Michael A wrote...
> Dad asked if they called the police in case someone was inside, > but apparently they don't normally bother. This time - there was! As you probably know you were lucky to get through as some boats had to wait until the next day. <Snip> > The Westbridge Arm, actually a brook flowing into the Nene, was once a > hive of commercial activity. The IWA had to fight to keep it open, and > now every year volunteers clean the arm out, this year pulling out > enough to fill a large lorry. All true - all though I missed the clean up this year! The Westbridge itself is not legally navigable, as far as we can make out, as it was omitted from the Anglian Water acts which extinguished the original River Nene Navigation Act. EA don't accept any responsibility for it in respect of navigation, but generally will maintain navigation to the winding hole. Glen ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> You can search right from your browser? It's easy and it's free. See how. http://us.click.yahoo.com/_7bhrC/NGxNAA/yQLSAA/ygtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
