This month, there are changes afoot for the Canal & River Trust, electric boating gets a boost, and narrowboating goes to the Oscars!

Links

Richard Parry steps down https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/news-and-views/news/our-chief-executive-richard-parry-to-stand-down-this-summer

Peel Ports and the Clyde https://waterways.org.uk/about-us/news/river-clyde-annual-fee-threat-to-boaters

Electrika 2025 https://electrika.uk/

Wallace & Gromit Award https://www.aardman.com/latest-news/2025/january/major-awards-nominations-for-wallace-gromit-vengeance-most-fowl/

Tour of my boat https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2025/01/30/vlog-358-dimensionally-transcendental/

Survey of my boat https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2025/01/20/vlog-357-otter-surprise/

Boating costs https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2025/01/12/vlog-356-fee-range/

My tip jar https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/tip-jars/

Book a canal holiday! https://canalboatholidays.co.uk/referral/cruisingthecut

Archive episode https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2015/08/02/vlog-2-the-day-that-the-crane-came-down/

Pontcysyllte animation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqeCu6jd9W0

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Welcome to another year of the audio newsletter podcast. Just a quickie this time around, with it being New Year but there's some quite important news from the Canal & River Trust plus a little teaser from me of things to (maybe) come!

Show links

CRT licensing review https://tinyurl.com/CRT-licensing-review

CRT licence fees https://licensing.canalrivertrust.org.uk/LicencePrices

CRT Boaters' Report https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/boating/boating-news-and-views/boating-news/boater-report-2024

Latest videos:

• A Christmas Cracker https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2024/12/23/vlog-354-a-christmas-cracker/
• Slow TV (bonus video) https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2024/12/16/bonus-video-slow-tv-canal-cruise/
• G&S canal cruise https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2024/12/10/vlog-353-jolly-rhubarb/

Talking Turkey https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2016/12/25/vlog-73-talking-turkey/

Jacob Harrell https://www.youtube.com/@JacobHarrell

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In this edition: canal news including a renewed focus on boaters by the CRT; notes about my upcoming videos including a Christmas special; and good news from TikTok!

Links

CRT Boating Pledge https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/boating/better-boating

BoatLife 2024 video https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2024/02/25/vlog-324-dreamboats/

Lynch Motors https://www.lynchmotors.co.uk/news/introducing-first-electric-hybrid-drop-solution-red-snapper

Timothy West BBC Obit https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy9vw893xvo

Vlog 352

Vlog 351 https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2024/11/20/vlog-351-resins-to-be-cheerful/

Vlog 350 https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2024/11/10/vlog-350-glue-monday/

"Snowy Scenes" 2021 https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2021/01/24/snowy-scenes/

The Tim Traveller https://www.youtube.com/@TheTimTraveller

Podcast thumbnail image background from Bonnie Moreland on Flickr (public domain) https://www.flickr.com/photos/icetsarina/

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