Hiring a boat on the River Lea in Hackney

[Dominic M]

Ok, not the most usual holiday location I know, but an old friend of mine has been commissioned to film and photograph on and around the River Lea in the Hackney area. He is looking at ways of getting a boat that can be used by film crew etc . Anyone on this forum currently in that part of the world (Lady Muck?) got any ideas. This is a link to the people involved - click

 

He says: I'm on the lookout for a craft for a rental, to use as a photographic/filming vessel any time after mid feb for a week or two, heres a link to the project site:

http://www.facebook.com/l/b0d9dYxDX9egSAzpqqdwhBO3CuA;www.spacestudios.org.uk/whats-on/events/the-cut-

 

or, if thats an unlikely scenario, maybe a longer let so I can learn the ways of the watermen and immerse myself a bit more,like up to my neck.....

anything considered..

 

All ideas gratefully received and I will pass them on.

Edited November 24, 2010 by Dominic M

[magpie patrick]

Ok, not the most usual holiday location I know, but an old friend of mine has been commissioned to film and photograph on and around the River Lea in the Hackney area. He is looking at ways of getting a boat that can be used by film crew etc . Anyone on this forum currently in that part of the world (Lady Muck?) got any ideas. This is a link to the people involved - click

 

He says: I'm on the lookout for a craft for a rental, to use as a photographic/filming vessel any time after mid feb for a week or two, heres a link to the project site:

http://www.facebook.com/l/b0d9dYxDX9egSAzpqqdwhBO3CuA;www.spacestudios.org.uk/whats-on/events/the-cut-

 

or, if thats an unlikely scenario, maybe a longer let so I can learn the ways of the watermen and immerse myself a bit more,like up to my neck.....

anything considered..

 

All ideas gratefully received and I will pass them on.

 

Lea Valley Boats, Broxbourne

[Dominic M]

Lea Valley Boats, Broxbourne

Thanks. Sadly their website states that as of next year they are not doing weekly hire any more, only day hire. I've passed on a link to their website though.

Edited November 24, 2010 by Dominic M

[magpie patrick]

Thanks. Sadly their website states that as of next year they are not doing weekly hire any more, only day hire. I've passed on a link to their website though.

 

There is a hire operation about to get going from Limehouse, but I'm not sure they'll have started by then

 

Perhaps a back hander to one of the informal moorers at Hackney Marshes

[Lady Muck]

Thanks. Sadly their website states that as of next year they are not doing weekly hire any more, only day hire. I've passed on a link to their website though.

 

Still worth a shot, they may not have flogged their fleet yet!

 

has he considered contacting any of the community boats? They're quiet that time of year, they might appreciate the revenue.

 

These ones are all local

 

 

http://www.dcbt.org.uk/

 

http://www.canalboat.org.uk/ <----these do hire

 

http://www.thepiratecastle.org/ <---special plug for this for obvious reasons

 

 

Otherwise I dunno - if he wants to do a ''private'' hire tell him to run a mile from anyone called John Driver and Eddy Rayner - they/he is still causing chaos in London.

[monkeyhanger]

Try Laburnum Boat Club. Laburnum St, London E2, very close to where they are based.Phone 0207 729 2915. I think they may already know Laburnum BC-checking their site again, I recognise one of their boats. They will certainly help if they can. Jack

[Athy]

Thanks. Sadly their website states that as of next year they are not doing weekly hire any more, only day hire.

Might that depend on how large a cheque the film company waves at them?

[WJM]

That is really sad. They were the only narrowboat hire place left in the London area.

[PiRSqwared]

The people at CHUG, just down the cut from Laburnum Boat Club, might be able to help you:

 

http://www.chug.org.uk/

 

...although it does seem they haven't discovered the 'phone yet!

Edited November 26, 2010 by PiRSqwared