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Knighty
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 13 Jun 2011 : 09:37:56
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Thought i would share a few photos taken on the Saturday of our trip from near Evesham 15 miles up to Stratford Upon Avon.
Photos not best quality as taken on the camera function of my little camcorder.
The Motley Crue, my mate Doug and the "better halves"
Girls manning the ropes...or trying to !!
Royal Shakespeare theatre
Only other Norman spotted on-route
Moored up for the night right opposite the theatre.
Black clouds arising
Then came the rain
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stratford4528
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13 Jun 2011 : 10:52:34
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Great pictures, made me envious. I was born in a little village called Binton just a stone throw from the Four Alls pub that you went past at Welford on Avon. I use to fish that river as a teenager And my boat was an 18ft army pontoon that I fitted with a 1946 ford 8 engine. Use to run it on Paraffin by putting a washer in the top of the carb and using a washing up liquid bottle with petrol in it to start it. Just think what that car would have been worth now that I bought for £7-10shilling to take the engine out. As you see my experience with engines goes back a few years as I am now 65. I cant wait till next year after I have refitted my 32 And do the Avon ring.. Maybe meet up with you.
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Knighty
United Kingdom
654 Posts |
Posted - 13 Jun 2011 : 12:44:53
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Fished Binton many times in club matches a few years back.
We live at Offenham near Evesham and wife is from Stratford so was great seeing the town from the river, especially folk out on hire rowing boats getting drenched to the skin when a very heavy downpour came late Saturday afternoon 
Never thought locks would be so facinating to tourists. Thank god i couldn't find space in Bancroft basin to moor, it would have been like living in a goldfish bowl the amount of folk looking in.
Give us a shout when you are up and running and will try and meet somewhere  |
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lord john
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13 Jun 2011 : 13:42:55
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excellent,always like to see other folks photos.My wife was deputy head of the wardrobe dept for the R.S.C at the Barbican in London for some years.
if a hammer wont fix it,it must be electrical. |
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stratford4528
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13 Jun 2011 : 14:30:35
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| I will be looking for a short term mooring next year. Would you be able to help. I now live in south wales |
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Knighty
United Kingdom
654 Posts |
Posted - 13 Jun 2011 : 16:00:06
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Not really where i moor, it's our local pub. It does have moorings for two comfy which are in use and four at a push but think yours is a 32 footer if i recall and they are very shallow and only for a 20ft boat at the most. Only room would be on the main mooring by the beer garden but i know he has turned down boats in the past as thats his passing trade beer/food overnight mooring.
Evesham Marina have moorings at think 85p a foot per week. |
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Jimbo
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13 Jun 2011 : 16:27:46
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| Very nice pictures that you have posted. I know the area well as I am moored at Welford Marina and we usualy try to get to the Evesham Balloon Festival in June and also go up to Stratford. Happy sailing. |
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tigtog
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13 Jun 2011 : 17:37:06
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| my auntie used to live in preston on stour , used to go up there to visit when i was a kid, really nice area used to get in stratford a bit, and play golf at warwick racecourse.good pictures there nice clean boat as well |
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john-m
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Posted - 13 Jun 2011 : 19:56:22
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those photos bring back some good memories beautiful bit of river caught my first and biggest barbel on there 8 years ago on a narrow boat holiday.
cheers john |
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bani1977
United Kingdom
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Posted - 18 Jun 2011 : 22:45:58
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very nice 20 knighty looks in mint condition puts mine to shame if your ever down on the severn be sure to give you a wave !!
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Our weekend
