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I have been fascinated by canals and the canal movement for as long as I can remember.  Canals were, I suppose, the forerunner to our modern motorways and railways - the railways saw the demise of the canals as a commercial cargo carrying opportunity.  It is thanks to the foresight of a number of people and organisations that the canals still exist today for some commercial use and a lot of recreational use.
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<a href="http://www.lifeafloat.com/">Click here details of a beautiful Dutch Barge <B><I>Vrijheid</I></B></A>
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<a href="http://www.basingstoke-canal.org.uk/">Click here for the Surrey and Hampshire Canals Society's website</A>
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<A href="http://www.basingstoke-canal.co.uk/">Click here for information on the Basingstoke Canal</A>
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<A href="http://www.waterways.org.uk/">Click here for information on the Inland Waterways Association</A>
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<A href="http://www.barges.org/">Click here for information on the Dutch Barge Association</A>
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<a href="arques.html">Click here for some pictures of a short trip to Arques in Northern France in May 2005</A>
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<td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="iwa/Dscf0037.jpg" alt="Tug 'White Heather' at Bridge Barn rally - Easter 2005" title="Tug 'White Heather' at Bridge Barn rally - Easter 2005" width="200" height="150"></font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="iwa/Dscf0038.jpg" alt="An interesting boat in the style of a working boat" title="An interesting boat in the style of a working boat" width="200" height="150"></font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="iwa/Dscf0039.jpg" alt="A general view of the rally" title="A general view of the rally" width="200" height="150"></font></td>
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Tug 'White Heather' at Bridge Barn rally - Easter 2005 </font></td>
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An interesting boat in the style of a working boat </font></td>
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A general view of the rally </font></td>
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Another general view of the rally </font></td>
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<td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="iwa/Dscf0041.jpg" alt="A very nice smaller boat" title="A very nice smaller boat" width="200" height="150"></font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="iwa/Dscf0042.jpg"alt="As always well organised by Surrey and Hampshire Canal Society" title="As always well organised by Surrey and Hampshire Canal Society" width="200" height="150"></font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="iwa/Dscf0043.jpg"alt="Tony Clarke's wonderful single cylinder Bolinder engine" title="Tony Clarke's wonderful single cylinder Bolinder engine" width="150" height="200"></font></td>
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A very nice smaller boat </font></td>
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As always well organised by Surrey and Hampshire Canal Society </font></td>
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Tony Clarke's wonderful single cylinder Bolinder engine </font></td>
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Another view of Tony's engine </font></td>
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<td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="iwa/Dscf0051.jpg" alt="Surrey and Hampshire Canal Society's trip boat 'John Pinkerton'" title="Surrey and Hampshire Canal Society's trip boat 'John Pinkerton'" width="200" height="150"></font></td>
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<td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="iwa/Dscf0060.jpg" alt="The water level is going down but is still hiding the dangerous cill" title="The water level is going down but is still hiding the dangerous cill" width="200" height="150"></font></td>
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Surrey and Hampshire Canal Society's trip boat 'John Pinkerton' nosing into to Ash Lock - Basingstoke Canal - April 2005 </font></td>
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Safely in with upper gates closed </font></td>
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The water is let out of the lock - a place to keep well clear of </font></td>
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The water level is going down but is still hiding the dangerous cill </font></td>
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<td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="iwa/Dscf0065.jpg" alt="Down 10 feet, lower gates open, 75,0000 gallons of water used !" title="Down 10 feet, lower gates open, 75,0000 gallons of water used !" width="200" height="150"></font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="iwa/Dscf0068.jpg" alt="An empty lock is left behind" title="An empty lock is left behind" width="200" height="150"></font></td>
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The dangerous cill is now exposed </font></td>
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Down 10 feet, lower gates open, 75,0000 gallons of water used ! </font></td>
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An empty lock is left behind </font></td>
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From a lock to an aqueduct - crossing the A331 Blackwater valley Relief Road </font></td>
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<td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="iwa/Dsc_0002.jpg" alt="Tug and work barge" title="Tug and work barge" width="200" height="150"></font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="iwa/Dsc_0003.jpg" alt="The Wharf" title="The Wharf" width="200" height="150"></font></td>
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A general view of the WRG (BITM) work in preparation for the May 2006 Brookwood Campaign Rally</font></td>
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The tug and work barge were used a lot </font></td>
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You can easily see the professional looking wharf </font></td>
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Disposing of the trees in an environmentally friendly way </font></td>
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This bank was a mass of trees - in May it will be a mass of boats</font></td>
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The work barge appearing around the corner of the house boats </font></td>
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Manouvering to collect another load to logs</font></td>
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Some fine adjustments with the manouvering </font></td>
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