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    excellent Joe

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    Thats what's missing from the photo of the Princes Dock lock - a pub!

    And you could get a pint whilst waiting to get on the Isle of Man ferry.
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    That was a nice little cruise along the Canal Link you gave us there Joe -

    you never seem to miss "la bonne occasion" and nearly always with good

    weather too. Many thanks.

    But I do still think they could have made it a little bit wider!
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    Joe is pic 4 a lock in order to change the water level, otherwise why narrow the passage from the original dock width?
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    does anyone know when/what day it is officially open?

    Great photos Joe.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ged View Post
    Joe is pic 4 a lock in order to change the water level, otherwise why narrow the passage from the original dock width?
    There was a couple of feet difference yesterday, Ged.
    Regarding the official opening, talking to the lads on the barge Aintree, it`s next Tuesday 24th at the Salthouse Dock They also told me the bookings to use the link,which has to be done at Wigan, is full for the first few weeks.
    There is a maximum limit of 2 weeks stay in the Salthouse.
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    This is my first pic yesterday,small bouys showing the passage for the boats in the Waterloo.The wall on the extreme right is where my brother and I used to do a lot of fishing in the Mersey

    After passing through Mann Island into the Canning Dock

    About to enter the half tide Canning Dock on the way to the Salthouse for an overnight stay
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    Cracking pics

    I am really made up with this Canal, I think it is the best idea Liverpool has come up with. The summer down there will be brilliant.
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    Great pictures GD!

    ( I think your after the lockkeepers job!)

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    Liverbird coming out of Boundary St bridge

    Arriving at the locks

    Through the Stanley Dock

    Through the Salisbury and into the Trafalgar

    Into the channel heading for the Prince`s Dock


    "Made it Ma" Berthed in the Salthouse.They beat me there cause I`ve only got little legs
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    Joe, what do u use for the vivid colours on your images?
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    Glad we at Yo! have been with this from start to end, cheers everyone:

    A ?22m project in Merseyside to link a city centre to the UK's 2,200 mile canal system is to open later.

    The canal link, which is one and a half miles long, runs into Liverpool past historic sites including the Liver, Cunard and Port of Liverpool buildings.

    Tourism leaders hope it will generate 200,000 extra visitors a year and be worth about ?1.9m to the local economy.

    Boats will enter the city from the 127-mile long Leeds & Liverpool canal and travel into the heart of the city.

    A spokesman for the city council said the new-look Pier Head area would be a "must-see destination",

    Robin Evans, chief executive of British Waterways said the new stretch of canal was a boost to the renaissance of the nation's inland waterways.

    He said: "Given that Britain's canal system was pretty much viewed as a lost cause, and was actively being filled in and maligned during the 20th Century, it's remarkable the way that the waterways have been reinvented for the 21st Century and that we're still building canals today."

    Liverpool City Council leader Warren Bradley added: "The opening of the canal link is a significant day in the recent history of Liverpool.

    "We want the new-look Pier Head to be a must-see destination for visitors to the city and the new canal will add life and vibrancy to our waterfront."

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    I'm sure there will be plenty of business opportunities along the new stretch!

    Any Echo sellers fancy a pitch?
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    I like the 'corpy green' use on the 'Liverbird' reminds me of the Atlantean buses and our tenny stairwell.
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