24th August 2018
Restoration: time for Bedford?
Not actually a restoration, but a brand new waterway - albeit one first planned in 1812. But despite recent setbacks, there are signs that the time has come for the Bedford - Milton Keynes link…
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9th August 2018
Liveaboard: when just one horsepower is enough
Cruising to the calming clip-clop of a plucky pony pulling the packet boat, David Johns finds himself musing over the bright side of liveaboard life
9th August 2018
Boat test: high-tech trad
Boating Leisure Services are back in the winners’ enclosure with an elegant craft full of future-proofed features
9th August 2018
‘Living history’ at Braunston Rally
This year marked 60 years of the Braunston Historic Narrowboat Rally, although its history runs even further back
27th July 2018
Restoration: Kent’s Dartford and Crayford Navigation
Many waterways take decades to restore, but here’s one which could be completed much more quickly. We look at a new scheme to revive north Kent’s Dartford & Crayford Navigation
19th July 2018
Me & my boats: nuns, Normandy and nightlife
After replacing weary wiring, finding his feet with marina manoeuvres and opting for a sex change, Ian Hutson is ready to cast off for cardinal points
19th July 2018
Liveaboard: dream’s sinking in troubled waters
With a banging headache (duck through those bow doors) and a litany of laundry challenges, downbeat David Johns may just be going under
10th July 2018
Steve Haywood: C&RT’s new brand of nonsense
Steve laments the Canal and River Trust’s new logo
27th June 2018
Boat test: Silent Waters
Sheerline Josher powered by bombproof classic Gardner power plant combines traditional touches with modern technology
27th June 2018
20 questions with Elvis impersonator Paul Larcombe
We found out about Paul’s “lock and roll” life
19th June 2018
Steve Haywood: Tooley’s under threat
“Tooley’s - as everyone on the canals knows - holds an exceptional place in waterways history, it being the dock from which waterway’s author Tom Rolt started the epic journey depicted in his book Narrow…
