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Historic moment for canal barges

... carrying on the canals. This re-run will mark the 25th anniversary and the flotilla will include some of the original boats and boatmen from the last run. At least 25 boats have signed up to take part in the event and it will also form part of the Inland Waterways ...

Probus starts celebrations early

... Business Men's _ Club, Selwyn Hitchen, welcomed the 45 guests including Daventry Rotary Club president, Tony Pernyes, to The Boatmen Hotel, Braunston. o 3 Our picture shows Mr. Hitchen pulling a Christmas cracker to start their with a bang. Pictured(L.-R) ...

TOWERS & SON Funeral Servic Telephone 01788 822349 Church Street. Crick In Memoriam Ernie Kendall

... Servic Telephone 01788 822349 Church Street. Crick In Memoriam Ernie Kendall ERNIE Kendall, one of the last of Braunston’s boatmen, has died, aged 69, after a short illness. H born € was in the village in 1929 in a small traditional beoatmen’s cabin, when ...

of Braunston Marina at the Admiral Nelson’s

... | was exceptionally fortunate that he gave me such a lot of help.” Each painting is researched and some tell stories the boatmen told Alan when he caught a lift with them up and down the canal. “If you could make a cup of tea that was great, because there ...

A SOLDIER'S DEATH

... blows on the hands and hesd till he sank. The boy was then gagged, and eventually landed on Isola point, after which the boatmen madeoff ; but thanks to the promptitude of the authorities beth the sccused ars in nfl:x From the atate of the boat, which ...

hey had 7 days Holiday at brunsion over 30 sansi, BUCkby Wharf or 3 Weok 3t Norton Lovks, *v started

... the ’ Joe was born on a hoat 26 ‘y-n ago at Stretton on Duns. more, and now he is in charge of a boat. t for most of the boatmen worced stay was in the naof a family re-union — they their aunts and uncles, couand brothers only for a fleetmoment as they ...

SOMETHING LIKE A STRIKE

... SOMETHING LIKE A STRIKE. The last mail from China brings news of a serious strike amonget the junk and boatmen on the three great rivers which debouche at (anton. The provincial suthorities had erected a new customs station at & place called Shekmun, ...

Pub paintings on display

... paintings are historical paintings. | paint the canals as they were when | was on the boats as a boy. Misty mornings, the boatmen, these are things that | remember. It was a whole different world that'’s lost now.” H tar e s ..ed painting while working ...

The Private Enterprise Boatman still Swears by his Mule

... e. Fraunkton icanal tunnel, where THE ONLY STABLING jorses had to walk over *he top Mr. Skinner's boat slid into,and the boatmen had 1o rely on tugs stationed ap either end of &e tunnel to take them through. Mr. Skinner shook his head' He mentioned Newbold ...

THE REAR GUARD,

... the boat. Slowly pointing my revolver at the crowd, I went backwards to the boat. Nur was already in, and Mku followed. The boatmen were pushing off, when from the shore was heard a defeaning howl oflflunpl.n-ludnmo!m A man with & rifle sprang forward, at ...

BOAT STRIKE!

... them away — and the keys were thrown in the canal. Says Eliza, “They were trying to get us to unload the boats so one of the boatmen got into the canal, chained up the boats and then threw the key in a spot where only he knew where to find it.” : . ,!‘d o ...