Provisional 2014 events list/dates?????

[junior]

Having been to a few waterways events this year on foot, and been gutted I couldn't have attended by boat, having bought a boat now i'd like to try and get to a few next year, and in turn see parts of the system I probably wouldn't choose to cruise routinely.

 

My 2014 work schedule has just been published and it is first come first served in my company for annual leave. I'd like to get mine in asap to cover the dates of some of the good events/rallies to attend.

 

To that end, is there a provisional list of dates out for any of the events for next year??

 

I'd especially like to get to the historic gathering at Braunston and perhaps something onghe BCN (although the fact my weedhatch is a nightmare to get to is putting me off going near Birmingham).

[Leo No2]

13/14/15-June - Stoke Buerne Gala

13/14-September - Stoke Bruerne Village at War weekend

Edited September 20, 2013 by Leo No2

[alan_fincher]

Probably a bit too early for quite a few of them.

 

I know that for this year I found it hard to know dates for some, even about the time we were moving from 2013 to 2014.

 

I'm fairly certain there is some "rule" that determines a definitive date for Braunston, but I'm not sure if I know what it is(!) Possibly as simple as last weekend in June, although, if it is that, I don't know what happens in years when half a weekend is in June and half in July!

 

My best guess is 28th / 29th June for Braunston, but I stress that is a guess.

[Hastings]

The Audlem Festival of Transport on the Shroppie, which we organise from Audlem Mill, is on 26/27 July 2014, extended for the first time to the whole weekend. However, the classic and vintage car event, held on the playing field close to the wharf, is only on the Sunday afternoon. We had 38 historic boats at Audlem this year, and hope for around 40 or more next year. This event is now probably the biggest such event in the north, and in terms of boat numbers, ranks high in national terms.

 

Peter

[tillergirl]

The Audlem Festival of Transport on the Shroppie, which we organise from Audlem Mill, is on 26/27 July 2014, extended for the first time to the whole weekend. However, the classic and vintage car event, held on the playing field close to the wharf, is only on the Sunday afternoon. We had 38 historic boats at Audlem this year, and hope for around 40 or more next year. This event is now probably the biggest such event in the north, and in terms of boat numbers, ranks high in national terms.

 

Peter

Have you got a contact for trade boats for this event please?

[oldironsides]

Etruria Canals Festival 31 May and 1 June 2014 with boaters' evenings on the Friday and Saturday.

 

Bollington Festival 24 and 25 May.

 

Middlewich FAB Festival 13, 14 and 15 June.

 

Chester Festival 6 and 7 June.

[Tim Lewis]

Canalway Cavalcade Little Venice 3^rd – 5^th May

 

Rickmansworth Festival 17^th 18^th May

 

IWA Trailboat Festival – Grand Western Canal 24th – 26^th May

 

Crick Boat Show 24th – 26^th May

 

IWA Campaign Festival, Chester 6^th – 8^th June

 

Middlewich Folk & Boat 13^th – 15^th June

 

Foxton Locks Festival 21^st/22^nd June

 

Stratford River Festival 5^th 6^th July

 

Ware Boat Festival 4^th - 6^th July

 

Angel Canal Festival 7^th September

[Water Rat.]

Blissworth Festival usually second week end in August.

[alan_fincher]

OK,

 

I am starting an attempt to combine much of the currently available information.

 

There are quite a few events I can't find confirmed dates yet for 2014, including......

 

Braunston

Linslade

Blisworth

Alvecote

plus anything at the BCLM, apart from Tug event.

 

I have put some likely dates in for some of these, marked as [GUESS]

 

There are bound to be some errors and omissions, so if you feed corrections to me, I will issue an update soon......

 

Again some weekends already have up to three events to choose from.

