Life Afloat

If you agree with the following statement then you might like to sign the e-petition submitted by Save Our Waterways:

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to introduce legislation to solve the short term funding problems that have been caused by the cuts that Defra has made, and threatens to continue, to the budgets of British Waterways and the navigations the Environment Agency, and to ensure that long-term funding is made available to enable the inland navigation authorities to maintain, improve and restore these important parts of our national heritage.

Visit http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/SaveOurWaterways to add your signature.

IfI’d checked the list of stoppages before I left Uxbridge I’d have realised that Lady Capel’s lock is closed for a fortnight. I set off to travel the country and ended up in Watford. Beyond that, there was a stoppage scheduled at Milton Keynes but thankfully it’s been cancelled. However, I still won’t get further than Ivinghoe before mid-March. This is the wrong time of year to be trying to travel far and fast.