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Oct162020

Chief Executives Response to Middle Level licencing charges.

Middle Level Commissioners Chief Executive Officer David Thomas shares his response to the Cambridgeshire Times newspaper with us following enquiries by local MP Stephen Barclay. “I was aware that there are a number of boaters who are not happy with…Read more ›

Tagged with: David Thomas, Inland Boating, Middle Level Commissioners
Mar252020

Update on navigation licencing for Middle Level Waters

        Update on navigation licencing for Middle Level Waters Important Notice. The Navigation Advisory Committee have reviewed the position in relation to introduction of licences for Middle Level Waters which was due to take effect from 1st…Read more ›

Tagged with: Middle Level, Middle Level Commissioners
Sep162019

The latest update on the new Middle Level Act 2018 and Navigation Bylaws 2019

Our mooring customers and visiting boaters to the Middle Level Navigation should check out the latest news on the Middle Level Bylaws. Middle Level Act 2018 and Navigation Byelaws 2019 The Middle Level Commissioners are the navigation authority for the…Read more ›

Tagged with: middle level boating, Middle Level Commissioners
May042019

Boating the Cambridge Backs with Chris Howes

More than half a century ago, one of the founding fathers of the Inland Waterways Association, Robert Aickman wrote about the “Seven Wonders of the Waterways”. I’ve boated each of these Wonders and ticked them off my ‘to visit’ list. Although…Read more ›

Tagged with: boat holiday, Caen Hill, Cambridge Backs, Chris Howes, Inland Waterways Association, Simon Judge
Jan112019

Book Review – Voyage into England, by John Seymour

When Inland Waterways Association Region Chair Chris Howes sent me this book review. I immediately went to a well-known online book seller who offers prime delivery and placed an order.  As someone who had met Herb Everitt and Lou Doubleday…Read more ›

Tagged with: Chris Howes, John Seymour, Peterborough to Salter’s Lode
Jun292018

Old Bedford Campaign Cruise Aug 19-22 2018

A Guest blog from Waterways Campaigner and mooring customer John Revell. When Charlie and Pat Fox set up business in West End March in the 1960’s navigation on the Middle Level was very different from today. Stanground Lock was only 49′ long…Read more ›

Tagged with: Chris Howes, Environment Agency, IWA festival, John Revell, Middle Level Commissioners, old bedford river, waterways campaigner, Well Creek Trust
Jun102018

Nene, Great Ouse and Middle Level Navigations – Points of interest, Places to visit

Mooring customer Chris Howes has shared his knowledge of the local waterways to assist our holiday makers, mooring customers and those navigators attending the St Neots Festival of water.  Chris is Chairman of the Inland Waterways Association Eastern Region and…Read more ›

Tagged with: Chris Howes, Flag Fen, middle level boating, old river port st Ives, Ramsey, river great ouse, River Nene, wansford station
Aug232017

Old Bedford cruise 16 and 17 July 2017 – Another Success

Waterways Campaigner and mooring customer John Revell updates us on his latest success on the Old Bedford River. In July 2017 two boats, Olive Emily (built by Fox Narrowboats and moored at Fox’s marina) and the cruiser Marie II, successfully…Read more ›

Tagged with: Environment Agency, John Revell, old bedford river
Nov182016

Navigating the Old Bedford River

Following on from John Revell’s previous blog about the efforts to restore the Old Bedford river to navigation.  John follows up with his latest thoughts.  Photography by Mike Daines. In November 2016 I took my narrowboat Olive Emily, based at Fox’s…Read more ›

Tagged with: East Anglian Waterways Association, Inland Waterways Association, John Revell, old bedford river, Project Hereward, salter's lode, waterways campaigner
Oct282016

The Middle Level Navigations – one boater’s view

Before reading this article further it is worth thinking back to 1984 when John Revell first visited the Middle Level Navigations.  In those days entry by boat to the system was restricted to boats of 49 feet in length because of the…Read more ›

Tagged with: East Anglian Waterways Association, IWA, John Revell, Middle Level, river great ouse, waterways campaigner, Well Creek Trust
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