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Oh good grief! I'm glad you were OK. Can I ask how you ended up in the water? Did you slip or are you an ice skating champ getting some practice in!

Wow, thank you so much. I'll keep you updated if I find out anything more.

Thank you. You are a legend!

NO WAY! Wow, his book was fantastic. I would love to meet him and have a chat!

Oh wow. Thank you.

These stories would be amazing, if anyone does have any I'd be so grateful! Also if there are any stories of living and working on the canals and learning to swim etc I would love to hear them. Thank you so much.

I have got and read through all three volumes of their Acts of Gallantry. If you get the chance it makes for good reading. The variety of accidents and numbers of lives saved it heart-warming and interesting. Only Gold, silver and bronze medal awards listed, but there plenty to interest.

Yes very much so. I've come across some book titles on this, and I'm planning on having a chapter on murder, assault and suicides.

This is definitely on my to delve into list! Thank you so much.

Yes the numbers are quite shocking and I've got so many more to collate.

Yeah, I only started September and have already noticed how distracted I can get. I have several car parks with different titles so I can keep track of these side quests!

That's brilliant. Thank you so much. I would love to hear more on your adventures building canoes. I read a good book on the Severn. "Disasters on the Severn" by Chris Witts. It gives a great insight to just how savage it could be.

Thank you so much. My focus area is Birmingham for now. I may look at others as comparisons. The peer review for my proposal advised focusing on a specific area otherwise it would never be completed!

Thank you. I didn't realise it had a name change. That's brill. I really appreciate it

Thank you so much for this. If you're happy I'll see what I can find and keep you up dated. Thanks again, I appreciate it

Thank you. That's great. I am booked in to view the canal and rivers trust archives on May 1st. I'm very excited. I may have to plan a trip to Lock cottage. Thank you.

Thank you. Yes I am registered and have used them a huge deal. It's a fantastic resource for my work. Thank you.

Good Morning all. How are you? Hope you are well? I am researching The Histories of Fatal Drownings in 20th Century Britain for a PhD at Birmingham University. I have seen many stories in this forum site that would be fantastic for my thesis. However I am reluctant to just "steal" these...