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It was when we were here last year but now there is a gate from the road

A great morning on the Regent. Not much movement though except from the odd duck. Maybe its a bit early though and the overnighters will soon be up and about and moving onto new places.

As Nb Lola says, it's people that are at fault and those people are us. It needn't be you leaving the paddles up but if you see a "fellow boater" as Rat T describes and don't offer advise and/or assistance then we are as guilty as though we left the paddles up ourselves. I appreciate that sometimes any help to advise or assist can be aggressively declined but better to offer and get told to raffle yourself once in 10 times I feel. Often "can I help you with that" is appreciated.

I wish that I could do that.

The strong smell probably only diminishes because you get used to it. Gas can smell strange sometimes though.

Watch out for a free one in one of the Waterways mags that are usually inserted at this time of year.

Rubber car mats will do.

Another very popular spot.

The owners swear that the overstay was beyond their control.

Red dot disappeared when I tried to zoom in. I appreciate that this is just a demo but I would be on at this price, who wouldn't be?

Great photos, thanks for sharing.

Yes, The Hotties are in the centre of town. I think we all fished and swam in there at some time. How much emphasis was placed on the canal at school probably depended on the history teacher I would think and only for "in house" tests and exams.

Yes, voted. Incase anyone gets a bit confused, to give the Sankey Canal it's full title, it would be The Sankey Navigstion or The St Helens Canal. It can and has also been called, The Sankey Brook Navigstion. In any case, and by any name, this canal was the first canal of the industrial revolution and constructed purely for the ease of movement of goods for commercial purposes at the start of The Industrial Revolution. It's an ironic fact that The Rainhill trials were held on the outskirts of St Helens. Much is owed to the St Helens area and it's a shame that The St Helens Canal is no longer navigable for its entire length. Yes, I was brought up and educated in St Helens and we were taught to be proud of the Town and The St Helens Canal and thier contribution to modern Britain.

You would have to wonder why The BoE would have a boat built. Floating gin palace or load it with bullion and cruise away inconspicuously.

Wont she complain?