NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BOAT OWNERS
Polesworth to Sutton Stop
Tuesday 21st September 2010 Weather – Bright mostly sunny – warm! Day 11 Set a long one for the guys today as the scheduled 12 miles would have put us in some not so nice parts of the canal – sorry Nuneaton but all through you have poor mooring places
NABO Chairman welcomes IWAC’s report on the third sector
IWAC have now published their report on the issues surrounding BW’s move to the third sector.
Huddlesford to Polesworth
Monday 20th September 2010 Day 9 Weather – breezy but sunny intervals – and clear by evening. A rest day on Sunday spent with my darling wife who had driven down from the North West which included a nice morning in Lichfield. She insisted on a clean up and hoovering of Elysium and changed […]
Armitage to Huddlesford
Saturday 18th September 2010 Day 8 Weather – dry, breezy with sunny intervals Short one today – managed to get a good brisk walk in this morning but had a call at 7.10am while I was out
Stone to Armitage
Friday 17th September 2010 Weather blustery but sunny spells – in fact not bad at all! First job this morning after sending the boys off having expressed their thanks to Karen and her team at Canal Cruising was to get them to have a look at my Rudder/Tiller connections! Learned something
Stoke to Stone
Thursday 16th September 2010 Weather Blustery Wind, Sunny spells and occasional Drizzle First job was to receive Justins feed from BUPA and get on our way – boat wise that meant 5 locks immediately at Stoke which are slow to get through. The guys
Wheelock to Etruria (Stoke)
Wednesday 16th September 2010 Weather Mixed – Very Mixed! Sun, Rain, Torrential Rain and close to Monsoon. Apart from the fact that the last time I moored in Wheelock I got mowed down by a car in the car park so walked about gingerly – everyone, freshly showered in the better than average BW […]
Rudheath to Wheelock
Tuesday 14th September 2010 Weather – mixed, few showers The target today was to get part way up Heartbreak Hill the other side of Wheelock, meaning a
Preston Brook to Broken Cross, Northwich
Monday 13th September 2010 Weather – mixed, few showers. The guys weren’t too happy about the mooring overnight cos it is very close to the M56
Leeds & Liverpool to open in two stages
British Waterways has announced that the closed section of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal is to re-open in two stages,after the latest review of the reservoir levels.
