Dear Readers,

Welcome to the Autumn Edition of CanalsOnline Magazine. After an incredible spring and summer, the start of shorter and colder days are beginning to hit us. For some that may be a welcome relief, and with all the rain we've had lately, perhaps the canal system can get itself moving again!

Our Summer Free Prize Draw, with your chance to win the amazing prize of a ONE YEAR SILVER MEMBERSHIP OF RCR has now ended. The lucky winner will be announced on our current free prize draw page. . Our Autumn Free Prize Draw is now open.  This time the prize will be a FREE ENGINE CHECK, another exceptional prize that RCR are offering as part of their 25th Anniversary Celebrations. Don't forget to enter so that you can have a chance of winning. No complicated questions to answer. Simply enter your details on the form provided.

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Happy Reading and Good Luck in the Autumn Free Prize Draw!

Linda

lead barnerds
by 'Barn' Tiny lead sculptures of barnerds are left all over the world, some to be discovered, others to stay in situ for ever. More frequently, they are given to nice people that Barn meets in pubs.
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an engineering apprenticeship
by Lewis Douglas
Lewis Douglas, apprentice engineer with the Rothen Group, explains how he has progressed during the first year of his career on the waterways.
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living on an electric narrowboat
by Jeanette FeatherJeanette Feather describes life as a continual cruiser aboard all electric Narrowboat 'Mister Blue Sky'
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albion adventure
by David CornesDavid Cornes tells us about the MNA Boat Club's outing on the Historic Norfolk Wherry 'Albion' - sailing through all weathers.
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wooden canal boat society
by Chris Leah
Chris Leah talks about the work of the WCBS who restore old wooden canal boats, giving them a new role and purpose in the life of the waterways.
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whimbrel - a tale of love
source - Frank Sanderson
Colin Ogden uses lockdown as the opportunity to do something momentous in his late wife Lynda's memory. He completely restores her beloved boat, Whimbrel, and relaunches her.
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yorkshire waterways museum
by Jan McGeachie
Jan McGeachie laments the closure of the Yorkshire Waterways Museum, and looks back at some of the museum's happier days.
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caraboat helter skelter
by Neil McGarryNeil McGarry tells us how he came to buy a 1973 caravan/boat, restoring it to its former glory and then exploring much of our inland waterways in it.
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boating and france
by Paul McGrane
Paul McGrane discusses the pros and cons of boating in France and tells us what we would need to do before taking our own boat or a hire boat on French waterways.
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rediscovering the past afloat
by Maritime Heritage TrustThere’s something magical about harbours. Even if you’re not a boat person—or even a water person—it’s hard not to be charmed by the bustle, the ropes creaking against bollards, and the gentle lapping of water.
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