Hello, I’m Chris Leah, also known as The Ashton Boatman. In the video below I’m in The Wooden Canal Boat Society’s charity shop. It’s closed at the moment because of the Pandemic. We might be able to open again in a few weeks time if we’re allowed to, but we’ve
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SUMMER NEWSLETTER
This should now be in your in-box, or snailing it’s way in the Royal Mail system if you requested a paper version. If you are expecting one and don’t receive it let me know at membership@wcbs.org.uk, but before that please check down the back of your sideboard for that application
Continue readingNew WCBS facebook page
Due to issues with facebook, the society has had to set-up a new facebook page. The page can be found at https://www.facebook.com/WoodenCanalBoatSociety/. The new facebook page has been linked-up with the new-look web site so that postings will now appear on facebook simultaneously, as they already do on our Twitter feed.
Continue readingSoutham Update
From the Canal Boat Society’s facebook page:
Continue readingHazel Update
Posted on the Hazel Wellbeing Boat facebook Page
Continue readingGreat items in the shop just now
From the Society’s Charity Shop facebook page:
Continue readingStill space for passengers on Hazel’s return trip on Monday
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Continue readingNew Web Site Theme Installed and In Use
The new WordPress web site theme, Goran, has now been installed. Site users will notice that blog posts no longer appear on the home page and now appear on a separate page, simply entitled “Posts“. There is also a menu link for this. Also, new posts will have comments disabled
Continue readingNew Society Twitter Account Now Active
A new Twitter account has been set-up for WCBS. The account name is “WoodenCanalBoatSoc“. The @ handle is @wcbsorg. Any one involved with the society that is on Twitter, please follow this account. Any new posts from the web site will generate a “tweet”. If you know of any social
Continue readingLooking forward
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
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