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  • UNVEILED: Canal boat artwork

    UNVEILED: Canal boat artwork

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    Mark Lancaster

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    A HUGE canal boat artwork, called the Looping Boat, has been installed on the Sheffield & Tinsley Canal. The first-ever artwork on water by ‘art’s master illusionist’, British artist Alex Chinneck, is 13 metres long and six metres high.  It incorporates signwriting and traditional canal boat colours to celebrate the history of Tinsley, Sheffield’s historic…

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  • WEEDS: Weevils fight back in £1m war

    WEEDS: Weevils fight back in £1m war

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    Web Editor

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    A hungry natural enemy has been released into the waterways in a bid to munch a path for boaters and help wildlife. Tim Greenfield reports… THE Canal & River Trust believes 20,000 azolla-eating weevils introduced this year will help free up the most weed-clogged waterways in South Yorkshire and the East Midlands. The battle in…

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  • CYANIDE IN THE CANAL: Clean-up fund tops £22k

    CYANIDE IN THE CANAL: Clean-up fund tops £22k

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    By Tim Greenfield GENEROUS people have donated over £22,000 to help the clean-up of the Walsall Canal following a leak of deadly sodium cyanide into the waterway. The Canal and River Trust (CRT) launched the fund, which stood at £22,480 at time of printing, after the closure of the canal following the leak of 4000…

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  • AQUATIC WEEDS! UK conference to be held

    AQUATIC WEEDS! UK conference to be held

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    A conference dedicated to the control of invasive weeds will examine the impact of aquatic weeds on Britain’s waterways and how best to deal with their problems. The Property Care Association’s (PCA) 2024 International Invasive Weed Conference (IIWC2024) will feature, for the first time, a session dedicated to ‘aquatic invasives’, with expert speakers from a…

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  • ANDERTON BOAT LIFT: Work starts

    ANDERTON BOAT LIFT: Work starts

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    Lucy Wood finds out more… PREPARATORY work has begun on the programme to revitalise Anderton Boat Lift, one of the seven wonders of Britain’s canal network. The Canal and River Trust has appointed specialist engineering firm JN Bentley to conduct initial investigations on the world’s first commercial boat lift, with hopes of undertaking the refurbishment…

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  • MISSING OUT: That’s boaters on vital public services

    MISSING OUT: That’s boaters on vital public services

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    Tim Greenfield reports… HUNDREDS of boaters are missing out on access to vital services such as healthcare, education and banks. Waterway users say many central and local government agencies just aren’t able to deal with people who don’t have a permanent address – leaving many falling through the cracks and suffering in the process. Boaters…

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  • SAFETY: Fire awareness

    SAFETY: Fire awareness

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    Ben Sutcliffe-Davies reports… MANY owners, during their lifetime on waterways, may be lucky enough to never see a fire on board. However, those who have had the misfortune to be on board either a narrowboat or a GRP motor boat will know that when a fire does break out, it can become life-threatening and extremely…

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  • ABC BOAT HIRE: New electric day boat

    ABC BOAT HIRE: New electric day boat

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    ABC Boat Hire has launched another electrically powered day boat, this time at Alvechurch Marina on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal near Bromsgrove. The 36ft Fun Day narrowboat accommodates up to 10 people.  Haley Hadley, ABC Leisure Group’s marketing and sales director, says: “Britain’s beautiful network of inland waterways is important for biodiversity, and the…

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  • TOP SEVEN canal boat holiday destinations for October

    TOP SEVEN canal boat holiday destinations for October

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    NARROWBOATS are like floating holiday cottages, with everything holidaymakers need on board for a self-catering adventure afloat. All are equipped with essential home comforts, including central heating, hot water, TV, showers, and flushing toilets, and most now have Wi-Fi, too. Drifters offers the choice of 550 narrowboats available to hire from 45 bases across England,…

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  • TOP 10 PARTS that cause boaters grief

    TOP 10 PARTS that cause boaters grief

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    Web Editor

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    River Canal Rescue (RCR) responded to 3335 callouts last year to help with issues such as electrical, fuel and engine problems, flat batteries, overheating and gearbox failures. Despite RCR’s best endeavours, parts do break down. So what are the top 10 parts that cause boaters the most grief, and how much do they cost to…

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  • SNAP UP a waterways calendar for charity

    SNAP UP a waterways calendar for charity

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    Thirteen images have been chosen to appear in River Canal Rescue’s 2025 calendar (front cover and one for every month), which goes on sale later this year to raise funds for Cancer Research UK. THE competition attracted more than 375 entries, which the judges – RCR managing director Stephanie Horton, Canal Boat editor Charlie Waters…

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  • CLOSER LINKS: IWA and LCA

    CLOSER LINKS: IWA and LCA

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    Cicely Oliver reports… THE Lowland Canals Association (LCA) is exploring corporate Inland Waterways Association membership after a decision to form an alliance with the IWA. This will benefit the LCA by giving it access to the IWA’s experience, campaigning and commercial expertise. The LCA’s Neil Kitchener will be joining IWA’s lead in Scotland, Jonathan Mosse,…

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  • LEEDS & LIVERPOOL CANAL: History in Felt!

    LEEDS & LIVERPOOL CANAL: History in Felt!

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    The history of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal is the focus of West Yorkshire felt artist Janine Jacques’ latest exhibition. Sally Clifford finds out more. BUILT 200 years ago, the Leeds & Liverpool Canal was one of the most important waterway trade routes through the region. Coal and textiles were among the important cargo carried…

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  • PRACTICALITY FROM PERRYDALE: Fairweather’s Folly

    PRACTICALITY FROM PERRYDALE: Fairweather’s Folly

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    Phil Pickin went to see Perrydale Narrowboats’ latest new build on the day it first entered the water and found another high-quality boat from this popular boat builder. IT ISN’T often that you get to see a business grow and thrive, especially in the waterways sector, so for me, it has been interesting to watch…

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