 

[EDITED: Yo add BCLM Tug Event, and correct guessed dates for Braunston]

 

Fri 18^th – Mon 21^st April – Ellesmere Port Easter Gathering

Fri 18^th – Mon 21^st April – HNBC Easter Gathering – Foxton

 

Sat 3rd – Mon 5th May - Historic Tug Event - Black Country Living Museum

Sat 3rd – Sun 4th May - Loughborough Canal & Boat Festival

Sat 3^rd – Mon 5th May – Canalway Cavalcade, London

 

Sat 17th – Sun 18th May – Rickmansworth

Sat 17^th – Sunday 18^th May – BCNS Titford Pumphouse Rally

 

Sat 24^th – Sun 25^th May – BCNS 24 hour Marathon Challenge

Sat 24^th – Sun 25^th May – Bollington Festival

Sat 24^th – Mon 26^th May – Crick Boat Show

 

Sat 31^st May to Sun 1st June - Etruria Canal Festival

 

Fri 6^th – Sun 8^th June – IWA Campaign Festival, Chester

 

Fri 13th – Sun 15th June - Middlewich Folk & Boat Festival

Fri 13th – Sun 15th June – Stoke Bruerne Canal Gala

Sat 21st – Sun 22nd June – Foxton Locks Festival

 

[GUESS] Sat 28th – Sun 29th June – Braunston Historic Boats

Sat 28th – Sun 29th June – Chesterfield Canal Festival - Staveley Town Basin

Sun 29th June - Lymm Festival Historic Transport day

 

5th – 6^th July – Stratford River Festival

 

[GUESS] Late July - Linslade Canal Festival

Sat 26^th - Sun 27th July - Audlem Festival of Transport

 

[GUESS] Sat 9th - Sun 10th Aug - Blisworth Canal Festival

 

[GUESS] Sat Sep 23rd - Mon Sep 25th - Alvecote Historic Boat Gathering

 

Sat 7^th Sept – Angel Canal Festival

Sat 6th - Sun 7th Sept - Shackerstone Festival

 

Sat 13th – Sun 14th Sept - Stoke Bruerne Village at War

Edited October 9, 2013 by alan_fincher

[Timleech]

Lymm Festival Historic Transport day Sun June 29th.

 

Alan, you need to check the dates you've put for Braunston against the calendar

 

Tim

[alan_fincher]

Alan, you need to check the dates you've put for Braunston against the calendar

Ah,

 

I took last yeas calendar as a template, and looks like I have failed to edit at least that one!

 

[Edited last post to correct, and also add the BCLM Tug Event, about which I got a very quick response back from Steve Bingham.]

 

I can't check any IWA event dates at the moment, as their site comes up as currently down for maintenance.

Edited October 9, 2013 by alan_fincher

[Hastings]

Have you got a contact for trade boats for this event please?

Tillergirl - we at Audlem Mill organise the boat part the Audlem Festival of Transport (there's 300 old cars etc. too), and one of the unusual features of this boat event is that is what is, solely a gathering of historic boats. There are no trade or commercial stands or boats, except that CRT have a stand (It's their canal!) and for historic boats that enter and have the appropriate trading licence, we don't object if they quietly sell their products from their boat.

 

CRT reserve moorings in the three pounds below lock 12 for the event, but you are more than welcome to moor and trade on the 48 hour moorings between locks 11-12, or on the 14 day section below lock 15.

 

Anyone who wants to enter a historic working boat should contact us on 01270 811059.

 

Peter

[Michael Wooding]

I have an Event Calendar on the RCTA web site. It only carries events where trading is allowed, so you wouldn't, for example, find Audlem Festival of Transport on there:

http://www.canaltraders.org.uk/webcal.html

 

Mike

[Hastings]

I have an Event Calendar on the RCTA web site. It only carries events where trading is allowed, so you wouldn't, for example, find Audlem Festival of Transport on there:

 

http://www.canaltraders.org.uk/webcal.html

 

Mike

Mike

 

As I have said, there's no problem with trading at the Audlem Festival of Transport, but it has to be outside the three lock pounds we use for the event. Bearing in mind that this is probably the only event held on a lock flight, there is obviously a limit to how many boats we can fit into the available space, and historic boats do take it all. Trading boats are welcome above lock 12, or below lock 15. Just turn up and trade - no entry forms, charges or formalities (but equally for that reason, no reserved spaces).

 

Peter

[scrumpylurcher]

I can confirm that Braunston Historic Festival is June 28th and 29th

[furnessvale]

 

[GUESS] Sat Sep 23rd - Mon Sep 25th - Alvecote Historic Boat Gathering

 

 

Alan,

 

Can you confirm the month (Sept) for Alvecote. I have August in mind.

 

George ex nb Alton retired

[Athy]

Cropredy Festival (waterside music festival) 7th to 9th August.

