Canal Boat - August 2020

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DIG CANALS
Alarum Theatre follow up their Idle Women of the Wartime Waterways with a project on women’s involvement in the early days of saving the waterways.

CRUISE GUIDE: SHROPSHIRE UNION
In the first part of our guide, we follow the bold embankments and gloomy cuttings of the southern section of the ‘Shroppie’.

ME AND MY BOATS
The guy fixing your car says “You like boats, don’t you?” and one thing leads to another...

Maintenance After Lockdown

Vital checks and tweaks before turning the key

5 mins

GIRL POWER

Heather Wastie’s fascinating journey with the Alarum project’s history celebration

4 mins

THE BOAT WHISPERER

Eddie and Chris Barford have enjoyed decades on the waterways

6 mins

Cruising Classroom

Liveaboard Emma welcomes a lighter lockdown

4 mins

SAFE PASSAGE

When we’re all back at Crick, there’s a better way to arrive!

3 mins

PUSH THE BOAT OUT

Volunteers at Overwater Marina are celebrating The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Services for their custom-built wheely boat for disabled passengers

2 mins

DINNER'S IN THE BAG

Helen Tidy creates cruising memories with a DIY thermal cooker

6 mins

SLEEPING IT OFF

Hawkmoths rest after a night of feeding

3 mins

SOUTH LONDON'S LOST CANALS

In North London, the Regent’s Canal is well known and well used, but it’s a different story south of the river. Martin Ludgate recounts the story of South London’s forgotten waterways

10 mins

RESTORATION MAN

John Sully lived for adventure on the waterways

2 mins

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Canal Boat is Britain’s best inland waterways magazine - every month each issue is packed with up-to-the-minute new boat designs, cruising features along the country’s beautiful canals and rivers, features about life on the waterways, boating equipment and the latest news and views. It’s essential reading for anyone with an interest in Britain’s Waterways.