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- the diary of Iris Lloyd – hungerford church
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- a stirling idea
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- body worn cameras on towpaths
- stephanie horton
- eyes that save lives
- water pollution award for rcr
- Ian Douglas
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- renew my campaign!
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- let a thousand excuses bloom
- war drone – from rocks to rockets
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- waterways chaplaincy
- fi’s fabulous floating emporium
- boaters asked to trial WaterNav
- CRT forced to return unlawfully seized boat
- east midland waterways to get £4m winter makeover
- a curious case of sticky fuel
- sam keay – gangplank spirits and preserves
- pick me up and then you kar go
- boat safety scheme and marine accident safety flyer
- how to wire a narrowboat – part 5
- crt broadens online booking facility for tunnels and locks
- rose of hungerford
- fern floating fine art
- steph’s packed lunch on channel 4
- canal & river trust launches project
- narrow boat engine by stephanie horton
- the diary of Iris Lloyd
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- east end canal tales
- MNA to launch WaterWatch with RNLI
- listed canal bridge damaged by motorist
- tower works development on leeds & liverpool canal
- Sue Meades & Colin Shearer – Cheese Aboard inc Mugs Afloat
- caledonia glass – illia price
- otters
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- piesse of piddle
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- body cameras on towpaths
- water pollution award for rcr and bilgeaway
- blue space research by aquavista
- crt trial to encourage wildlife by changing mowing regime on towpaths
- crt update on composting toilet waste disposal
- HM treasury confirm recreational boaters’ continued entitlement to red diesel
- rcr have record rate of callouts
- Thordon Bearings help keep historic cruiser tug operational
- rcr asks boaters to trial WaterNav
- magnet fisher finds live grenade in Kennet & Avon Canal
- CRT returns unlawfully seized boat after threat of legal action
- east midland waterways to get £4m makeover
- curious case of sticky fuel causing engine breakdowns
- CRT’s top ten hits to be water safe this winter
- boat safety scheme urge boaters to follow safety advice
- boat licence terms and conditions deadline
- norfolk & suffolk boating association promote ‘waterwatch’
- canal river trust publishes boater report 2020
- crt broadens online booking facility for tunnels
- stainton aqueduct restoration marked with virtual tour launch
- crt boat licence fees announced for 2021 – 2022
- CRT seeks boaters’ views on licence t&cs
- crt new writing competition attracts hundreds of entries
- rescue of river avon stranded boats
- boats stranded on canal bed at twerton, bath
- CRT staff welcome steph mcgovern to leeds for new tv show
- canal & river trust launches citizen science project
- RNLI campaign for beach safety
- covid 19 advice for boaters
- mna boat club to launch ‘waterwatch’ with rnli
- listed canal bridge damaged by motorist
- IWA call for more government help for waterways businesses
- tower works development on leeds & liverpool canal
- rcr launches new midi bilgeaway filter
- crt ask leisure boaters to stop all non-essential travel
- call for urgent support for waterways businesses
- rcr rescues narrowboat on river soar
- mna becomes volunteer ambassador for rnli
- entries open for crt’s ‘oscars of the waterways’
- otters spotted in the heart of birmingham
- Canal & River Trust to tackle ‘improper’ mooring and make waterways safer
- RCR boat & engine maintenance and electrics courses 2020
- rhs garden bridgewater
- RCR calls for boaters to stop polluting the waterways
- HMRC announces consultation on demise of red diesel for private pleasure craft
- canal & river trust announces changes to short term boat licences
- official statement on bread by the queen’s swan marker
- bss press release – carbon monoxide alarms
- water fern (azolla filculoides) on the southern stretches of lancaster canal
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- Blue Water Marina
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