Narrowboats are homes and those that moor on the towpath help people and nature in their everyday lives. The movement of a narrowboat along the canal lifts silt and prevents these manmade structures, that now provide vital blue corridors to the UK’s dwindling nature, from drying up. Yet now the community faces prejudice charges and stripping of liveable access. The knock on effect may see your local towpath privatised in the near future.
Read my article from The Lead last week where I look at the different issues surrounding this latest development, now set in motion on April 1st 2024.
Jennifer Ratcliffe 