Leo No2 Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 (edited) Earlier this week I noticed an article on Narrowboatworld about the Basingstoke Canal - I am always interested in anything to do with the Basingstoke having lived beside it for 30 years, been on their 'Board of Directors' for more years than I care to remember and lead a group of 23 boats up Deepcut during the bitterly cold Easter of 2013 which effectively resulted in the canal being reopened after a period of 5 or 6 years of inactivity, especially in Deepcut. The Narrowboatworld article 'Woking wants CaRT to take over canal' is here. I sent a link to colleagues still involved with the Basingstoke; they weren't impressed and directed me to an article on the GetSurrey website which, in my opinion, gives a much more positive and well rounded view of things - the article 'Woking canal-side area to be rejuvenated with 'suspension bridge' and boat basin' is here. I just wonder why Narrowboatworld finds it necessary to always (well nearly always I think) take a glass half empty view rather than a glass (at least) half full view. I have noticed that approach before but never so obviously in a case I knew just a little about. NBW could be talking about a different canal. The good news is that the Basingstoke Canal Society is doing all it can to safeguard the future of the Basingstoke in a time when County Council monies are in short supply and well done to Fiona Shipp and her team for doing such sterling work to keep the canal open - it's well worth a visit. Edited March 18, 2017 by Leo No2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray T Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 One of their reporters has gone "floating" to another site but the editorial approach has hardly changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark99 Posted April 9, 2017 Report Share Posted April 9, 2017 Its always a race to the bottom from that site. I never think to visit it so depressing is its editorial slant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMModels Posted April 9, 2017 Report Share Posted April 9, 2017 I think they are time served readers of the Daily Fail and carry over their journalistic mores to NBW. Perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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