Please think about volunteering for admin work for The Wooden Canal Boat Society Help to spread the word about the history of our boats and local heritage. Work at Portland Basin, where our boats are, or in.our shop / small office in Stamford St, both in Ashton under Lyne. FIND
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For all our members, volunteers and supporters….
we’d like to wish you happy holidays and a wonderful 2018 and THANK YOU for your continuing support
Continue readingFind some bargains in our shop
Sadler dressing table set for sale in WCBS shop. £60
Continue readingLocal Support for Hazel Well-being trips
Two of our Society, Phil Handscomb and Daniel Cocker, were recently invited to an evening with Tameside Rotary Club, where their president, Andy Williams, presented them with a £200 cheque. This generous donation will help fund a trip for those with poor mental health who will benefit from the well-being
Continue readingClothes sale in our shop
We’re having a clothes sale in our Charity Shop at 173 Stamford Street Central, Ashton-under-Lyne, so if you’re looking for some new clothes, come and have a look. Items for sale from £1: How can you refuse!
Continue readingOur Society’s Summer Newsletter
Our summer newsletter will be hitting your doormats (or your inbox) very soon giving lots of chat about what we have done and are planning to do – with lots of photographic evidence too. If you’d like to receive one of these three times a year just fill in the
Continue readingVolunteers’ Week
1-7th June is Volunteers’ Week and here at the Wooden Canal Boat Society we’d like to say a huge THANK YOU Vielen Dank Ευχαριστώ Aitäh Dziękuję
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Our 2017 AGM was held in the shop yesterday. We would like to welcome Tony Hewitson to the Trustee team to join with Dan Cocker. Kath Walls has stood down to concentrate on finance and Dave Wilson has also stood down to concentrate on his life !! Many thanks to
Continue readingSave money and help WCBS
Do you know how to raise money for The Wooden Canal Boat Society without spending a penny extra and maybe even saving yourself some money? >>>> Do you search online? Then use http://wcbs.easysearch.org.uk/ >>> Do you buy online? Then use https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/wcbs/ >>> Do you travel by train? Then use https://wcbs.trainsplit.com/main.aspx PLEASE
Continue readingINVITATION TO MEET US
If you would like to support The Wooden Canal Boat Society and have some time on your hands then why not become a volunteer? You don’t necessarily need experience just be adaptable, reliable and a team player who’s willing to work alone on something when necessary. Currently we really need
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