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The Anonymous Bard

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The Anonymous Bard last won the day on October 22 2010

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  • Birthday 16/04/1969

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    Narrowboats... of course!, beer, fishing, beer, keeping fat, folk guitar and... erm, beer!
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  2. I don’t think it would be out of place to relate one of many great memories of Steve here. Several years ago I took my elderly parents to the Crick Show on the Bank Holiday Monday. We had just got into the ground shortly after the show opened for the day when the public announcement was made that the show was being closed on health & safety grounds due to the very high winds… The look of disappointment on my parents’ faces said everything! As we slowly made our way back to the disabled parking area we passed Steve’s two land based exhibits just as he was closing the bow doors and judging by the look on his face he wasn’t best pleased about the announcement either… And who would be after all that effort? Seeing an opportunity I quickly nipped up the steps and had a quick word where I explained that we’d travelled a fair distance and before I had even finished what I wanted to say he was opening up the cabin doors again whilst nodding down to my parents to come up and have a good look around before helping them up the steps and explaining to them that he would have to close the cabin doors behind them due to there now being a liability issue if he let members of the public on and anything, however unlikely, were to happen. After helping them into the boat they were then told to take as much time as they liked whilst he attended to other things elsewhere and added with a wry smile that he would check they weren’t still aboard when it came to craning the boat back onto the wagon. All in all, it transformed their day from a tiresome waste of time to feeling like they had experienced the red carpet treatment. I think that pretty much says it all, a true gentleman.
  3. Deeply shocked and saddened to have just learned of this terrible news, I had the pleasure of meeting Steve on a number of occasions both at Glascote and Crick and he was a very genuine chap. Deepest sympathies to his wife, his daughters, his friends and all of those who knew him. R.I.P Steve.
  4. Just wondering what is going on with CaRT, I haven't visited this forum for some time (due to a certain ego-centric forum repellent who's a$$ I nailed to a plank on certain occasionS and whom I am sure will crop up shortly) but I have emailed them this evening regarding questions on an angling forum regarding their Waterways Wanderers Scheme only to get an auto-reply stating that their inbox is full? Dear CaRT, As both a narrowboater and an angler I am seeking some specific answers to questions regarding your Waterway Wanderers Scheme. I am currently discussing this on a prominent angling forum and my first impressions are that few, if any anglers, have even heard of this. In particular I would like to ascertain: 1) Of the £20 pounds asking fee what structure is in place to ensure re-investment in angling? 2) What percentage of this £20 will be re-invested to the direct benefit of the paying anglers? 3) How will any re-investment take place? 4) What research has taken place to support any intended re-investment? 5) Given that anglers in general appear totally unaware of this charge to fish canal waters which are not under the control of an individual club (where they would previously have enjoyed free fishing) what attempts will you be undertaking to raise their awareness? 6) How do you intend to enforce/bailiff this scheme? 7) In the event of an angler not being in the possession of a licence in a required area be found, what would be the outcome considering the lack of awareness? I would be grateful if you could reply by number as opposed to statement to ensure that everything is covered and which will assist in challenging any particular answers. Kind Regards,
  5. We popped in there after Crick today for the first time since re-opening and at first I wondered if it was going to be the same old problem as before when first choice of meal was unavailable but pleased to report that food was very good indeed with friendly staff and brisk trade both inside and outside the pub. Looks like someone really wants to make a go of it and very much worth a try... good luck to them.
  6. So which ones are good then... and why?
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