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CONTENTS Summer 2015
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HISTORIC NARROWBOATS ON THE CUT
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AGENDA
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NEWS
The column of the National Chairman
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A round-up of the main stories from within IWA and beyond
EXPLORING BCN BYWAYS
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Off the beaten track on the Birmingham Canal Navigations
COVER PICTURE: Historic narrowboat Raymond. GRAHAM BOOTH
NARROWBOATS 26 HISTORIC ON THE CUT The design, evolution and WATERWAYS EDITOR: Keith Goss Tel: 01283 742951 E-mail: k.goss@wwonline.co.uk ART EDITOR: Claire Davis ADVERTISEMENT MANAGER: Ian Sharpe Tel: 01283 742977 E-mail: ian.sharpe@wwonline.co.uk ADVERTISING DESIGN: Jo Ward ADVERTISING PRODUCTION: Lucy Williams E-mail: lucy.williams@wwonline. co.uk REPROGRAPHICS: Waterways World Ltd, 151 Station Street, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 1BG. Printed in England by Warners (Midlands) PLC, Bourne, Lincs Articles may be reproduced provided permission is obtained and acknowledgement made. ISSN 0969-0654 A non-profit distributing company limited by guarantee (612245), Registered as a Charity (No. 212342)
preservation of these fascinating craft
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34 IWA AT WORK
What’s been happening around the branches
40 CADBURY’S BARGE CAMP Recalling a 1955 holiday with a difference
42 INBOX
Readers’ letters
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48 DIRECTORY
Who does what at IWA
Founded: 1946, Incorporated 1958 Registered Office: Island House, Moor Road, Chesham, HP5 1WA Tel: 01494 783453 E-mail: iwa@waterways.org.uk Web site: www.waterways.org.uk Chief Executive – Neil Edwards Company Secretary – Helen Elliott-Adams Nothing printed in Waterways may be construed as policy or an official announcement unless stated, otherwise IWA accepts no liability for any matter in the magazine. Although every care is taken with advertising matters no responsibility whatsoever can be accepted for any matter advertised. Where a photo credit includes a note such as CC-BY-SA, the image is made available under that Creative Commons licence; full details at www.creativecommons.org
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Campaign for properly funded waterways Provide a voice for you Help improve your local waterways Defend the waterways from unwelcome development Give practical financial and political support for waterways restoration Provide expert advice for waterway managers and restoration groups Organise restoration holidays for young people Provide over 5,000 days of volunteer labour each year Arrange affordable insurance for waterway organisations Enable greater appreciation of the waterways through education and experience
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