Here’s a video from 2009 that hasn’t lost any of its relevance with time.
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Recycling Trips This Monday & Tuesday
Our June recycling trips are today, Monday and Tuesday. Click the event below for more information, and our calendar of events (to the side on a large screen, after the post on a device).
Continue readingHistoric Narrowboat Skipper & Crew – Volunteers Wanted
This is an opportunity to work with the Hazel project, which uses a 100-year old wooden boat as a resource, to promote wellbeing in general and provide respite and short escapes for people experiencing mental health difficulties. Learning boating skills and boatcraft opens up a whole friendly world of other
Continue readingANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
It’s time once again for the WCBS AGM. On April 24th the members, Trustees and Council of Management will meet at 2pm in the shop, 173 Stamford Street, Ashton under Lyne. The Trustees then resign and, if they wish, can stand for re-election together with others who are interested. IF
Continue readingVOLUNTEERS NEEDED
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR OUR MONTHLY RECYCLING TRIPS On the first Sunday, Monday and Tuesday of each month we collect donations for sale in our shop or for recycling. WE NEED MORE HELP TO DO THIS. You will get a free boat trip from Portlad Basin to Droylsden and return, learn about
Continue readingRECYCLING TRIPS; DATES FOR APRIL 2015
An enjoyable way to help the Society is to come on one of our monthly recycling trips. The next ones are APRIL 12th, 13th and 14th because of Easter week falling the first week in April, our usual time. For those of you who don’t know about these trips –
Continue readingMake a New Year’s resolution – come recycling with us !!!!
An enjoyable way to help the Society is to come on one of our monthly recycling trips. The next ones are this weekend but all the dates for 2015 can be found at the end of this post. For those of you who don’t know about these trips – on
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A warm welcome will be given to anyone who would like to join in our next recycling trip. Just be at Portland Basin next Sunday, November 2nd at 9.30am, wear old clothes and bring your lunch. You can join Chris Leah, our founder, and the other volunteers on 3 boats
Continue readingCome for a canal trip with us – recycling trips – dates to end of 2015
For those of you who don’t know about these trips – on the first Sunday, Monday and Tuesday of each month we take some of our boats from Portland Basin, Ashton-under-Lyne for about one hour into Fairfield where we collect donations from the houses around. The previous week leaflets are
Continue readingJanuary Recycling Trips
This month has been one of mixed fortunes. The good is that we had plenty of volunteers turning up on Sunday with a good amount of younger people who we need to get involved as they are the future of the society. We have also added a new recycling day
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