Author: Robin-at-Tooleys
Hardy 18-5-24
Now we have planks, a day of planning… Ian Staples, our resident wooden boat expert came to have a proper look at the new planks and advise on storage until we start using them.
Hardy 6-4-24
Nb Hardy team hard at work adding tarps and dismantling pallets kindly donated by MG Scaffolding of Home Farm Works, Deddington.
Hardy 13-3-24
In the course of the great wood hunt of last week, a piece of purple heart appeared. Here is Ian Staples explaining where it came from and how we might use it.
Age UK Boat Trip on Dancing Duck
On 27th July 2023 Age UK organised a boat trip on day-boat Dancing Duck skippered by trained volunteers from Tooley’s Boatyard. We have these photos of the event.
Tooley’s Launch ‘Kids on the Canal’ event
Oxfordshire families with young children can experience exclusive boat trips in Banbury with charming stories from the Great British Waterways on Saturday, September 4th, 2021. Visitors can climb aboard Tooley’s very own 39 ft purpose-built day boat the Dancing Duck to enjoy a 40-minute trip with Muddy Waters children’s author, Dan Clacher. Just two trips…
Refurbishment of the Forge
Work on the Forge building refurbishment was funded by a grant from Historic England. It was carried out by local firm P.R.Alcock & Sons. Only materials and techniques appropriate to the historical building were used, and the result is an authentic eighteenth-century survivor in the heart of Banbury, made fit for the 21st century.
Shipshape Network
Tooley’s Boatyard Trust is working with Shipshape Network who have an interest in historic vessels. In particular we are discussing the restoration of NB Hardy along with the improvements to Tooley’s Boatyard. The objectives of Shipshape Network are to bring together historic vessel owners, skilled craftsmen, businesses, heritage organisations, training bodies and all those with…
Banbury Canal CIC – Your Memories
Banbury Canal Community Interest Company (CIC) has received funding from the National Lottery Community Fund. We are delighted to receive this grant towards the Your Memories project. The aim is to capture stories from people in the area with memories of the canal before we forget. Background The area around Castle Quay and the canal…
New Sculpture of Lock 29
Banbury Lock was bombed on 7th September 1940. As the canal was considered to be essential for the war effort, repair and rebuilding was carried out quickly. A stone built into the side of the lock giving the repair date of 1940 can still be seen. Blacksmiths Jamie Simmons and Graham Symons working in the…
Banbury Canal CIC Launched
Banbury Canal CIC (Community Interest Company) was formed in March 2020 to carry out a project to record and celebrate canal heritage in Banbury. Working from Tooley’s Boatyard, Banbury Canal CIC submitted an application to the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NHLF) for funding to carry out a canal memories project. The project will record audio…