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Is it this one?

Being called old is not an insult. It's a badge of honour.

Check haulier's insurance.

And those support brackets look none too safe for carrying all that weight. They seem to be held up by just two screws.

That seems like sound common sense to me. With a bit of give and take there should be room enough for everyone to enjoy the canals. Greenie awarded

Perhaps a couple of square yards of turf, (available from most garden centres) placed on the roof and kept well watered

There are long quiet stretches of towpath between Lapworth and Shirley drawbridge. Just be mindful that, in places, there can be a road or lane just the other side of the towpath hedge. One place that comes to mind is at the junction between the Stratford and the W&B. Behind the W&B toll house there is a path that leads to a large area of parkland. Dogs are permitted, (provided you clean up, obviously). There is also a small grassed area near the winding hole at the Vale, Edgbaston but be careful of heavy cycle traffic around there. I can't comment on the Birmingham & Fazeley section, it's somewhere I haven't been yet.

Nice one F.t.S.

Worcestershire is a large county. Where in Worcestershire?

We use an 18 litre water cooler bottle which is kept under the sink. The water is pumped up to a tap on the worktop with a small submersible electric pump. This way we can get fresh supplies of drinking water from any water point. No worries about murky tanks and no need for filters.

The nit-picking that goes on in this forum! Serve 'em right if the offer was withdrawn.

I think using granulated sugar with the soap had an abrasive effect which helped to cut through the dirt. It certainly seemed to work.