Winter stoppages

  • WINTER on the cut

    WINTER on the cut

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    Kevin Thomas reports… SOMETIMES you know when winter announces its arrival before you have even stepped off your boat. Perhaps it’s an early morning dusting of frost or a gossamer curtain of fog over the water and, although barely discernible, the silhouettes of moored boats.  Out on the water, a lone black-headed gull floats patiently,…

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  • CRT investing £50M in vital conservation work this winter

    CRT investing £50M in vital conservation work this winter

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    The Canal & River Trust is embarking on a programme of winter repairs along 2,000 miles of historic canals across England and Wales. Forty-seven different waterways will benefit, with 138 large-scale works to replace worn-out lock gates, inspect tunnels and aqueducts, repair centuries-old masonry and brickwork, and other important heritage and conservation tasks. Heritage and…

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