a boater’s life for me September 8, 2026 In 'a boater's life for me', Mandy muses that however rough living aboard might be, the life style does have its overwhelming benefits and certainly tops bricks and mortar for… 
cooking on the cut – autumn 26 September 8, 2026 Autumn is pie season, and I love a good fruit pie, cobbler or crumble. Adding a little ginger or cinnamon to the fruit adds an Autumn spice and if using… 
well, that was a summer! September 2, 2026 Well that was a summer, wasn’t it? Scorching temperatures, wildfires – especially just down the road here from Old Bridge number 38 in Stourbridge. No need to go to Benidorm,… 
the final years September 2, 2026 Most guests we had aboard were in fact lovely people and we had some wonderful experiences with them. We enjoyed showing them the local area and relating any bits of… 
early days at ellesmere port museum September 2, 2026 After the excitement of the opening weekend I fetched my pair of little orange boxes into the museum basin and took up residence. The museum boats were all moved away… 
a season of mists and mellow fruitfulness August 28, 2026 The motor was running as well as ever, and the Mayfly was again looking her best as Jim and Amanda edged slowly out of the basin, having stayed a few… 
visions of Preston August 28, 2026 Over the summer I have been drawing and painting in some wonderful places around Preston. Haslam Park and Nature Reserve has been a particular source of inspiration, encouraging me to… fish are jumpin’ August 2, 2026 ‘Summertime, and the living is easy. Fish are jumpin’ and the cotton is high. Oh, your daddy’s rich and…’ Oh, hello. Nearly missed you there as I lean against the… a docking foiled June 29, 2026 The college summer holidays of 1975 was when I intended to make some real progress on Lilith. My intention was to renew the stern post as the old one was… sullen teen overboard! June 12, 2026 Some time in the seventies when I was a sullen teenager (and my elder brother was at university) someone decided it would be a good idea to “do” the Avon… cooking on the cut – summer 26 June 3, 2026 Lisa gives us plenty of food for thought and makes good use of her Cobb BBQ. Among the recipes are appetizers, salads, desserts, burgers, skewers and sides... what would UB40 do? June 3, 2026 We had a snake on board which prompted this offering. We have no idea if we brought it with us from The South Oxford Canal but this was whilst we… the river thames May 29, 2026 As soon as we were under way it became clear that we were on a river once again and the flow was much more than we had experienced on the… an artist, two art lovers and a bridge May 27, 2026 The bridge depicted in my acrylic painting is Bexhill Road Bridge in Ingol, Preston - number 15 on the Lancaster Canal at sunset close to my parents’ house. My father… 
all shook up May 26, 2026 Author James Adams and his boat of youngsters tackle swing bridges after a gruesome tale, and save a pair of working boats in Stenson Lock from disaster. 
mooring lines 7 May 26, 2026 In this chapter, Ivy and Theo are each forced to move through a lock because of repair work to the canal. They now find themselves moored next to each other... lilith May 26, 2026 Chris Leah begins the story of his obsession with restoring an old Joey - No.9 - bought for £100 in 1974. He renamed the boat Lilith, and kept her for… 
RCR de-winterizing tips March 27, 2026 As we head towards spring, the temperature change signals the start of the cruising season and with it a need to de-winterise your boat. River Canal Rescue’s managing director, Stephanie…