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View from Sale looking south with Cruising Club on the left.
Friends of the Bridgewater, a Sale group of volunteers.
'Litterpick'
Organised by Mike Webb from the Ship Canal Co. and Trafford Councillors.
"Ventura" Icebreaker from Worsley steams past the litterpickers.
Running engine after fitting new cylinder head.
Prickwillow Drainage Museum Open Day
Monday 16th March
Roger Lorenz comes over to talk about possible superstructure designs for the boat. Need now to make a mock up of the structure.
Tuesday 17th March.
Letter from Peel Holdings:
From 1st April no longer owned by the Ship Canal Co. becomes The Bridgewater Canal Company Limited.
Plus ça change.....
Thursday 19th March.
Take the boat to Castlefield for the free lunchtime concert at the RNCM.
Try out some superstructure heights. Current favourite 370mm above rail.
This will give a superstructure of 1x3x2: 1 is the height of existing tank,
3 is height of superstructure, and 2 is height of clerestory. Height of superstructure then will be 1.5metres with 40 cms. of headroom in clerestory 1.9m. overall.
Moored outside the science museum at Castlefield, while attending concert (see below).
A short piece for muted horns- played by Beats and Pieces Big Band directed by Ben Cottrell.
Saturday 21st March
Take the boat up to Worsley dry dock to see Kier who is working there on a MSC barge. Adjusts the tappets. Back at Stretford 4 hour round trip.
crossing the tank. From tomorrow -sunday it will be shut for two weeks.
The restaurant boat heading to Castlefield.
Tuesday, August 4th
ships constructed in other countries were not originally eligible, but a change to the rules now means that the appropriate criteria now asks for 'demonstrable and significant associations with the UK'.
