wandering snail

Llangollen Eisteddfod is 8th-13th July

We only ploughed as we usually do, so yes, no lower than usual water levels on the Staffs & Worcs or the Shroppie. The rather enormous tree down at Grub Street had been largely removed too so that we could easily get past. Plenty of shale heading towards the water from around the uprooted tree, it seems to be never ending now. There, cruising the cuttings, but for the grace....

Yes, both from and towards Norbury, both hirers from various bases and private.

Thanks for your reply, it's what we're hoping. Certainly very busy on the Shroppie this weekend.

Just wondering how the Staffs & Worcs is faring? We will be boating from the Shroppie (adequate water at the moment) to the Stafford Linkway Fest next week,returning after the BH. Fingers crossed eh?

With the intervention of Nabo, these have now been removed from the records of boaters that are stuck there.

I thought there was a winding hole?

You can find it here, at the end of the first page of the policy statement. https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/boating/boating-news-and-views/boating-news/customer-services-facilities-policy

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002bgwr at 09.27

Get in touch with Hazel at Fund Britain's Waterways. They may need crew for one of the boats making the crossing in Jume after the Westminster flotilla campaign. hazelowen.awcc@outlook.com

Not too sure why this IWA group would have an interest. As chair of NABO, I will have another attempt at acquiring some up to date info.

There should be more BBC coverage today from Newark.

Yes the gate opened before making a level breaking the back of a newly restored spitz as it floated out. Took them a few years to repair but in the meantime the other 3 continued. It's virtually an unused canal as everyone uses the modern Strepy Thieu lift but the government continue to maintain these historic structures in full use. There's also the Ronquiere Boat Inclined Plane, still used. The Belgians, in fact most Europeans, have a strong sense of the importance of their heritage and find what's happening to ours quite appalling.

Strange that the Belgians can keep 4 of the 'Andertons' up and running.

And here's the updated version. https://www.facebook.com/emma.culshaw.549/videos/1543635119603774/?vh=e&extid=MSG-UNK-UNK-UNK-COM_GK0T-GK1C