National Rally table glasses

[magpie patrick]

Photo attached - I thought these might be of interest. Souvenir glasses from the 1965, 66 and 68 national rallies at Burnley, Marple and Liverpool respectively. Also a jug from Marple. 

 

I was at the 1966 rally as a babe in arms, obviously I don't remember this! I think Magpie the Elder was on the NW IWA committee in the 60s. 

 

Did any other rallies have such memorabilia or was it a NW thing? And was Marple the only one to have jugs? 

 

Plus (dare I ask?) any other canal commemorative glassware out there?

[Tim Lewis]

Not as old

 

 

[John Brightley]

I have this mug from the 1982 Titford Two national rally, but haven't seen any of those glasses before. I guess they must be quite rare.

[max's son]

These are from the opening of the Stratford Canal in July 1964 (60 years ago)

 

 

 

 

[springy]

5 hours ago, John Brightley said:

I have this mug from the 1982 Titford Two national rally, but haven't seen any of those glasses before. I guess they must be quite rare.

I saw your Pic and thought "I've got one of those somewhere", however whilst the mug has a pretty identical shape, the design on the side is different - whilst the bottom still says "Titford Two" the upper text reads "National Waterways Rally" , there is the IWA logo centrally with 1982 below it and what could be a small version of the bird standing on an half moon with the BCN on it above, because of the reduced size the detail has been lost.

springy

 

[magpie patrick]

Another Liverpool 65 one - not entirely appropriate....

[Ogwr]

THe 1965 IWA rallies I believe these were for the 72 ft narrow boats who rallied at Haskayne , rather than on the  62 ft length, Interestingly there were 3 other sites, Botany Bay at Chorley. the main site at Blackburn and on the embankment at  Burnley  The idea being to promote Leisure cruising at more than a single site  

Edited March 13 by Ogwr

[magpie patrick]

2 minutes ago, Ogwr said:

I believe these were for the 72 ft narrow boats who rallied at Haskayne , rather than on the  62 ft length, Interestingly there were 3 other sites, Botany Bay at Chorley. the main site at Blackburn and o the embankment at  Burnley    

 Thank you! I'd forgotten that 65 was at Burnley not Liverpool (which I think was 68?) and didn't know there had been satellite sites 

[jam]

On 13/03/2024 at 07:30, magpie patrick said:

 Thank you! I'd forgotten that 65 was at Burnley not Liverpool (which I think was 68?) and didn't know there had been satellite sites 

Liverpool was indeed in 1968 at the Stanley Docks branch. I was a volunteer at that event in the communications marquee, long days and short nights. Also attended the Marple one in 1966 as a member of the Peak Forest Canal Society doing bits and peices around the rally site. Don't remember any of the rally glasses although at that time the only glasses I was interested in contained beer.

Edited March 23 by jam