Features

Self-drive boats return to the Regent’s Canal

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Pauline Hawkins

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March 24, 2018

VISITORS and Londoners alike can once again charter their own electric boat without the need for a licence or captain. […]
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Leo roars across the skies

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Pauline Hawkins

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March 23, 2018

Towpath astronomer Brian Jones points out some of the stars which make up the lion that takes pride of place […]
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Traditionally modern, the new boat from Perrydale

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Pauline Hawkins

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March 23, 2018

Phil Pickin returns to see a narrowboat which first caught his eye on a previous visit. SOME time ago I […]
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River people

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Pauline Hawkins

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February 7, 2018

Lifeboatman John Chapman is one of the crew who patrol the busy tidal River Thames from Teddington. Elizabeth Rogers finds […]
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Going for gold…

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Pauline Hawkins

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February 4, 2018

By Janet Richardson ONE of the regular features of the London Boat Show is the presentation of The Yacht Harbour […]
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Enjoy the best of both worlds at Tewkesbury

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Pauline Hawkins

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February 3, 2018

By Janet Richardson STRATEGICALLY important over the centuries, the medieval market town of Tewkesbury is situated at the confluence of […]
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Attracting the next generation of boaters

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Pauline Hawkins

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February 2, 2018

Mark Tizard, vice-chairman of the National Association of Boat Owners (NABO), comments on some more topical issues. NABO’s recent open […]
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Artist Lucy joins the fellowship of The Ring

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Pauline Hawkins

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February 1, 2018

UK STREET artist Lucy McLauchlan is the newest addition to The Ring – a major arts programme and cultural first […]
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The constellation of Gemini – heavenly twins holding hands in the sky

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Pauline Hawkins

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January 31, 2018

Towpath astronomer Brian Jones pinpoints one of the oldest star groups. VISIBLE high in the southern sky during mid-evenings in […]
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Towpath gardeners get a good thing going

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Pauline Hawkins

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January 30, 2018

A COMMUNITY ‘linear larder’ garden along the banks of the Rochdale Canal was a runner-up in a new BBC One […]
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Brewery company to be a Joule in Crown Wharf site

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Pauline Hawkins

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January 30, 2018

By Harry Arnold Pictures: Waterway Images AFTER some months of negotiations Joule’s Brewery has acquired the key Crown Wharf site […]
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Narrowboat Farm – the future of community-owned moorings in Scotland

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Pauline Hawkins

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January 30, 2018

Cicely Oliver discovers that there’s more to farming than crops in the fields. Pictures: Iain Withers IN 2015 Iain Withers […]
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Converted warehouse brings industrial heritage to life

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Pauline Hawkins

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January 30, 2018

A FORMER canal warehouse from pre-Victorian times has sailed into a new life as a popular museum. The Ashton Canal […]
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Belvoir Castle Railway

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January 25, 2018

In this new series of articles, exclusive to the Towpath Talk app, we delve into the 120-year archive of The […]
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