{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/660587ab53b2df001631129a/6a94097db11fad096686359f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Cruising the Cut Audio Newsletter September 2026","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/660587ab53b2df001631129a/1788087201069-055355aa-43eb-427a-b672-13523bddbac5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode: poison in our waterways, no water in the canals; and something about the Big Bang.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links</strong></p><p>Water pollution <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/06/all-bodies-of-water-england-polluted-toxic-chemicals\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/06/all-bodies-of-water-england-polluted-toxic-chemicals</a></p><p>CRT stoppages <a href=\"https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/boating/notices-and-stoppages\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/boating/notices-and-stoppages</a></p><p>Lithium installations <a href=\"https://electrika.uk/index.php/2026/08/07/iwa-cas-guide-to-safe-lithium-battery-installation-now-published/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://electrika.uk/index.php/2026/08/07/iwa-cas-guide-to-safe-lithium-battery-installation-now-published/</a></p><p><br></p><p><u>Videos</u></p><p>Summer canals </p><p>London boating <a href=\"https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2026/08/20/vlog-409-london-aye/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2026/08/20/vlog-409-london-aye/</a></p><p>Fibreglassing Twiggy <a href=\"https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2026/08/09/vlog-408-bleep/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2026/08/09/vlog-408-bleep/</a></p><p>Electrika show <a href=\"https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2026/08/02/vlog-407-nuts-and-volts/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2026/08/02/vlog-407-nuts-and-volts/</a></p><p>Tip jars <a href=\"https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/tip-jars/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/tip-jars/</a></p><p><br></p><p><u>Events</u></p><p>Oxford festival <a href=\"https://www.oxfordcanalheritage.org/oxford-canal-festival\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.oxfordcanalheritage.org/oxford-canal-festival</a></p><p>Shardlow Historic Transport <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/p/Shardlow-Historic-Transport-Gathering-61567784071210/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/p/Shardlow-Historic-Transport-Gathering-61567784071210/</a></p><p>Floating markets <a href=\"https://www.rcta.org.uk/markets-festivals-and-events/#!event-list\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.rcta.org.uk/markets-festivals-and-events/#!event-list</a></p><p>CRT events <a href=\"https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/things-to-do/events/canal-events-canal-festivals?start=2026-09-01&amp;end=2026-09-30\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/things-to-do/events/canal-events-canal-festivals?start=2026-09-01&amp;end=2026-09-30</a></p><p><br></p><p><u>The Crow's Nest</u></p><p>Jared Owen's Falkirk Wheel video <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucyw6GVifCE\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucyw6GVifCE</a></p><p><br></p><p><u>The Murky Depths (my archive)</u></p><p>267a Falkirk wheel <a href=\"https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2022/05/31/vlog-267a-pipe-dreams/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2022/05/31/vlog-267a-pipe-dreams/</a></p><p>267b Union canal <a href=\"https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2022/06/06/vlog-267b-wheel-meet-again/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2022/06/06/vlog-267b-wheel-meet-again/</a></p>","author_name":"David Johns"}