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NOVEMBER news
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2010
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2010
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Devizes celebrates its canal's 200th birthday
Devizes took its spectacular annual lantern parade to the K&A Canal wharf on Friday to wish the canal a happy 200th birthday. More>>
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2010
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2010
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Above inflation increase to BW boat licences
British Waterways will increase boat licence fees by 5.1% from April — a figure that they say is 2% above the governments Consumer Price Index — and with the increase in VAT next year the increased cost to the boat owner
will be more than 7%. More>>
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2010
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Drowning swan in Newbury rescue
A drowning swan was rescued in the centre of Newbury early yesterday afternoon
(Thursday) after it got its head stuck in an underwater hole. More>>
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2010
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New book celebrates K&A Canal's 200 years
Queen of Waters — a new book about the Kennet & Avon Canal is to be published on the 28th December — 200 years to the day after the opening of the canal that allowed boats to
travel from Bristol to Reading. More>>
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2010
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Water loss tests on the K&A
Increased pressures on the water resources of the canal network through climate
change, tougher environmental legislation and increased usage are likely — and a Water Resources Plan for the Kennet & Avon Canal is being produced so that the demands of future canal use can be
met. More>>
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2010
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BW announce national dredging contract
Marine-based civil engineer Land & Water Ltd have won the British Waterways national dredging contract to run from
December 2010 until March 2015. More>>
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2010
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Bag o' sh*t
Mike Roberts, a photographer, graphic designer and cartoonist who lives beside
the Kennet & Avon Canal in Wiltshire gives a view, shared by many, about a continuing
towpath problem — and now that the leaves have gone from the hedgerows along the canal the
evidence is plainly there for all to see. More>>
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2010
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New bridge for the Wilts & Berks Canal
An historic steel bridge that was destined for the scapyard will get a new lease
of life thanks to the Wilts & Berks Canal Trust. More>>
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2010
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River Kennet is the country's second worst river says poll
The River Kennet was judged to be the second worst river in a poll run by 'Our
Rivers' — a pressure group that is a coalition of The Angling Trust, The Salmon and Trout
Association, the RSPB and the WWF. More>>
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2010
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2010
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Young Farmers K&A haul for charity
Malmesbury young Farmers hauled a 70ft narrowboat from Bradford on Avon to
Pewsey. The team of 27 took three days for 25 mile trip that included 36 locks — and they raised more than £7,000 for chairity. More>>
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2010
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Adopt a tree for the K&A's bicentenary
Twenty nine oak trees — one for each of the locks on the Devizes Flight — that includes the world famous Caen Hill Flight — are to be planted to mark the Kennet & Avon Canal's 200th birthday. If you would like to commerate a special event or
person you can sponsor a tree for £75. More>>
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2010
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Wilts & Berks Canal Trust AGM
East Challow village hall near Wantage was packed yesterday when more than 100
members of the Wilts & Berks Canal Trust met for their AGM. In his report to the Trust, Chairman John Laverick looked back over the year ending 31st March 2010 and
highlighted significant events. More>>
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2010
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Trust Volunteer of the Year
Di Smurthwaite whose hedge laying, dry-stone walling and many other skills are legendry is the
Wilts & Berks Canal Trust Volunteer of the Year. More>>
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2010
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Pick of the Branches
Pick of the Branches' went to the Melksham, Calne and Chippenham Branch who were
the most succesful recruiters last year. More>>
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2010
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Illuminate Bath — Lights Out finale
The Illuminate Bath Festival finished on a high note on Saturday with dazzling
performances in Southgate Place from students and staff from Bath Spa
University. More>>
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2010
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K&A’s Winter works begin
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2010
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2010
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Million pound make-over for K&A Canal locks
British Waterways is working on a million pound lock gate replacement and
maintenance programme on the Kennet & Avon Canal this winter. More>>
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2010
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Lanterns for Devizes Wharf
The annual Devizes town lantern parade is being re-routed this year to visit the
town's wharf. More>>
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2010
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Mother and daughter rescued from River Kennet bog
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2010
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Boat-rage attack at Bristol Harbour Festival
A drunken yachtman repeatedly tried to ram a man in an inflatable dinghy at this
year's Bristol Harbour Festival. More>>
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2010
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2010
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DAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2010
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Cold comfort at the K&A Canal Trust
To add to the financial woes of the Kennet & Avon Canal Trust the radiators in the heating system are now failing and with
the prospect of a bleak winter the Trust is appealing for help with the
problem. More>>
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2010
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Firework fundraiser at Bridge Inn Horton
The free firework party at The Bridge Inn at Horton near Devizes on Friday 5
November was a successful fundraiser for the the K&A Canal Avon Vale Workboat Group. More>>
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2010
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K&A Canalside pub robbed at gunpoint
The Rowbarge Inn beside the Kennet & Avon Canal at Woolhampton near Reading was robbed at gunpoint shortly after
midnight on Sunday. More>>
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2010
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KA Canal boater's bulletin Friday 5 December 2010
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2010
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Anger at damage to historic Purton shipwrecks
Only days after the enveilling of the monument to mark the 50th anniversary of
the Severn Bridge disaster that cost the lives of five boatmen a boat has been
seen at the site removing parts of the Wrecks. More>>
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2010
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K&A Canal images in ILLUMINATE BATH festival finale
The ILLUMINATE BATH festival concludes on Saturday 13 November with 'Lights Out'
- a dazzling collection of sound and light performances in Southgate Place by students and staff from Bath Spa University. More>>
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2010
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Wiltshire's industrial history day at Bradford on Avon
The Kennet & Avon Canal brought the industrial revolution to the rural Wiltshire towns of
Bradford on Avon and Trowbridge — speakers will give an insight into the impact that mechanisation had on the
lives of working people — and the discontent and troubles that resulted. More>>
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2010
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