Boats of all sizes took part

Time to research Stuart’s guide to our resurgent canals

For those of us who love messing about on boats, we normally have favourite stretches of waterway where we love to spend time.

Seeing red at green energy plans

So plans are afoot to install four ‘Archimedes’ Screw’ electricity generators at Sunbury Weir – and, not surprisingly, there is a good deal of opposition to the idea being expressed.

Kraken idea, hope it works

As regular readers of this column will know, I deplored the decision by Surrey Police to remove the only officer dedicated to patrolling our stretch of the Thames back in August.