On this edition, news of a major chemical spill into the canal, social dates for your September diary, and a fluffy recommendation for what to watch on YouTube.

Show links:

Chemical leak FAQ https://go.walsall.gov.uk/newsroom/toxic-chemical-spill-walsall-faqs

CRT stoppages https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices

Shardlow Festival https://www.facebook.com/groups/144705997759926/

Black Country Boating Festival https://bcnsociety.com/event/black-country-boating-festival-13-15-september-2024/

Oxford Canal Festival https://www.oxfordcanalfestival.com/

Tipton Canal Festival https://www.facebook.com/groups/841132494128713/

Vlog 343 The Missing Link

Vlog 342 Transom Devil https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2024/08/20/vlog-342-transom-devil/

Vlog 341 You can't Hurry Glove https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2024/08/10/vlog-341-you-cant-hurry-glove/

Ko-fi.com https://www.ko-fi.com/davidjohns

Patreon https://www.patreon.com/CruisingTheCut

Book a canal holiday https://canalboatholidays.co.uk/referral/cruisingthecut

Lock gate installation https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2022/06/15/vlog-268-gate-expectations/

Lock gate manufacture https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2018/04/22/vlog-131-star-gate/

Girl with the Dogs https://www.youtube.com/@girlwiththedogs

Girl with the Dogs 2 https://www.youtube.com/@girlwiththedogs212

Sailing Aventura https://www.instagram.com/sailing.aventura

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Welcome to the audio edition of the 'Cruising the Cut' monthly newsletter. In this episode, news of a catastrophe for the canals in Lancashire, dates for your diary throughout August, and a suggestion of an utterly splendid YouTube channel to watch that's got nothing to do with boats. At least, not yet.

Links

Colin Wareing's breach picture https://x.com/colinwareing1/status/1815994072022102189

CRT breach notice https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices/28964-lancaster-canal-hollowforth-aqueduct

Robert Parton announcement https://www.britishmarine.co.uk/news/british-marine-welcomes-robert-parton-new-president

Green Flag awards https://tinyurl.com/canalsgreenflag

Burnley Canal Festival https://superslowway.org.uk/events/burnley-canal-festival-2024/

My recent videos https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/category/video/

My Ko-fi https://www.ko-fi.com/davidjohns

My Patreon https://www.patreon.com/CruisingTheCut

Lorna Jane Adventures https://www.youtube.com/@LornaJaneAdventures

Gabs' boat re-fit https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2024/04/30/vlog-331-hulls-angel/

Prior moorings video https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2023/11/12/vlog-316-island-in-the-streams/

Archive suggestion https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2022/10/03/vlog-279-honey-i-shrunk-the-narrowboat/

Crow's Nest channel suggestion https://www.youtube.com/@agingwheels

Clubhouse chatter channel suggestion https://www.instagram.com/moonbeancoffeeboat

My ebook https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/ebook/

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In this episode: bad news for the CRT from the boaters; a new diary of boating events for the summer; and hear how an American went in search of the waterways.

Show Links

CRT election statement https://theriverstrust.org/about-us/news/vote-for-rivers-general-election

Rivers Trust election statement https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/support-us/our-campaigns/keep-canals-alive/keep-canals-alive-campaign-update-four

CRT Boaters' Survey https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/boating/boating-news-and-views/boating-news/annual-boaters-survey-2024

Braunston bridge repair https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/news-and-views/news/local-legacy-allows-canal-charity-to-bridge-the-gap-in-braunston

IWA River Trent moorings https://waterways.org.uk/about-us/news/stoke-bardolph-moorings

Standedge Tunnel canoeing https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/things-to-do/museums-and-attractions/standedge-tunnel/paddle-sports-at-standedge

Grantham Canal Restoration https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2024/06/20/vlog-336-if-you-build-it/

My boat taken out of water https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2024/06/10/vlog-335-nimble-boating/

Trailboat festival https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2024/05/29/vlog-334-happy-trails/

Standedge Tunnel trip https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2022/07/17/vlog-272-going-underground/

"A Fortnight is Two Weeks" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=end-RAGD3-o

Quirky Rides https://www.twitter.com/QuirkyRides

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