News of Tooley’ Boatyard
News of Tooley’ Boatyard
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.
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…
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,…
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…