[cashman]

i remember when i was a lad(moby dick was a tadpole) the working barges on the canal,used to carry coal,we spent many a summers day down at the swing bridge down off dill hall,can we have a ride mister? jump on the barge and sail away to burnley or further, used to get towards burnley and jump across on a barge going back the other way,i wonder if anyone else used to sail the canal,alas those days are long gone mores the pity,theres not much outdoor fun for youngsters today.