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My own private thoughts and ignorance about the canals and waterways. (And no-one else's, except as quoted.)
Great Mug of Ware
15 May 2012 at 12:34am
I'm sitting at my home desk, enjoying tea from a mug branded 'IWA Ware Boat Festival 2007'. It's not mine; I stole it. Well, I 'salvaged' it. And I've always felt a little bit guilty about this. Th...
Catching President and Kildare on their way to London
13 May 2012 at 2:45pm
Over the last month, boats have been travelling to London for the upcoming Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant. Three weeks ago I was enjoying a relaxed Sunday morning inside Granny Buttons at Streethay...
Granny Ainsworth's Button Bags
5 Jan 2012 at 12:57pm
American author Jim Ainsworth has written a charming piece on his blog, entitled Granny's Buttons. He records how his wife retained his mother's old spare button bags after she died: My wife Jan sp...
Granny loses bid for place on the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant
31 Dec 2011 at 10:00am
Dismay! I learned yesterday that Granny hasn't been accepted for a place on the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant , the 1,000-craft procession down the river on 3rd June 2012. I was quick off the mark...
Granny does the Four Counties
31 Dec 2011 at 9:10am
Granny has begun a week's tour of the Four Counties Ring, setting off from Burton-upon-Trent today, and returning next year. (Sven Latham has an excellent account of the Four Counties Ring from a w...
30 Canada geese in a row on the Isle of Wight
13 Dec 2011 at 6:18pm
Did you ever see my photo of Canada geese at Windmill End, south of the Netherton Tunnel? I took it in a cold, rainy dusk at the end of 2006, counting up to 18 birds, and at the time I...
Max Sinclair completes the dream
10 Dec 2011 at 12:41pm
I've been running back in my mind through the special things that have happened this year. One of my favourites is accompanying Max Sinclair and his family up the newly reopened Droitwich Junction ...
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Oxon featured on Channel 5
In March 2009 we were contacted by Twofour Broadcast in regard to re-painting the superb cruising Hotel and Restaurant boat the African Queen for the Channel Five programme 'The Hotel Inspector'.
We gave the boat a complete repaint using Blakes paints.
The programme about the African Queen airs on August 10th 2009.
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