Life on the water...

Bits and bobs about the British canals and other inland waterways from Andrew Denny

I've found my first geocache!
30 Jul 2010 at 1:53pm
Geocaching is something I always thought I'd leave until I had some retirement time. But last weekend, while we were taking Granny from Streethay to Birmingham, Christine asked me "What is this gee-thing?", since she'd heard it talked about on...

L & L closure is chance to fix Red Rock Bridge
29 Jul 2010 at 6:40pm
The upcoming stoppage of the drought-stricken Leeds & Liverpool Canal is a golden opportunity to do some maintenance. Fix this historic bridge, reports Wigan Today, about a bridge strike from last year at Red Rock. (Google Maps location here) And...

New Marsworth wharf plans still don't take account of boats
29 Jul 2010 at 10:59am
BW's abortive effort last year to redevelop the land at Marsworth Junction (see 'How was this Marsworth application slipped through...?') has been followed by another one, with planning documents lodged a month ago with Aylesbury Council. As usual I can...

An Inland Voyage - Robert Longden exhibition running until Aug 30th
28 Jul 2010 at 12:14pm
You've got a month to see the Robert Longden exhibition An Inland Voyage at the Herbert Gallery in Coventry, before it closes at the end of August. The exhibition, I mean, not the gallery. I previewed it on Granny Buttons...

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Hand painting all types of boats and specialising in the restoration/replication of historical working narrowboats, the company is based at Brinklow Boat Services building and fitting yard which is an established boatyard well known for it's quality in this particular area of the industry.

Full shotblasting services available for hull and top sides at our heated facility in Leicestershire. Two component Epoxy Pitch is apllied after blasting. Bitumen blacking services also at Brinklow dry dock which envolves preparaton of the hull using hand tools and then applying single component tar based paints.

Acomplised signwriting and traditional geometric designs can be applied here at Brinklow, aswell as beautiful illustrations painted straight on to your boat.