News of Tooley’ Boatyard
News of Tooley’ Boatyard
Tim West
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…
Storm Bert Leave its Mark
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…
Prize Draw Nov 24
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…
Village Butty at Canal Festival
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…
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…
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.