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Well they do like to pretend they know what they are doing……

Its not on a water point or prime visitor mooring.....

My money is on it pulling loose from a mooring as it took on water then slipping into mid channel. From the pic it looks like a boat that all closed up rather than one that was going along. Of course why it took on water is another issue….but maybe rain water ingress….failed skin fitting below waterline…frost damage….etc.

That’s really good on all counts. Hope you didn’t get too frozen today.

I agree....Ive enjoyed all Ive been to...and they are really popular with the general (non boating) public too which is a great way for CRT to get more support. I wish they would do more at the various work sites even if they were on a smaller scale...just having a well informed Vol explain what was being done would be great...

They cant even decide where it is.....so dont expect anything else to be right...it's a long time since the BBC actually did any factual reporting.

That looks a fairly tidy boat from the picture....not the usual boat to go down. Going to be be a bit of job to get pumps and the like to it mind you... I think it looks like the Oxford around Brinklow way.....but could be wrong....Dont expect the BBC to have the facts right!!

Well that was fascinating! Despite not being able to book a ticket we were found space on a tour and were able to have a good look round. First time Ive seen one of the "new" GU locks empty...they have some ver y interesting design features such as the sump drain and multiple outlets for the top sluices...which would explain why a less than full length boat behaves as it does when the lock is filling. It was interesting to note that the majority of visitors weren't boaters....and it was very busy indeed...and the new contactless fund raising terminals they have were being well used as well as people being signed up as friends. Many thanks to all the CRT volunteers and staff that made the weekend possible and enjoyable...the less said about the two "protesters" from the NBTA the better....not quite sure what they hoped to achieve.

I’m really glad it was that popular especially considering the weather. Might well pop along tomorrow. Think events like this are good PR for CRT…even more so if they attract non boaters. Hope you are warming up now.

That’s great! Thank you for the information. Really useful.

Yes I’ve had the same….I do see the point…I will go tomorrow as the weather might be a bit better and see what occurs.

Wow you do have a bee in your bonnet don’t you?? FYI “sold out” is the term used by eventbrite which CRT is using as a platform if tickets are charged for or not. And yes I will go and see what’s going on but as I know others from here are there rather than just living behind a keyboard as you seem to then there was no harm in asking how the event was actually being run.

And where did I say you or indeed anyone else had to pay for tickets?? I know this will disappoint you but they are free….just timed entry. But thank you for your always helpful insight…it’s so unlike you just to spout off without checking facts.

Ive only just noticed that unlike the other open days where you just rocked up the Hatton one seems to have timed tickets for both days and they are all sold out!...does anyone know if they are really strict about the times and tickets or if you can still just turn up and tag onto a tour as ive done in the past?

Yep. That was pointed out a few posts ago. I had a senior moment as it was my boat that was called Mylo….. I’m not sure where it is now as it’s not on the off side at Audlem any more.

Of course it was called Wylo….it was my boat that was originally called Milo!!! Massive brain fail! He was a great chap….he lived on Wylo in Audlem for quite a while before moving ashore still in Audlem in his later years.

We went to a few of these by boat when we moored down by Winkwell....they were very interesting...especially seeing all the machinery working. As an aside that is Derek Pearson's boat Milo with is his workshop butty in the background....he sadly passed away a few months ago...Still have one of his excellent chimneys.

If I was a bird of any sort I’d take great delight in dive-bombing you as much as I could…and dropping a load of shite at the same time… We as a species should learn to live with others…it’s really not tricky….but this does prove why I prefer any animal over most humans.

Why? What harm do they cause you? I could say more but no doubt a mod would take exception

Ahh thats a shame....we havent used one of the new credit card operated ones yet and was rather hoping they might have had a countdown timer fitted at the same time....as the operating time seemed far from standard when we used them via the old punch cards.

Do they now give you a timer so you know how long you have left?....Ive always been a bit concerned I will be left with a tank of rinse water so perhaps dont rinse as much as I could!...even though we have a self pump out kit we do like to use a CRT one from time to time when boating to give it a good emptying!

The other resident swan doesnt have any rings....the one with the Darvic ring does keep trying to get it off tho! The visiting swan we had almost let me read its metal tag as it was sitting on the ice having food...but then tucked its leg under itself and I didn't want to cause it any distress. The people that had ringed the various swans were very happy to receive updates and could give us quite a bit of interesting info.

Sadly the fact is that thanks to man’s intervention natural food sources for all wildlife are not as plentiful as they once were. Granted bread is not ideal and indeed if left can cause illness via mould etc. but we use grains and “swan food” which is essentially grains that float. The swan feeding project at Worcester also teaches the pubic how to correctly offer food to the waterfowl there. A recent RSPB study showed that even when food was put out for garden birds they still foraged for around 50% of food and if the supplied food was stopped they quickly found alternatives. I have no issue with food being left for foxes/hedgehogs etc. it’s quite possible to enjoy their company without becoming physically close especially in this age of covert cameras etc.