If you fancy something different on the way up to the Chesterfield the first part of the Fenland Link should be open for business on 1st April. We have booked 8 boats in for the Good Friday from Grand Sluice returning on the Eater Monday. Also there is a boat gathering in South Kyme, on the Slea, to celebrate the refurbishment of Bottom Lock. This will be on the first Bank Holiday in May. Everyone is very welcome but if you are interested please let me know. Steve
--- On Sat, 21/2/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [canals-list] IWA National Campaign Festival To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, 21 February, 2009, 6:22 PM Is anyone planning to go to the IWA National Campaign Festival at Kiveton (Chesterfield Canal) over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend? The new(ish) section from Worksop to Kiveton is not to be missed (beautifully kept in delightful rural scenery, doubles and trebles in abundance and it is the area from which the stone was quarried for the Houses of Parliament - and transported by canal). This could present excellent mini-GIG opportunities for northern boaters. And for a bit of a challenge the Trent between Torksey and West Stockwith or Keadby and Stockwith can be quite interesting! Arthur Naylor [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
