Canal Boat Magazine

4 July 2025

Leading the news this month, repairs on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal are under way but water shortages are causing problems. Adam and Andy are next and they give us the prize-winners from the Crick Show which Martin follows with a piece on boat rallies past and present. The Cruise Guide and Cruise Guide Extra are next and this month Martin looks at the Ashby Canal and how it got its name. The boat restoration is next and Claire finds a lovely bit of grain to restore, we then have something a bit different as Phil Thane writes about a boat for the future, built from High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) plastic. Our final feature asks the question: what is it about the Montgomery Canal?