim Greenfield reports… Under-funding of the inland waterways, it says, means some rivers and canals are closed to traffic, with tourism…

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  • SMOKE CONTROL ORDER not applied

    SMOKE CONTROL ORDER not applied

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    IN a victory for the bargee traveller community, Hackney Council will not apply its proposed Smoke Control Order to moored boats.  Following representations from the National Bargee Travellers’ Association (NBTA) and its members in the council’s consultation in 2024, the authority decided not to apply the controls to boats. A key reason was “greater recognition…

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  • IMPROVED TOWPATH to create greener route to town’s train station

    IMPROVED TOWPATH to create greener route to town’s train station

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    Residents and commuters in Mirfield, West Yorkshire, are benefiting from a resurfaced towpath and upgraded footpath, offering a greener, easier, safer and more accessible route to the town’s train station. The recent official opening marked the fourth completed First and Last Mile project delivered by the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU), Kirklees Council and the Canal & River Trust,…

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  • FIFTEEN YEARS to grab a unique steamy canal image

    FIFTEEN YEARS to grab a unique steamy canal image

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    This year marks Railway 200, the 200th anniversary of the modern railway, when the Stockton & Darlington Railway commenced operations in 1825. IN what was one of the biggest railway events of recent times, The Greatest Gathering at Derby saw the 150-ton SR Merchant Navy Class No. 35028 Clan Line twice routed over Grand Union…

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  • BOAT EXPLOSION cause being determined

    BOAT EXPLOSION cause being determined

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    A BOAT which sank in Kelston Lock, on the Bristol Avon Navigation, after suffering an explosion has been recovered from the water. The co-owners of the vessel, who wished to remain anonymous, told how on August 25 they collected it from its mooring on Mill Island and set off across the River Avon towards Kelston…

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  • £200K AWARDED for restoration

    £200K AWARDED for restoration

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    LICHFIELD and Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust has been awarded £200,000 in Community Infrastructure Levy funding from Lichfield District Council to support the delivery of phase two of the Gallows Reach canal restoration project – a transformative step in restoring the Lichfield Canal. The levy is charged on new developments and funds infrastructure improvements in the…

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  • SUNKEN BOAT recovery cost pursued by council

    SUNKEN BOAT recovery cost pursued by council

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    Bath & North East Somerset Council has begun formal proceedings to recover £55,000 in public money that was spent on removing sunken boats from the River Avon in Bath. FOUR boat owners have been served with formal demands requiring them to either settle their debts in full or agree a repayment plan. The boat removal…

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  • WIN! 40 incredible prizes

    WIN! 40 incredible prizes

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    Boating enthusiasts across the UK have the chance to win more than 40 incredible prizes in the Ultimate Boat Giveaway, by GJW Direct. From stand-up paddleboards and boating courses to subscriptions, vouchers and more, this is an exciting prize draw for water lovers. What’s up for grabs? Altogether, the prizes are worth more than £6000 and cover everything…

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