Towpath Talk - 2020-03-26

• Boating events cancelled amid virus fears
• WALK THIS WAY BY THE POCKLINGTO­N CANAL
• FREIGHT MOVEMENTS TO RETURN TO AIRE & CALDER
• SOMETHING TO HELP BRIGHTEN YOUR DAY
• Boating events cancelled amid virus fears
• Covid-19 Q&A
• Anglo Welsh open days postponed
• ‘Monty’ group triumphs
• The one that didn’t get away!
• Clean-up continues in wake of storms
• ‘Poor design’ highlighte­d in reservoir report
• £180k works improve Rochdale Canal
• Volunteers support Oxford wildlife
• £20k donation boosts winding hole project
• Scouts celebrate Wheelyboat launch
• Survey seeks views on CRT
• More illegal boaters fined
• Maidenhead weir works completed
• Good turnout for West Midlands meeting
• Wheelyboat innovation wins award
• Waterways support climate change effort
• Big store delivery nightmare for canalside shop owner
• New chairman in Parliament
• Frankton opening extended
• MP up close at Foxton
• Historic Boat: Sara – iceboat Owners: Storm and Rob Broughton
• Historic boats gifted to canal trust
• Pets on the Cut
• Barge Beagle – sniffing out good finds for crews with canines
• Busy Easter at Anderton
• Golden day in store at Islington Boat Club
• Boaters to gather for exciting start to season
• WHAT’S ON IN APRIL APRIL 12 IWA Towpath Walks Society, London: APRIL 20 FRIENDS of the Cromford Canal:
• Building up steam for ’s boiler appeal President
• New plant shop opens its doors at Mercia Marina
• Writer and presenter to design physic garden
• Grow a secret garden for butterflie­s
• Spring is here at last!
• Coma Berenices
• Have you ever wanted to see in the dark?
• ‘The Danny’ launches new cruise programme
• Aqueduct Marina wins CRT contract to help develop greener boating
• Barrus acquires Blue Gee brand
• Boat firm boss a ‘Superstar’ finalist
• A delight for all boaters “Keith’s adventures really make easy reading and it was a joy to join him on his travels, albeit from the comfort of an armchair.”
• Fiction from the pen of the late David Blagrove
• ‘Lost’ novel launched 25 years after it was written
• Isolate yourself from the world on the canals
• Celebrity Britain by Barge
• How to reduce the risk of sinking Flooding
• Llangollen canal banks on Rothen Group’s expertise
• Winter works, operationa­l changes and significan­t budget increases point towards a positive year for the Scottish canals, writes Cicely Oliver Feeling buoyant
• Rowing boats set to go round Scotland
• A towpath journey: Exeter Ship Canal
• The Towpath Angler
• New appointmen­ts to advisory group
• The Wet Web
• A timely reminder of a past epidemic
• Life with Speedwell
• “Paddling my own canoe – as usual!”
• How to get noticed

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