Cruising Mike

Great! Will probably nip into the boozer to watch it before starting the BBQ, in that case! As for missing the Gay Pride Festival by a week, i suspect there may be a few hardcore festival goers hanging around

Kris - If you ever do own land based property. Do let us know where so we can all come and move in for as long as we like!

I reckon it might be busy going through Manchester with a lot of Gongoozlers around that Saturday if either United or City play a home game!

It will be on Saturday 5th September! Sadly such a long way away!!

I think at the end of the day, this is a case that shows what happens when you don't do your research before embarking on such a project. Unforeseen delays to whatever the problem is, is one's own problem and no-one else. As others have stated, your best option right now is to find a home mooring and visit CRT pronto and see if you both can find a compromise which suits both parties. Face to face will go much further than going back and forth via correspondence. The plus side to the expense of buying a home mooring is it gives you much more time to plan and save and finish up the boat that you dreamt of when you first started. Not taking any action now by complying with CRT will, inevitably, have a poor outcome on your part. They laws broken or not depend on what kind of license you have. If it's a CC'ing license then by staying put for so long is the obvious problem.

Thats fantastic guys. Thanks for the feedback. CWDF continuing to be great! Just putting it into my mind right now, Set off from Claymoore in Preston Brook, overnight at Bollington Underbridge. Have a great day doing the Rochdale and the Aston Flights, then BBQ in the evening on nicely set grass sipping a pint and in our camping chairs. Can't get any better than that!

Is it possible to walk out onto the green area on the towpath side and set up a BBQ? On google maps it says plantation farm so im assuming it's private property?

I have been advised by a few on here to morr up at Dukinfield Lift bridge just after the junction on the Peak Forest. Looking at these pictures, i can't seem to see any good mooring spots that doesn't passage as the canal looks rather narrow on both sides of the bridge. http://canalplan.org.uk/gazetteer/khvp

Tax fraud ranks as one of the highest committed crimes, so it's no surprise it comes with hefty punishments to curb that.

Let us know what the Macc is like as we will be going down there this summer. Beware though as apparently a closure near/or at Marple

"It was a crazy time but it was a silly thing to do...." Well Duh!

I second a spider plant. If you are around to water it sparingly it will be fine. It likes rather dry soil, but to grow big and grow extra heads, more regular watering. I've had spider plants in or around the home since i was knee high and i've yet to see one die