----- Original Message ----- From: "John Watson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 8:23 PM Subject: RE: [canals-list] Manchester Ship Canal excursion 2011 or 2012 (XP)
> [email protected] wrote: >> This is notice of an embryonic notion for a flotilla cruise in and >> around the Manchester area in a couple of years time. >> >> I know there are potential problems to be overcome and I'm only >> seeking expressions of interest at this very early stage, before >> making any attempt at an itinerary. >> >> The specific MSC conditions are not over arduous. Following extracted >> from http://www.shipcanal.co.uk/marine-msc/notices.htm > SNIP >> Let me know . . . . >> >> Captain Beeky > > Hi Beeky, > > As you know I am interested and would be happy to help with the > organisation, it will be interesting to see how many interested parties > there are! > > Regards > > John (& Gill) Watson > Nb Tam Lin > Middlewich > Please put us on the interested list too. It would need to be with Gamebird as shared boats are not now allowed on the MSC although they were when we did the trip in 2002 on Coperkins. While I remember, John, could you please pass on my apologies to Gill? I am fairly certain that I called her Margaret when we met at the National :-) Just put it down to advancing years - and the fact that we have other friends called John and Margaret. Ann Ann and Iain Street NB Gamebird; One tenth NB Copperkins11 Web site http://www.nbgamebird.co.uk Scottish Inland Waterways Association - http://www.siwa.org.uk Bridge 19-40 Canal Society - http://www.bridge19-40.org.uk