Shackerstone Festival (lots of historic boats, traction engines, various displays) 6th & 7th September.

 

Junior, regarding your weed hatch, may I suggest that you get a hinged lifting section installed in your rear deck for easy access to the hatch cover? We had one on our last boat, and one day we'll get around to having one on Trojan too.

[alan_fincher]

 

Can you confirm the month (Sept) for Alvecote. I have August in mind.

 

Yes, I'm guessing anyway, but you are right I've put the wrong month.

 

Because of it's age, I can't edit the post with the last list, so will have to keep repeating in newer posts, as changes or corrections come in.

 

Some events are still my best guess and are marked - [GUESS]

 

Fri 18^th – Mon 21^st April – Ellesmere Port Easter Gathering

Fri 18^th – Mon 21^st April – HNBC Easter Gathering – Foxton

 

Sat 3rd – Mon 5th May - Historic Tug Event - Black Country Living Museum

Sat 3rd – Sun 4th May - Loughborough Canal & Boat Festival

Sat 3^rd – Mon 5th May – Canalway Cavalcade, London

 

Sat 17th – Sun 18th May – Rickmansworth

Sat 17^th – Sunday 18^th May – BCNS Titford Pumphouse Rally

 

Sat 24^th – Sun 25^th May – BCNS 24 hour Marathon Challenge

Sat 24^th – Sun 25^th May – Bollington Festival

Sat 24^th – Mon 26^th May – Crick Boat Show

 

Sat 31^st May to Sun 1st June - Etruria Canal Festival

 

Fri 6^th – Sun 8^th June – IWA Campaign Festival, Chester

 

Fri 13th – Sun 15th June - Middlewich Folk & Boat Festival

Fri 13th – Sun 15th June – Stoke Bruerne Canal Gala

Sat 21st – Sun 22nd June – Foxton Locks Festival

 

Sat 28th – Sun 29th June – Braunston Historic Boats

Sat 28th – Sun 29th June – Chesterfield Canal Festival - Staveley Town Basin

Sun 29th June - Lymm Festival Historic Transport day

 

Sat 5th – Sun 6^th July – Stratford River Festival

 

[GUESS] Late July - Linslade Canal Festival

Sat 26^th - Sun 27th July - Audlem Festival of Transport

 

Thu 7th - Sat 9th August - Cropredy Festival

 

[GUESS] Sat 9th - Sun 10th Aug - Blisworth Canal Festival

 

[GUESS] Sat Aug 23rd - Mon Aug 25th - Alvecote Historic Boat Gathering

 

Sat 7^th Sept – Angel Canal Festival

Sat 6th - Sun 7th Sept - Shackerstone Festival

 

Sat 13th – Sun 14th Sept - Stoke Bruerne Village at War

Cropredy Festival (waterside music festival) 7th to 9th August.

I've added it. Thursday to Saturday - a bit different from most canal based events.

 

Shackerstone Festival (lots of historic boats, traction engines, various displays) 6th & 7th September.

Already listed, though.

Edited November 14, 2013 by alan_fincher

[junior]

 

 

Junior, regarding your weed hatch, may I suggest that you get a hinged lifting section installed in your rear deck for easy access to the hatch cover? We had one on our last boat, and one day we'll get around to having one on Trojan too.

It's ok, I've got quite good at clearing it with the hook on the end of the pole (unsure of it's proper name).

 

I did ask Braunston about fitting a flap but they said I would then need rain channels and it would all go rusty etc.

[Tim Lewis]

Alan, you missed Ware boat festival, 5th 6th July

 

Tim

[Leo No2]

Just for the record the Stoke Bruerne Canal Gala is now the Stoke Bruerne Canal Festival. Democratic decision. Still same dates etc etc.

[Tim Lewis]

Another May Bank Holiday event:

 

IWA Northampton Branch Boat Gathering Moves to Braunston

IWA Northampton Branch plans to hold its annual May Day Bank Holiday Boat Gathering at Braunston in 2014 – the first time it has been intentionally canal-based in a history stretching back to the late 1970s.

The usual venue has always previously been on the River Nene at Becket’s Park in Northampton, originally being organised as a publicity-generating event to focus attention on maintaining navigation on the river’s Westbridge Arm at Far Cotton and later to promote the waterside at Northampton. However, the last two years have seen the cancellation of the Gathering as a result of river flooding, water supply problems on the linking four and a half mile, seventeen lock Northampton Arm, allied to declining support.

