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Essex CO3 3PS
E-mail: alan-faulkner at lineone.net
| On Sunday twenty-eight members gathered punctually at 10am at The Plough Inn, Fen Ditton to board the trip boat ROSIE for a cruise on the river Cam to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Association. After a short trip upstream to turn round, the boat cruised leisurely down to Baits Bite Lock, which we shared with another narrow boat. Then it was down past Horningsea, the Cam Conservators Depot, the Cambridge Motor Boat Club and the Cam Sailing Club to tie up just above Bottisham Lock. | |
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Here members had a chance to stretch their legs and walk the short
distance to the bridge across the entrance to Bottisham Lode and to
debate why the Environment Agency appears to deny access into the lode,
albeit the navigation rights are extant.
Admittedly most craft would only be able to navigate some 5/8ths of a mile
up to the site of Bottisham Staunch as this used to hold up a head of water to
enable boats to reach Lode village, but today only canoes could use this stretch. And then it was back to the boat for the return cruise back to The Plough. |
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CHELMER & BLACKWATER: On 13 June and in conjunction with Chelmer Canal Trust, Essex Waterways Ltd launched its new specialist work boat that will be invaluable in helping combat the menace of the floating pennywort weed. The multipurpose aluminium boat was christened “Buddy Buster,” was built by Liverpool Water Witch and can operate in as little as six inches of water. It provides a stable cargo and work platform and has a front ramp that allows it to transport plant and equipment. It cost just over £28,000, funded by the IWA, the National Lottery Awards for all Fund and Essex County Council’s Community Initiatives Fund.
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GREAT OUSE BOATING ASSOCIATION: This Association was formed in the autumn of 1958, just a few months after EAWA, and celebrated the occasion with a major 50th Anniversary Event staged on Sunday 2 August at Noble’s Field, St. Ives
that was attended by a large number of boats.
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| LITTLE OUSE: The creation of the new mooring facility at Santon Downham is taking considerably longer than ever envisaged, mainly due to delays in completing the necessary paper work. In the meantime the Environment Agency plans to create new moorings at Hockwold, between the Cut Off Channel sluice and the viaduct. The site is very muddy and will have to be piled.
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| LINCOLNSHIRE: Work is now in hand to complete the final section of the Lincoln to Boston cycle and footpath – the Water Rail Way. This is from Langrick Bridge down to Anton’s Gowt where it will join up with the existing path to Boston. The path will be completed this autumn and a grand celebration is being planned for early next spring to celebrate the completion of the route. | |||
 | SAIL THE BROADS: Between Saturday 2 August and Thursday 11 September members of the public were given the chance to step back in time and take a sail aboard the Edwardian wherry HATHOR. Starting from How Hill on the Ant HATHOR travelled to Ranworth, South Walsham, Upton, Great Yarmouth and then up the Waveney to Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, Beccles and Geldeston Lock before returning in stages to Wroxham on the river Bure. The wherry is owned by the Wherry Yacht Charter Charitable Trust which gained much valuable publicity and support in its work to maintain not only HATHOR but also NORADA and OLIVE. Anyone interested in helping by becoming a Friend of the Trust should phone 01493 751773 for details. | |
 In our February issue we reported that the Environment Agency had issued two free guides - they covered the Great Ouse and the Nene. We are pleased to report that a further three guides have now been issued covering the Stour, the Welland & Glen, and the Ancholme. All three follow have the same format as the original two being folded sheets measuring 8¼ inches (21cm) by 57/8 inches (15cm) before opening out to show the detailed courses of the rivers. Different scales have been used - for the Ancholme 0.8 inches to the mile, the Welland at 1.125 inches to the mile and the Stour 1.25 inches to the mile. |
Special Printount - Courtesy of Ivan Cane.The version here is reduced size to enable it to fit on your printout paper!A copy costs 50p please, either down-line-loaded or by applying to Ivan Cane direct! |
| A Guide to the River Stour, For Canoes And Similar Small Craft |
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