Pets on the cut

Pets afloat! 🐶 😸For the love of dogs – and cats..

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October 8, 2022

By Alison Wilkerson I LOVE craft fayres and markets, especially floating ones, where you discover a plethora of goods created on boats by their artistic, and sometimes famous, owners. At one such floating market which I had seen advertised by the Roving Canal Traders Association (RCTA) www.rcta.org.uk, on the Grand Union Canal in Milton Keynes,…
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Pets on the Cut – Ferreting around

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April 29, 2022

By Alison Wilkerson OVER the years I have met many dogs on the cut who either live aboard boats, are on day trips or are enjoying cruising holidays with their owners, families and friends. Many dogs live in peaceful harmony with other dogs and occasionally cats but two very special lurchers, 10-year-old Bowie (yes he…
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Pets on the Cut: Nicky and Blaze

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March 21, 2022

NICKY and her faithful dog Blaze are regulars often seen walking along the Kennet & Avon towpath near Caen Hill Marina. Once, a few months ago when the rain was bucketing down, I happened to look out of a boat I was working aboard and saw the two of them merrily strolling along the towpath.…
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Pets on the cut: Rabbit, rabbit, by Alison Wilkerson

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Janet Richardson

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October 17, 2021

WE PURCHASED our narrowboat, our first and current narrowboat over seven years ago via eBay, yes eBay, from a lovely couple (Julie and Steve) whom we have remained in contact with albeit, via text and Facebook ever since. Finally, after all that time, we actually got to see them in person, as they were on…
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Taking centre stage

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Mark Lancaster

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August 24, 2021

Alison Wilkerson reports: LIKE many who have been through lockdowns and the many challenges and terrible losses over the last eighteen months, being given the opportunity to have a fun evening out, albeit outside, was an offer I could not resist. This opportunity was in the form of actually going to the theatre which was…
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