Popular Post alisonlonnon@scha.org.uk Posted December 4, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 Good morning, I hope this is the right place to post this. I work in a residential home, and one of the residents here has a big interest in narrow boats and canal life. He used to work doing carpentry on long boats in Alvechurch Marina. Would anyone be interested in sending a letter or a card please? Everyone here is very lonely and I am trying to find things which interest them, so I hope you don't mind me asking. Due to data protection I can't pass out his details, but the address is Phoenix House 2 Swallows Meadow Shirley Solihull West Midlands B90 4PQ and you could address them to "Canal Enthusiast" maybe? And I will make sure they get to him. Thank you for reading x 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted December 4, 2020 Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 Lovely thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted December 4, 2020 Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 Alison, Does your resident have access to the internet? If so show him the thread below, which started off as a general pick-me-up, and has morphed into a fascinating thread of "on this day" photographs covering the whole of the UK waterway network and a fair sprinkling of continental views, over the last 40 years or so. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisonlonnon@scha.org.uk Posted December 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 Thank you David, that is something else I am trying to work on, is getting residents access to the internet, so if its successful I will definitely show him, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmelly Posted December 4, 2020 Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 Hi Alison. Ive just sent a postcard via touch note. The address comes up as Solihull care housing association so I hope thats correct. Cheers Tim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-M Posted December 4, 2020 Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 4 hours ago, mrsmelly said: Hi Alison. Ive just sent a postcard via touch note. The address comes up as Solihull care housing association so I hope thats correct. Cheers Tim I hadn't heard of touchnote but just had a look. I'll send something as I possibly will know the person as my parents worked at alvechurch marina and we had a boat moored there from around '78 to '90. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmelly Posted December 4, 2020 Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 1 minute ago, Rob-M said: I hadn't heard of touchnote but just had a look. I'll send something as I possibly will know the person as my parents worked at alvechurch marina and we had a boat moored there from around '78 to '90. I use touch note to send stuff to mum in her care home due to damned covid restrictions. It's a good app ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisonlonnon@scha.org.uk Posted December 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 Thank you so much Tim and Rob, yes that is the correct address. I haven't heard of touch note so I will definitely be checking that out too. I think it will make his week to hear from people who share his interests like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisonlonnon@scha.org.uk Posted December 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2020 Good Afternoon, I just wanted to say thank you so much to everyone who has taken the time to write. You've really made "canal enthusiast" smile! He has been really chatty since receiving your post and it's fantastic to see. Best wishes and (is it too early?) a very Merry Christmas to you all. Alison x 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-M Posted December 11, 2020 Report Share Posted December 11, 2020 32 minutes ago, alisonlonnon@scha.org.uk said: Good Afternoon, I just wanted to say thank you so much to everyone who has taken the time to write. You've really made "canal enthusiast" smile! He has been really chatty since receiving your post and it's fantastic to see. Best wishes and (is it too early?) a very Merry Christmas to you all. Alison x Thank you for updating us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bearwood Boster Posted December 11, 2020 Report Share Posted December 11, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, alisonlonnon@scha.org.uk said: Good Afternoon, I just wanted to say thank you so much to everyone who has taken the time to write. You've really made "canal enthusiast" smile! He has been really chatty since receiving your post and it's fantastic to see. Best wishes and (is it too early?) a very Merry Christmas to you all. Alison x Posted a canal picture Christmas card today with a bit of a 'chat' about Alvechurch in it.Glad he's enjoying the cards/letters etc. Edited December 11, 2020 by The Bearwood Boster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Vectis Posted December 12, 2020 Report Share Posted December 12, 2020 Yes. Done. (Or it will be when I get some stamps) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noone Posted December 12, 2020 Report Share Posted December 12, 2020 A christmas card will be in the post.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Posted December 12, 2020 Report Share Posted December 12, 2020 (edited) I will jump in on this too over the weekend. Used to be a boat builder, so will make it chatty! Wonderful idea, good on you ? Edited to add... I hope when I'm old and knackered, someone might think of something like this to cheer me too! Edited December 12, 2020 by Ally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmelly Posted December 12, 2020 Report Share Posted December 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Ally said: I will jump in on this too over the weekend. Used to be a boat builder, so will make it chatty! Wonderful idea, good on you ? Edited to add... I hope when I'm old and knackered, someone might think of something like this to cheer me too! What do you mean " when " ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noone Posted December 12, 2020 Report Share Posted December 12, 2020 3 hours ago, mrsmelly said: What do you mean " when " ? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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