To celebrate 25 years of River Canal Rescue (RCR) supporting the boating community, managing director, Stephanie Horton, is offering a CRT mooring licence, worth £700, to the boater who writes the best story about life on the cut. £300 and £200 chandlery vouchers will be given to the second and third-placed entries.

The story must relate to a boating experience over the past 25 years and can be funny, dramatic etc, as long as it reflects ‘real life’ on the inland waterways. A maximum of 700 words and up to three photos are required, entries should be emailed to boatstory@rivercanalrescue.co.uk  – the deadline is Friday 16 May.

The top three entries will be announced at RCR’s 25th anniversary celebration event on 8 June. To find out more visit www.rivercanalrescue.co.uk and click on 25th year.

Monthly giveaway

RCR is also giving away thousands of pounds worth of prizes every month including: memberships, maintenance course places, Bilgeaway filters, Crick tickets, Narrow Boat Engine & Maintenance Repair books, engine inspections & servicing, chandlery vouchers and free magazine subscriptions.

Check out RCR’s social media pages, its website and the inland waterway magazines/websites to see what’s up for grabs.