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  • Inside Springer: The Bankruptcy That Destroyed Britain's Canal Boat Empire

    From Martin Nicholas@reply-2026@mgn.org.uk to uk.rec.waterways on Tue Jun 2 08:47:05 2026
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    "Inside Springer: The Bankruptcy That Destroyed Britain's Canal Boat
    Empire. In the forgotten backwaters of Market Harborough, a man with
    grease on his hands and steel in his soul quietly saved the British
    canals..."

    https://youtu.be/T96vpPy8tNU
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  • From chrisnd @ukrm@chrisnd@privacy.net to uk.rec.waterways on Tue Jun 2 10:23:06 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.waterways

    On 02/06/2026 08:47, Martin Nicholas wrote:
    "Inside Springer: The Bankruptcy That Destroyed Britain's Canal Boat
    Empire. In the forgotten backwaters of Market Harborough, a man with
    grease on his hands and steel in his soul quietly saved the British canals..."

    https://youtu.be/T96vpPy8tNU

    Fascinating.
    My first narrow boat was a Springer in 1975.
    I remember going to meet the man himself and ordering a hull just before
    that April's VAT hike (5>10%? or somesuch?)

    Chris
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