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[John Brightley]

5 hours ago, cuthound said:

 

I had the pleasure of sharing some locks on the upper Shroppie with his father Ike in Amy the Pup when I had my first shareboat.

 

Lovely guy who was happy to share his knowledge his extensive knowledge with anyone who showed an interest.

Off topic, but yes, Ike was a lovely man and unlike many working boatmen embraced the new generation of leisure boaters as his friends. I feel honoured to have met him and indeed shared an evening or two down the pub with him whilst we were both part of the volunteer set-up crew for the Titford IWA national rally in I think 1982.