Bruce Napier wrote: > I'm in a very pessimistic mood today about the future of the system. > We're currently slogging along the eastern K&A; I guess if Defra/BW/EA > have to bear there full share of the 25% cuts, and we can be sure the > farmers don't get clobbered, then we can look forward to substantial > amounts of deterioration in the near future. > > All this debate about a National Waterways Authority is all very well, > but where's the money coming from? > > Anybody else here remember the 70s? > > I've just said this in the blog: > >> For my money, we’d be better to mothball some of the less popular >> and badly maintained routes until the wheel turns again, rather than >> struggle to keep the whole system going. That would lead to an >> acrimonious debate about which canals to close down for a bit, of >> course, but I’m thinking of the ones which spend a lot of their time >> stopped anyway, so K&A, Huddersfield Narrow, Rochdale above >> Manchester... >> >> I await the howls of rage!
Nah - you're just being silly there! The Llangollen Canal and the Shropshire Union seem to have spent the most time having closures recently, so they are the most obvious candidates! -- Martin Clark Pennine Waterways Website http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> 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/
