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First aid for all the family

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October 26, 2023

WHETHER you’re taking a boating holiday with the family or just a day out with the kids, it’s always handy […]
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Clearwater Boats trial new all-electric Wilderness Beaver on River Trent

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October 25, 2023

I MET Laurie Lavender of Clearwater Boats at Farndon Marina where he was trialling the all-electric, 23ft long Wilderness Beaver, […]
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A fitting final boat

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Phil Pickin

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October 24, 2023

I’M NOT about to drop the bombshell news that Electric Dragon is the last boat from Ortomarine. Far from it; […]
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Storm Babet canal damage: counting the cost of climate change

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October 23, 2023

The Canal & River Trust, the national canal charity, is working across its 2,000 miles of historic canals and navigable […]
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Vandals deface new canalside mural

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October 21, 2023

A STRIKING new large-scale art mural along the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in Leeds has been defaced in a thoughtless […]
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Noble Marine Insurance provides support during cost of living crisis

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October 21, 2023

THE cost of living crisis has swept across the UK and impacted most monthly and annual household expenses. For those […]
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Fishing celebration brings global communities to UK canal

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October 20, 2023

On 21 October 2023, young people with ancestral connections to 39 countries will gather at Market Drayton on the Shropshire […]
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Chief executive resigns from IWA

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October 19, 2023

PROFESSOR Sarah Niblock has resigned her position as chief executive of the Inland Waterways Association. IWA is extremely fortunate to […]
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Building better access in Selly Oak Park

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October 18, 2023

THE Lapal Canal Trust was recently fortunate to host 12 volunteers from the Waterway Recovery Group for a week to […]
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West Country canal trust appeals for help

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October 17, 2023

FRIENDS of the Grand Western Canal Trust are promoting plans to develop a wildlife and heritage corridor along the Somerset […]
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Characters of the Cut: Lazydays – Colicia Summers

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October 16, 2023

Alice Griffin reports… FOR actress and photographer Colicia Summers, canals and water have always been part of her life. As […]
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Good Energy volunteers boost Wilts & Berks work

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October 14, 2023

THE restoration of the Wilts & Berks Canal received a welcome boost after a team of Good Energy volunteers swapped […]
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River health: Joining forces to tackle pollution

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October 12, 2023

River health is more than a talking point, as Sally Clifford finds out. WHEN it comes to looking after our […]
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Signalling the way to new stop gate

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Mark Lancaster

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October 11, 2023

ASHBY Canal Association has celebrated the opening of the new stop gate and associated pedestrian bridge at Snarestone. The stop […]
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