These are the people we have breakdown cover with Their 24hr callline numbers are
| On 2nd July 2012 British Waterways was transfered from government ownership to the Canal & River Trust (CRT), a charitable trust These numbers are worth putting in your mobile:
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They carry Diesel, Gas and Coal and have a very friendly and helpful crew.
The lovely photo of Bargus is by Kev Maslin Photograpy on Facebook |
The Waterway Recovery Group are a charity that works on restoration of the canals. It's possible to volunteer with them on either a day work party or for a week long "Canal Camp". |
The Cutweb Internet Boating Club is a virtual boating club i.e. it's not centred around a particular boat or location, but it allows members to use visitor moorings at any AWCC (Association of Waterways Cruising Clubs) club. |
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This looks like it might be a useful site, and they have a page of further links related to canals and boating |
Wikipeadia |
An interactive guide to the inland waterways of Europe, it plans journeys, calculates the length (distance, number of locks, time taken etc) of your trip and shows gazetteer information on places along the way (pubs, shops and museums) |
An interactive waterway map for inland canals and rivers with map or satellite views. When you zoom in far enough, you can see markers for locks, bridges, winding holes and placing the cursor over these markers identifies them |