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Banbury success!
A message from Robin Bishop , the FOR Secretary: We had a very successful Banbury Canal Day on Sunday. The weather was not too kind to us both going down and coming back but on the day itself it was …
VIDEO – Tom & Alice Lapworth
Watch video – on YouTube (15 minutes) In August 2014 Tom Lapworth and his sister-in-law Alice brought narrowboats Nutfield and Raymond from Braunston to Alvecote for the Historic Boat Gathering. Tom and Alice were both born on working narrowboats and crewed …
Condolences …
The Friends of Raymond offer their heartfelt condolences to Tim Coghlan on the untimely death of his wife Diana on 22nd August. Our thoughts are with you Tim.
Blisworth Canal Festival
From our Secretary, Robin Bishop: The weather was dry on Saturday so we were open for business as usual. However on Sunday it was wet from first thing in the morning with showers on and off for most of the …
Easyfundraising and Gift Aid
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Cosgrove and Linslade events
A message from our Secretary, Robin Bishop: We have recently attended the above two events with our boats and the results of our efforts are as follows. At Cosgrove the weather was wet first thing on Saturday and seriously affected …
Photo Competition
National Historic Ship UK’s Photo Competition is currently still open for you to submit entries and we are very pleased to announce an increase in the monetary prize from £500 to £1000! Now in its fifth year, the competition is …
Recent outings and incomes
From our Secretary: We have recently attended two events and the results of our efforts are as follows: At Foxton Locks Festival we took £229.36 – £190.30 from sales and £39.06 in donations; At Braunston Historic Narrowboat Rally the weather was atrocious on Saturday and …