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1. A brief history of the Rochdale canal

Rochdale Observer, Thursday 25 July 2002
THE first canal to be built over the formidable barrier of the Pennines, the Rochdale runs from the Calder and Hebble Navigation at Sowerby Bridge.

2. A special vote of thanks from us voles!

Rochdale Observer, Wednesday 24 July 2002
A TEAM of ecologists from British Waterways have been monitoring the impact of the restoration works; not just in the water, but the whole environment around the canal.

3. Two hundred years, two engineers, one vision

Rochdale Observer, Wednesday 24 July 2002
AS MEN they could not be more different - working over two centuries apart - but engineers William Jessop and John Parr have a connection - the Rochdale Canal.

4. Keith Parry

Rochdale Observer, Wednesday 24 July 2002
WHILE boating on the Norfolk Broads with his parents, young Keith Parry never guessed how important waterways would turn out to be.

5. Great Flood of Middleton

Rochdale Observer, Wednesday 24 July 2002
AS IT travels towards Manchester, the canal often rises on embankments or aqueducts to cross low ground or other watercourses.

6. The Rev Philip Darnborough

Rochdale Observer, Wednesday 24 July 2002
"THE ROCHDALE Canal should be reopened."

7. Water, water everywhere ... hopefully

Rochdale Observer, Wednesday 24 July 2002
IT WAS the one thing every canal needs and it sank previous attempts to create a Rochdale Canal - water.

8. Engineering new life for waterway

Rochdale Observer, Wednesday 24 July 2002
ONE of the biggest engineering projects in Rochdale since the canal was built, the £23.8M restoration has involved a massive effort.
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