The canal was frozen over again this morning – lightly, just enough to really cheese off the resident swans once … More
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Nedding The Threadle
Why are canal bridges generally so tight? When the canals were built these weren’t public spaces, the canals were a … More
England, May 2021; could there possibly be a more wrist-nibblingly depressing scenario?
[The view from the side-hatch.] Yes, of course there could. But it must be said that with Father Nature being … More
The Canal & River Trust Ltd
…after sending me a threatening email on the 23rd of December 2020 have changed their minds, at the end of … More
Signs of the times
Day One of the re-opened here’s your “freedom” back on strings hire-boat season, and the jewel in the canal crown … More
Dullth and Drear and Mud and Madness
It seems to me as though it’s been raining torrentially for years. I went out earlier this morning and brought … More