Canal Boat — February 2018

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s 2017 draws to a close I can’t

help but reflect on what has

been a rather interesting and

exciting year. A year that sees

me in a new editor’s chair, for one thing,

and with a landmark birthday just a

couple of weeks away. Some of my less

kind colleagues have intimated that 2018

should be a doddle as it’ll be downhill

from now on!

I’ve always been quite in to New

Year’s resolutions. Perhaps because

there is so much about me that I need to

improve. But aside from the usual tedious

pursuit of weight loss and more exercise

(intentions that will probably be out of

the window before February arrives) I

find it generally beneficial to plan a new

experience.

I’m hoping that one of those will be

to introduce my young children to the

waterways. They have shown a real

fascination for the colourful craft within

the pages of Canal Boat so fingers

crossed in the coming months the seeds

will be sown for a couple more boating

enthusiasts of the future.

Another resolution is to get involved as

a volunteer on a local waterways project.

Volunteer labour is a vital resource in the

ongoing health and success of our canals

and rivers – not to mention a driving

force behind the continued restoration

and improvement that is going on across

the country. We have a roundup of some

of the big projects that the Waterway

Recovery Group will be tackling in

2018 but if you want to get involved,

whether on a WRG camp or locally as

part of a ‘towpath taskforce’ with the

Canal & Rivers Trust there are plenty of

opportunities. Visit http://www.waterways.org.

uk/wrg/volunteer/Ways_to_volunteer or

http://www.canalrivertrust.org.uk/volunteer to

find out more.

WELCOME

For everyone who enjoys the waterways

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