Rochdale Canal

[MartinClark]

Have you asked Shire about a one way trip, Sowerby to Castlefields, I know this is sometimes possible.

Shire's one-way trip is Sowerby Bridge to Guide Bridge, Ashton - either via the Rochdale Canal or the Huddersfield Canal. An energetic crew doing this via the Rochdale might have time to go down to Castlefield and back as an extra.

[Maffi]

Actually, I could do with picking your brains....realistically, just how far do you think we can get along the Rochdale in a week, bearing in mind that we like to cruise for long days but we are being accompanied by a couple of soft Southern jessies?

 

Oi! This soft Southern Jessie did the Caen Hill flight (16) in less than three hours single handed.

Edited July 18, 2008 by Maffi

[Bones]

edited because I really can't say things like that!!!

Edited July 18, 2008 by Bones

[Maffi]

Like What?

[Bones]

Will tell you later!

 

I dont' want to give anyone the impression we are so accident prone we might not make it out of the hire base.

Edited July 18, 2008 by Bones

[Debby]

Any more takers for the first, biggest and best ever Rochdale Canal banter?

 

Janet

 

Wish we could join you, but sadly it's just too far away. We're waiting for the first Macclesfield or Manchester banter..........................

[Bones]

make one!

[Debby]

make one!

 

 

We tried, but Chris J W can't decide which way he's going!

[Travis]

Dave, it's not far for an ex "Miggy" lad, I'm one and Maccs not too far.

 

Andy.

[Debby]

Dave, it's not far for an ex "Miggy" lad, I'm one and Maccs not too far.

 

Andy.

 

Having to rely on public transport makes it a bit tricky though!

[Travis]

Ahh, that could be a problem, sorry.

 

Andy, ex Boarshaw lad.

[Debby]

Ahh, that could be a problem, sorry.

 

Andy, ex Boarshaw lad.

 

Dave lived in Alkrington, but before we moved to Macc.......we lived in Boarshaw!

[Moley]

Wish we could join you, but sadly it's just too far away. We're waiting for the first Macclesfield or Manchester banter..........................

 

make one!

 

And make it around Fridaaay 22nd / Saturday 23rd August,

I reckon we could be chugging your way soon

[Debby]

And make it around Fridaaay 22nd / Saturday 23rd August,

I reckon we could be chugging your way soon

 

Hmmm. Not ideal timing - w*rk is going to cause problems every weekend in August. Except for the last one, but I daren't mention where we're going then, as I got told off for being intellectual last time I did.

 

Looks like I'm going to have to be nice to my boss and see if I can arrange a swap.

Edited July 19, 2008 by DaveandDebby

[Henhouse]

I feel a Rochdale Canal Banter coming along!

 

Wow. You are so lucky. It is a beautiful canal, and the scenery from Sowerby Bridge to West Summit, Lock 37 is stunning.

 

 

 

You can wave to my Auntie at Brearley Bridge, and a visit to "Grandma Pollard's Fish & Chip shop" in Walsden is to be highly recommended. The best fish and chips on the planet.

[Bones]

I am really really looking forward to it - RJ and Janet are being stunningly well organised too which will make it even better!!!!!

[Chertsey]

Mmmm.... pie and peas.

 

When are you going?

[Bones]

september 13 for one whole week!

[Chertsey]

september 13 for one whole week!

I will be back at work then but have some pie and peas for me.

 

1. Take one pork pie

2. Heat it up (yes, I know)

3. Deposit it in a dish of mushy peas

4. Douse with mint sauce

5. Eat with a spoon

 

At least, that's how they did it at the Star in Huddersfield. Happy days.

[Janet S]

1. Take one pork pie

 

I'll have to try and persuade R.J. to drive to Sowerby Bridge via Skipton when we go to meet up with Bones and Maffi, because there's a shop there that sells the best pork pies in the entire world! Delicious hot, but even better served cold with a side dish of olives and pickled onions! Our very favourite cruising lunch!

 

However, R.J. doesn't much like mushy peas, and our tame skellington has certain allergies, so we may all be on McDonald's instead!

 

Maffi? I'll meet you at the pointy end for hot pie 'n' peas (with pickled red cabbage of course!) and sod the other two!

 

Janet

[Bones]

I'll have to try and persuade R.J. to drive to Sowerby Bridge via Skipton when we go to meet up with Bones and Maffi, because there's a shop there that sells the best pork pies in the entire world! Delicious hot, but even better served cold with a side dish of olives and pickled onions! Our very favourite cruising lunch!

 

However, R.J. doesn't much like mushy peas, and our tame skellington has certain allergies, so we may all be on McDonald's instead!

 

Maffi? I'll meet you at the pointy end for hot pie 'n' peas (with pickled red cabbage of course!) and sod the other two!

 

Janet

 

Peas are Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood

[Janet S]

Peas are Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood

 

Proper mushy peas with a hot pork pie supper is even better! We'll do peas Bones. I promise, we'll do peas...

 

The OCM's can do as they please....after all, they are just extra crew....we don't need them really, do we? Ah bless....they have their place I suppose....

 

In case any of you hadn't guessed, we are really looking forward to this holiday! We are all counting down the days until we go. Bones, Maffi, Janet S and R.J.....a very scary crew....

 

Be afraid......be very afraid......!

 

Janet

[DHutch]

Could work out. We're leaving shackerstone (6/7th sept) and heading north, thro manchester to standedge, over the top, and down the rochdale late sept.

 

 

Daniel

[Matthew Dowson]

So what happened, have you been? Tell all. Rochdale is brill, tried to do it from Shipley down the L&L, but canal was shut. Done the same trip you were planning in Dorset from Shire a few yrs ago, didn't get to Littleborough made the summit and turned round is that short pound below the summit (East) still really leaky, there was no water in the morning!

[Liam]

It's not September 13th yet matey