IWA Northampton Branch Chairman Bernard Morton says: “Feedback suggests a switch to a canal-based event seems sensible. Suitable sites for such a gathering in our area are limited, but Tim Coghlan, who runs Braunston Marina and is one of our loyal supporters said: ´Why not come to Braunston? I can find some space for you,´ a generous offer we quickly accepted.

“Importantly, it also gives the Branch an opportunity to promote itself in the far west of its area where many of our members live or keep their boats and who perhaps considered Northampton to be a little too far away to cruise to for a weekend event, especially in view of the heavily locked Arm.”

The Gathering, which is open to IWA and non-IWA members, will run from Friday 2nd May to Monday 5th May. Centred at the former historic Nurser’s Dock on the old Oxford Arm at the Marina, moorings will also be available on the main line of the canal. A full range of attractions is being organised, including evening entertainments, a boaters’ auction, guided walks, quizzes, games, a real ale bar and much more.

For entry details please contact Tony Clarke.

More volunteers are also needed to help organise the Gathering, both before the event and during the weekend. Anyone interested, please contact Bernard Morton on 07785 375787.

[alan_fincher]

Sorry to keep re-issuing list, but once it is over a certain age the forum software no longer permits editing of it

 

Some events are still my best guess and are marked - [GUESS]

 

Fri 18^th – Mon 21^st April – Ellesmere Port Easter Gathering

Fri 18^th – Mon 21^st April – HNBC Easter Gathering – Foxton

 

Fri 2^nd – Mon 5^th May – Braunston Boat Gathering -(IWA Northampton Branch)

Sat 3^rd – Mon 5^th May - Historic Tug Event - Black Country Living Museum

Sat 3^rd – Sun 4^th May - Loughborough Canal & Boat Festival

Sat 3^rd – Mon 5^th May – Canalway Cavalcade, London

Sat 3^rd – Mon 5^th May – Skipton Waterways Festival

 

Sat 17^th – Sun 18^th May – Rickmansworth

Sat 17^th – Sunday 18^th May – BCNS Titford Pumphouse Rally

 

Sat 24^th – Sun 25^th May – BCNS 24 hour Marathon Challenge

Sat 24^th – Sun 25^th May – Bollington Festival

Sat 24^th – Mon 26^th May – Crick Boat Show

 

Sat 31^st May to Sun 1^st June - Etruria Canal Festival

 

Fri 6^th – Sun 8^th June – IWA Campaign Festival, Chester

 

Fri 13^th – Sun 15^th June - Middlewich Folk & Boat Festival

Fri 13^th – Sun 15^th June – Stoke Bruerne Canal Gala

Sat 21^st – Sun 22^nd June – Foxton Locks Festival

 

Sat 28^th – Sun 29^th June – Braunston Historic Boats

Sat 28^th – Sun 29^th June – Chesterfield Canal Festival - Staveley Town Basin

Sun 29^th June - Lymm Festival Historic Transport day

 

Sat 5^th – Sun 6^th July – Stratford River Festival

Sat 5^th – Sun 6^th July – Ware Boat Festival (IWA Lee & Stort Branch)

 

[GUESS] Late July - Linslade Canal Festival

Sat 26^th - Sun 27^th July - Audlem Festival of Transport

 

Thu 7^th - Sat 9^th August - Cropredy Festival

 

[GUESS] Sat 9^th - Sun 10^th Aug - Blisworth Canal Festival

 

[GUESS] Sat Aug 23^rd - Mon Aug 25^th - Alvecote Historic Boat Gathering

 

Sat 7^th Sept – Angel Canal Festival

Sat 6^th - Sun 7^th Sept - Shackerstone Festival

 

Sat 13^th – Sun 14^th Sept - Stoke Bruerne Village at War

Edited January 14, 2014 by alan_fincher

[nine9feet]

Skipton Waterways Festival

Sat 3rd to Mon 5th May.

 

A crowded weekend on the calendar :-)

[junior]

Before I start a new thread, can anyone point me in the direction of any old threads relating to the BCNS 24hr Challenge? I might be able to find the info I'd like.

 

I've tried using the search function for 'bcns 24hr challenge' and got nothing.