August 29, 2021 It was found at 4.30pm. A hand grenade from the 2nd World War. A magnet fisherman had caught it underneath the bridge and despite lying there for over 70…
August 15, 2021 The mysterious case of the missing daisy Sometimes in your life there are things that you have around you that are precious. They may not be financially valuable but they are…
June 27, 2021 Making Roach’s diesel dream a reality Finally, after many weeks of business planning, form filling, training, researching, risk assessments and more planning the appropriate approvals and certification were received and…
January 24, 2021 Steamboat Tony Steamboat Tony (Tony Bryant) got his name from a wonderful project of his own making. He built his very own wooden steamboat – The Thrush Steamer – completely from scratch. It was an amazing feat.
December 20, 2020 Roach Coal Boat One winter morning something new happened… and also very old. Roach returned to her working boat status and has once again become a coal boat.
October 25, 2020 Isambard Kingdom Brunel (… or Izzy for short!) I was thrilled to meet Izzy a three month old puppy recently and pleased to find that apparently we started something when we named Brindley and Telford…
September 13, 2020 When Daisy met Roach Daisy and Roach met for the first time a few days ago when Rich brought Roach onto the Thames too and met up with…
September 6, 2020 Isometrically speaking… Having heard on the ‘towpath telegraph” that The Artist had been at work again I couldn’t wait to get a glimpse. So I called to request an interview and was most gratified to be granted one the very next day!