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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Last Sunday; 13th May, Nutfield and Raymond played host to a group of photographers from “TimeLine Events”. TimeLine Events, bring heritage and photography together to recreate scenes from a past era. Retired working boats Nutfield and Raymond provided perfect subject …
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