Droitwich Canal Festival

[Tiggers]

My understanding is that this was scheduled for the Easter weekend (same weekend as Ellesmere port, grrr...), but I do remember seeing somewhere that it had been cancelled?

 

Can anyone shed any light?

[dove]

My understanding is that this was scheduled for the Easter weekend (same weekend as Ellesmere port, grrr...), but I do remember seeing somewhere that it had been cancelled?

 

Can anyone shed any light?

 

The HNBOC are having the Easter meet there.(announced at the last meeting) We'll be going, well we'll try.

 

Andrew

[Tiggers]

The HNBOC are having the Easter meet there.(announced at the last meeting) We'll be going, well we'll try.

 

Andrew

 

That's the badger, knew there was something there that weekend!

[classicstove]

Thought there was going to be festival in next summer similar to one in 2011 for the opening but it wasn't going to be supported by the local council ans so was cancelled

[14skipper]

http://www.droitwichstandard.co.uk/2011/11/17/story-Festival-set-to-be-an-annual-event-21337.html

 

14skipper

[john6767]

See this post which suggest it may not be on, or at least it is not decided on yet.

[14skipper]

Apparently the W & B C S got into a sulk with the local council and decided not to hold festival.

http://www.droitwichadvertiser.co.uk/news/9367312.Canal_society_withdraws_jubilee_celebration_offer/

14skipper

Edited December 14, 2011 by 14skipper

[alan_fincher]

Apparently the W & B C S got into a sulk with the local council and decided not to hold festival.

http://www.droitwichadvertiser.co.uk/news/9367312.Canal_society_withdraws_jubilee_celebration_offer/

14skipper

But I believe there is an HNBOC event in Droitwich on the weekend Fri 6th April to Mon 9th April.

 

Certainly the HNBOC calendar pages are showing it.

 

As "Tiggers" says - same weekend as Ellesmere Port.

[benfordboy]

Apparently the W & B C S got into a sulk with the local council and decided not to hold festival.

http://www.droitwichadvertiser.co.uk/news/9367312.Canal_society_withdraws_jubilee_celebration_offer/

14skipper

 

In the spirit of early IWA meets (When Canals were about to be remanded) surely the best thing would be to have as many boats attend & prove that the spirit of the waterways is not dead !

 

Arrange a Droitwich meet & invite the press to prove how wrong the local council was surely ??

 

Lets face it , most boaters dont need an official invite from a local authority - just a mooring somewhere & something to drink !

 

We would attend if it want so far !

[Giggetty]

Apparently the W & B C S got into a sulk with the local council and decided not to hold festival.

http://www.droitwichadvertiser.co.uk/news/9367312.Canal_society_withdraws_jubilee_celebration_offer/

14skipper

The odd thing is that Cller Pam Davey is herself a boater. Maybe the dispute was as to who should run the show, the council or WB&DCS. Perhaps David Wheeler could let us know.

Edited December 16, 2011 by Giggetty