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The Meriiy Boatmen

... The Meriiy Boatmen THEY buzz about the docks and landing stages in the river, their tiny weft often looking like toys alongside Ike iditstry serve. are the boatmen of the Mersey, people who la ,y a vital part in bringing a ship safely p alongside her ...

Published: Thursday 04 November 1971
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 414 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Boatmen-Song

... Boatmen- Song Below the dam. if one averted the gaze from the hydro - electric station, the scene was reminiscent of old Dutch winter scenes, The frozen river was allve with figures, some standing, some pulling sledges and others fishing through holes ...

Published: Tuesday 04 November 1958
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 373 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Dinner for boatmen

... Dinner for boatmen We are pleased to have supplied TIMBER - GLASS • PAINT to The Crewe Chronicle. B CHALLINOR Do-it-Yourself Supplier and Builders Merchant NANTWICH ROAD CREWE Phone 3946 DINGLE WALK HIGHTOV/N, CREWE WINSFORD 41E7 Phone 3330 P I faatwids ...

Published: Thursday 21 March 1974
Newspaper: Crewe Chronicle
County: Cheshire, England
Type: | Words: 98 | Page: 45 | Tags: none

“AT MERCY OF BOATMEN

... “AT MERCY OF BOATMEN He added: “ Frankly the association agp&n to be at the mercy of the local boatmen, who notwithstanding gctting five times the amount pai to them before the war will not go unless the pull over is likely to be dead calm. If it was ...

Published: Wednesday 06 October 1954
Newspaper: Morecambe Visitor
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 113 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

LICENCES FOR BOATMEN

... LICENCES FOR BOATMEN The Board of Trade have prepared a scheme for the issue of Boatmen's Licences to persons in charge of small passenger vessels which ply in inland or in estuarial waters, or go only short distances to sea. Prescribed tests will be ...

Published: Wednesday 19 June 1968
Newspaper: Morecambe Visitor
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 342 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THANMERE SCUPPER `BOATMEN'

... THANMERE SCUPPER `BOATMEN' CAMBRIDGE will be looking for Boat Race glory tomorrow but Tranmere Rovers hope it will be anything but plain sailing for the university city's football team when they visit Prenton Park tonight. Rovers have recently got themselves ...

Published: Friday 29 March 1991
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 510 | Page: 34 | Tags: none

BOATMEN IN SAFETY MOVE

... BOATMEN IN SAFETY MOVE The first annual conference of the European Boatsmen's Association, held in Liverpool, has decided to set up a committee to study safety and the development of training schemes in each of the member countries—France, Belgium, Holland ...

Published: Monday 15 October 1979
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 70 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

New yard for boatmen

... New yard for boatmen The Frodsham Boat and Butty Company plan to sail a little further up the Bridgewater Canal to set up business. Co-owner Mr. Peter Shrubs&ll has applied to Halton Council for permission to change the use of part of what was once F ...

Published: Thursday 29 January 1976
Newspaper: Runcorn Weekly News
County: Cheshire, England
Type: | Words: 125 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

Boatmen plan 'armada'

... Boatmen plan 'armada' THE lithe boats of the Mersey are planning an armada-style battle in protest against a ships' graveyard. Garston Boat Users' Associaton berth their small craft on the foreshore at Garston. Their beach has been a traditional ...

Published: Saturday 19 October 1985
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 272 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

DtXU.IITFD BOATMEN

... DtXU.IITFD BOATMEN Temperatures seemed llkelv to reach the 70s again in the take District for the sixth successive day. A bree/e. however, kept down the heat times and occasionally, a few high clouds appeared Yesterday, temperature of degrees was reached ...

Published: Thursday 02 June 1955
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 130 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Young canal boatmen get

... Young canal boatmen get Survey probes Physically handicapped children at Wallasey have been busy portraying in graphic form the joys of messing about in boats. Elleray Park Special School has Its own narrow boat, moored near Chester and used for trips ...

Published: Thursday 18 July 1974
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 83 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

A broadside from boatmen!

... A broadside from boatmen! ,RUNCORN boat-owners will be among scores of people who will be sa:ling to a protest meeting at Dunham Town near Lymm—called because of the delay In : repairing the breach in the Bridgewater Canal at the Lymm Aquaduct. It is ...

Published: Thursday 21 October 1971
Newspaper: Runcorn Weekly News
County: Cheshire, England
Type: | Words: 378 | Page: 4 | Tags: none