Danube Crayfish attends C&RT annual meeting

[Laurence Hogg]

Today was the first "annual meeting" of the new CRT. The venue was the former Fellows, Morton & Clayton base in Fazeley st Birmingham. This was the depot bombed in WW2.

 

Along with CEO Robin Evans & the CRT crew was a number of other exhibits, including a large Danube Crayfish found in a BCN resevoir.

 

The event went well and was quite a nice social meeting.

 

A lot of proper contacts and business was discussed.

 

Two K&A protesters gave out leaflets - outside.

 

 

Now guess who wanted the crayfish? Yes I wanted it for my garden pool, however Paul Wilkinson assured me that it would be a problem, I didnt know they come out on land for a start, also it was quite aggresive, so sadly I left poor thing to its fate. Tony Hales kept on about garlic being good for it ................

 

Tug Enterprise in the arm which had a direct hit from a German bomb in 1942:

Paul Wilkinson with the Danube Crayfish:

Tony Hales opens up in the warehouse:

Edited September 27, 2012 by Laurence Hogg

[sueb]

Any more news about what was discussed - plans for the future etc?

[Athy]

Sod the agenda, I want that tug, despite its rear-bulkhead graphic of a fat bloke waving his arms in the air.

As for the crayfish, if you had been peacefully swimming in the Danube and then suddenly found yourself being waved about in mid-air in England, you'd probably get aggressive too.

Edited September 28, 2012 by Athy

[jenlyn]

- plans for the future etc?

Wishful thinking sue?

[KenK]

Tony Hales clearly has future plans, check the signwriting on the tug, something to do in retirement.

 

Ken

[jenlyn]

Tony Hales clearly has future plans, check the signwriting on the tug, something to do in retirement.

 

Ken

Lol, perhaps he intends to join us and become our rebel leader.

[Blaker]

Tony Hales clearly has future plans, check the signwriting on the tug, something to do in retirement.

 

Ken

 

 

The tug belongs to Bernard Hales.

[larkshall]

The tug belongs to Bernard Hales.

 

 

Only til Athy gets up there, and talks him out of owning it !

[Laurence Hogg]

Only til Athy gets up there, and talks him out of owning it !

 

Oh how time flies. In 1972 Ray Thomas (Ernies son) offered me the "Enterprise" tug for £1000. As we were buying a house that sort of money wasnt on hand so I had to say no. Ray had lost interest in the canal business and was selling everything off, in the background of the picture can be seen the remains of the wet dock he had just demolished.

The picture was taken on the day it was offered: