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News of Tooley’ Boatyard

  • Tim West

    Tim West with Barry Morse

    We were very sorry to hear of the death of Timothy West, actor and canal champion, on November 13th aged 90. He was working till the last, with his last TV appearance aired on Wednesday Nov 14th – a guest role in soap Doctors in what was its penultimate episode before it finished on the 15th…

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  • Storm Bert Leave its Mark

    Storm dock

    As with everybody else, we at Tooley’s Boatyard have been suffering with the water levels from “Storm Bert”. On Sunday we came the closest since 2007 to flooding. The towpaths went under water, and the water came through the boatyard and made it to the front doors of the Chandlery. A big thank you to…

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  • Prize Draw Nov 24

    hardy-in -banbury-featured

    Our Hardy prize draw closed this afternoon. We raised £434, 73% of our target of £600. BUT… actually we reached both our target of £600 AND our stretch target of £800 because we have received £70 in cash donations at the boatyard and a very special offer of help worth £375! So, a total of…

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  • Village Butty at Canal Festival

    Tooleys Arts Festival 2024

    By Village Butty see: https://www.villagebutty.com/ To coincide with Banbury Canal Festival (Oct 5th-6th), we are transforming Britain’s oldest inland waterways dry dock into a truly magical venue for 10 days of music, art, theatre and comedy. With a blend of the very best local, national, and international artistes Tooley’s Arts Festival 24 – supported using…

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  • Fund Britain’s Waterways

    Fund Britain’s Waterways (FBW) is a coalition of organisations representing hundreds of thousands of users and supporters of inland waterways. We are campaigning for national and local government to act now and protect the public benefit and natural capital of our waterways. FBW is all about bringing together the widest possible group of organisations and…

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  • Age UK Boat Trip on Dancing Duck

    Dancing Duck passengers

    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.

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