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The following events will be held at MIRA Sports and Social Club, Watling Street, Nuneaton CV10 0TU (except where stated). Start 7.30pm. Bar available. Admission free.
Click here for a map.
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| Monday Feb 13th 7.30 pm at MIRA , A5, Nuneaton. Brian Holmes: “A Wash to Remember”. |
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| Monday March 12th Speaker to be arranged. |
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Saturday March 17th Where the boats went' comes to the Century Theatre, Snibston Discovery Park, Coalville. 7.30pm. Brought to the Century Theatre in association with Hermitage FM and the Moira Furnace Folk Festival. Travel through 250 years of history as this show traces the development and the demise of British canals through wonderful song, story and images.
Tickets: Advance 5, Door £7 Available from Snibston and Hermitage FM. Call 01530 272305 for tickets after 5pm Fundraising event for the Century Theatre and Hermitage FM
www.centurytheatre.co.uk |
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| PUBLICATION DATE FOR NEXT ISSUE OF SPOUT - March 1st 2012. Please submit any items, articles, pictures, etc., to Martin Bird by 20th February 2012 |
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20/10/2010 Fees for using the new slipway at Snaresone are as follows:
Cabin cruisers and similar sized powered craft £15
Canoes and unpowered light dinghies £5
Prior arrangements for slipping - and access through the driveway gate - should be made by phoning 01827 880677. |
14/7/2010. Coal contracts 1969/70? Archive query: Last year I purchased the Large Woolwich narrow boat Chertsey from the estate of the late Richard Barnett, and am currently engaged in restoring her. I am also of course keen to piece together whatever history I can.
I understand that shortly after Richard Barnett purchased the boat in 1969, he undertook a delivery of coal from Gopsall Wharf to Croxley Mills (photographs of them loading, along with Comet and another boat, have been published). It seems likely from what I have read that this would have been under contract from the Ashby Canal Association, so I am writing to ask whether you have, in your archives, any copies of the contracts etc from this period that might enable me to pin down the date more precisely and flesh out Chertsey's history. I have been told that this was the only such run Chertsey made, and that Richard Barnett did not undertake it himself, but sent a somewhat new and inexperienced steerer instead!
I have just downloaded a membership form and will be sending it off to you with a cheque tomorrow, and I hope that Chertsey will be at the Shackerstone Festival this year. I look forward very much to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely Sarah Hale |
| 22/6/2010. Family history request: Sirs, I'm trying to trace my family history and know that my grand parents worked on the Ashby Canal as bargees. Could you give me any clue as where the canal companies' archives are kept please. Grateful thanks. Keith Stansfield |
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| MOMENTS ON THE ASHBY BY SUSIE MASON: Concluding Susie Masons story of her visit to our canal. Click here for part 2. |
MOMENTS ON THE ASHBY BY SUSIE MASON: Susie kindly sent me a CD with text and pictures from here visit to our canal. Click here for part 1. |
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