Show Notes
This month, how cleaning a river could land you in court; a six month update on the Whitchurch breach; and loads of canal events to go to in July.
Links EA prosecution threat https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/17/campaigner-threatened-prosecution-environment-agency-river-roding-cleanup and https://www.rollonfriday.com/news-content/exclusive-environment-agency-receives-death-threats-after-warning-barrister-stop IWA warning https://waterways.org.uk/about-us/news/indefinite-waterway-closures-rise-by-almost-40-iwa-reveals-growing-network-disruption Whitchurch update https://tinyurl.com/CRT-Whitchurch-Update CRT boat count https://tinyurl.com/CRT-boat-count-2026
Latest videos 402 https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2026/06/21/vlog-402-crop-top/ 401 https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2026/06/10/vlog-401-resistance-is-futile/ 400 https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2026/05/30/vlog-400-power-nap/ Tip jars https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/tip-jars/
Captain's Log (events diary) Electrika 2026 https://electrika.uk/ Hayes Festival https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/things-to-do/events/canal-events-canal-festivals/2026-07-26-hayes-canal-festival-2026 Ware Festival https://www.waretowncouncil.gov.uk/whats-on/ware-festival/ Duck race https://www.braunston.org.uk/org-event.aspx?eid=6959#event RCTA events https://www.rcta.org.uk/markets-festivals-and-events/#!event-list CRT events https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/things-to-do/events/canal-events-canal-festivals?page=8&start=2026-07-01&end=2026-07-31
Video archive Van trip https://vandemonium.co.uk/travels/van-99-boil-in-the-bag/ Vlog 164 https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2019/03/07/vlog-164-damp-patches/
Crow's Nest (YouTube recommendation) https://www.youtube.com/@BrookeTierney
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