Posted in Notice Board on Jun 6th, 2010 Comments Off
Another Whitsun bank holiday means another IWA trailboat festival, this time as a part of the Welsh Waterways Festival at Kimberly Park, Malpas just off jcn 26 of the M4 at Newport, South Wales.
By nightfall on Friday 28th May there were 19 boats at the festival site. These had all launched using the new slipway [...]
Posted in Notice Board on May 6th, 2010 Comments Off
Welsh Waterways Festival 2010
incorporating the 2010 IWA National Trailboat Festival
The Welsh Waterways Festival 2010 will be hosted by the Monmouthshire, Brecon and Abergavenny Canals Trust (MBACT) and will take place on the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal at Kimberley Park, Newport over the Spring Holiday weekend 29th to 31st May 2010. The event is financially supported [...]
Posted in Notice Board on Apr 5th, 2010 Comments Off
At lunchtime on Easter Sunday five WBOC boats entered their designated berths in Salthouse dock next to the famous Albert Dock in Liverpool. It is thought these are the first Wilderness boats to have completed this passage. The five boats were Tophyl, Snapdragon, Sloe, Arwyn and Bobbles. The visit was the successful culmination of much [...]
Posted in Notice Board on Jan 9th, 2010 Comments Off
Following the snow in the West Country on the early morning of Wednesday 6th Jan and my College closing, I took advantage of the 4×4 to visit our boat Tophyl still floating on the sea of ice and snow that is the Grand Western Canal at our moorings near East Manley bridge about 3 miles from Tiverton.
As you can [...]
Posted in Notice Board on Dec 14th, 2009 Comments Off
British Waterways plan to withdraw the 30 Day Explorer licence in the Spring 2010 following a consultation period. This very useful licence for trailboat owners who reside on waterways not owned by BW or who garage their boats on their trailers ready for a quick getaway when the sun is forecast and want to visit [...]
Posted in Notice Board on Dec 10th, 2009 Comments Off
URGENT-E Petition against BW property Sell Off – Sign Now!
IWA is concerned about a possible sell off of BW non operational property portfolio which will have major implications for future funding of the network and could lead to restrictions and closures- more…
Sign the petition now…
Posted in Notice Board on Jul 8th, 2009 Comments Off
Updated – 08-07-09
The stop boards have now been lifted and the canal is now open. The wardens are going to keep a close eye on the embankment in the coming weeks.
Original item…
The Grand Western Canal otherwise known as the Tiverton Canal in Devon has been closed and stop boards inserted to protect the Swing Embankment [...]
Posted in Notice Board on May 16th, 2009 Comments Off
A boat gathering took place on the River Medway in Kent in early May 2009 to help publicise the Enviroment Agency’s new slipway and boaters facilities situated at Allington Lock near Maidstone.
Enviroment Agency Manager Mr John Morgan welcomed the Mayor of Maidstone Councillor Denise Joy and the thirteen trailable narrowboats from the Wilderness Boat Owners [...]
Posted in Notice Board on Mar 28th, 2009 Comments Off
It may well be that I was the last to know but I have recently discovered new features of Google Earth that I find particularly useful. These may be new features of the most recent release or perhaps they were there all the time.
The RAC website used to have a map displaying live road speed [...]
Posted in Notice Board on Mar 28th, 2009 Comments Off
Whilst searching on the web for slipways on the Trent I came across an excellent website which lists thousands of slipways. Many of these are coastal and so of little interest to Wilderness owners but there are also a significant number of inland sites.
(Click on any image to enlarge)
By following the link below you are [...]