Stoppage Dilemmas
Andy Tidy describes the challenges facing roving traders this season amid widespread infrastructure repairs and water shortages
This summer’s drought-related stoppages had been creeping up on me, one here and one there, often with deferred implementation dates, which had made it difficult to see the big picture.
The Future of the Waterways
Waterways World publisher Peter Johns explores a key change in boat usage and how this may impact canals and rivers over the next 80 years
I think we face a pivotal time for our waterways (that goes way beyond the recent discussions of Canal & River Trust funding). This article is inspired by a presentation I gave at the 2024 Crick Boat Show - I want to encourage wider debate of radical ideas and hope that this provides some context.
Dangerous Boats
River Canal Rescue managing director Stephanie Horton reports on the growing number of unsafe boats on the move
At River Canal Rescue, we’ve been seeing a deeply troubling trend: more and more boats cruising our inland waterways are simply not safe. In fact, around 16% of the 3,500 breakdowns we attend each year now relate directly to dangerous conditions – from poor wiring and battery setups to CO leaks and overloaded circuits. That figure has jumped from 12% in just 18 months.
Testing an accessible boat
Is the industry doing enough to make boating accessible? Wheelchair-user Nigel Lincoln reviews specially adapted hire-boat Beatrice.
For the last 30 years, I have had increasing Inclusion Body Myositis, which is a recently diagnosed condition that results in leg muscles and then arm muscles wasting away.
