The Cruising the Cut Audio Newsletter!

Cruising the Cut Audio Newsletter August 2024

The Cruising the Cut Audio Newsletter!

Show Notes

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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