In 1974 Chris Leah was a student at Chester College, living on boats to save money. He bought a full length wooden narrow boat called “Lilith” for one hundred pounds. The boat needed repairs and Chris set about doing them. Before long Chris had acquired a second boat “Sarah”, later renamed “Forget
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There’s still time……………….
………….to buy that present for ”the friend who has everything” Complete this and enrol them as a Hazel Sponsor. Hazelsponsorform If appropriate, please also complete a GiftAid form GiftAidDeclaration_singleformforemail Hazel the boat is up and running, starting her Well-Being trips for folk with poor mental health. Unfortunately they don’t all get
Continue readingBoat Maintenance help needed
In November 2015 “Forget me Not” went on dock at Ashton Packet Boat Co to have her skeg re-fitted, bottom caulked, shoeing and ice plating renewed and propeller rfurbished ready for lots more Hazel Rejuvenated towing and recycling trips in coming years. Boat fans in the Northwest, here’s a rare opportunity to
Continue readingGood news; Flickr’s back !!
For all our visitors who’d like to see photos about the history of the Society and our boats there’s good news – the link to our photos on Flickr (all 8,154 of them !!) can now be seen by clicking on the link on our front page. Then, when one
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Some great news for W.C.B.S. today – read it here from this website: http://www.marshchristiantrust.org/Historic_Vessel_Conservation Marsh Volunteer Award for Historic Vessel Conservation This Award is run in partnership with National Historic Ships, the official voice for historic vessels in the United Kingdom. This award regonises those who have made a valuable contribution to
Continue readingNail-biting !!
We’ve just heard that Chris Leah has been short-listed for this award – Marsh Volunteer Award for Historic Vessel Conservation This Award is run in partnership with National Historic Ships, the official voice for historic vessels in the United Kingdom. This award recognises those who have made a valuable contribution
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