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Author: Jeremy Cooper

Wintering at Braunston

Posted on January 8, 2022

Nutfield & Brighton are currently on their mooring at Braunston Marina for the winter.

Nutfield and Brighton on coal run

Posted on September 26, 2020

Nutfield, together with the Narrow Boat Trust’s butty Brighton, loaded 30 tons of coal above Buckby Top Lock on Wednesday. The boats are currently on their way south down the Oxford Canal, heading first of all for Reading and Newbury …

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Jam ‘Ole Run 2020 cancelled

Posted on September 26, 2020

Further to our announcement on 12th September that the 50th Anniversary Jam ’Ole Run was taking place, it has unfortunately become necessary for the run, that was due to start today, to be called off. Following the Prime Minister’s announcement …

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Jam ‘Ole Run 2020

Posted on September 9, 2020

The Jam ‘Ole Run along the Grand Union celebrates the trips Nutfield and Raymond, and other narrowboats, made delivering coal from Atherstone in Warwickshire to the Kearley & Tonge jam factory in Southall, north London. The Jam ‘Ole itself was …

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FoR News July 2018

Posted on August 9, 2018

After a hectic June, culminating in the Braunston Historic Narrow Boat Rally, the first half of July was very quiet. We cleared the accumulated rubbish from Raymond and took it to the tip, had Pete Boyce round to inspect the …

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FoR News June 2018

Posted on July 4, 2018

Neil Hankin’s school run 7th June On the Tuesday after The Crick Boat Show, Neil and his crew of Melvyn Forman, Roger and Diana Golder and Nick Lake, took Nutfield & Raymond up to Bridge 42 near North Kilworth, where …

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Braunston Historic Rally 23-24 June 2018

Posted on June 21, 2018

This weekend is the annual Braunston Historic Rally and Nutfield and Raymond will be the stars of the show.  The event will celebrate Raymond’s 60th birthday and we are delighted to welcome David Suchet on board for the Saturday morning …

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Happy Birthday Raymond!

Posted on June 11, 2018

On this day in 1958, Raymond was launched at Braunston.   Raymond was the last wooden working boat to be built in the UK.  She was mainly used to carry coal from the Midlands to London and was initially towed by …

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Friends Gathering – Timings

Posted on June 5, 2018

This weekend is the Friends Gathering at Welford Wharf (GU Leicester Line). The timings are: Saturday 9th June Stall & Boats 10:00 – 18:00 Evening meal 19:30 Sunday 10th June Stall & Boats 10:00 – 16:00* * The end time …

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2018 Crick Boat Show and the week ahead

Posted on June 4, 2018

The Crick Boat Show, over the Bank Holiday weekend of 26th to 28th May, was our first major event of 2018. Because we did not attend the Ricky Festival this year, we were spared the usual slog of bringing the …

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