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News of Tooley’ Boatyard

News of Tooley’ Boatyard

  • Banbury Canal CIC Launched

    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…

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  • Britain by Barge Then and Now

    Barging Britain

    In October 2019 Channel 5 Television came to Tooley’s Boatyard to film an episode of “Britain by Barge Then and Now“. The series featured Jenny Bond, Anne Diamond, Pete Waterman and Bill Oddie. Touring the…

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  • Tooley’s at Whately Hall Hotel

    Tooley's Trustees at Whately Hall

    In the picture:Tooley’s Trustees (from left to right) Nick Poole, Richard Stevens, Sarah Jackson (Tooley’s Co-Ordinator), Matt Armitage (Director of Tooley’s), Dan Clacher, John Madden, John Spratt and Jamie Simmons (Tooley’s Blacksmith) (courtesy Rosy Burke)…

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  • Banbury ’96

    Canal Weekend 96

    Banbury Canal Weekend 1996 After a canal day (a one-day event) in 1995, the next event in 1996 was a Canal Weekend. The same Inland Waterways Association Committee met at The Mill. In the picture…

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