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Gifford's travels  - Summer 2007

  at Hatton      

The Thomas Clayton horseboat GIFFORD, towed by CLEMATIS, left Ellesmere Port on Friday 1st June and arrived at the Black Country Living Museum on Monday 4th June.

Both boats continued their journey to Stoke Bruerne via the North Stratford Canal on Friday 8th June and arrived at Stoke Bruerne on Tuesday 12th June to attend the Gathering on 16th and 17th June.
          at Braunston
Keeping skills alive:
thumblining down Hatton with Gifford and Clematis		  
at Stoke Bruerne            
at Stoke Bruerne
  
    BMS Chairman Steve Stamp gets ready to open top gates at Braunston bottom lock
Gifford at Stoke Bruerne awaiting admiring visitors
        Clematis ready for visitors at Stoke Bruerne with new banner            
  Next stop was Braunston on Monday 18th June for the Working Boat gathering there on 22nd - 24th June.
Braunston turn
Braunston Marina    
3 pairs at Braunston turn - a new version of Ring a Ring o' roses?   Entering Braunston Marina ahead of another pair  
  jacknife turn      
      GIFFORD and CLEMATIS left Braunston to return to Ellesmere Port on Friday 29th June, via the Oxford, Coventry and Trent & Mersey Canals and arrived safely on 9th July.  
 
diamond bar
  A perfect jacknife turn  
 

30th Easter Gathering 6-9 April 2007

            tillers in a row
Ken Catford   group of musicians
Ken Catford was presented with a lace plate at the BMS meeting on Good Friday in recognition of his 7 years as chairman of the Society
      work party     work party
Saturn and friends      
work party
  June making belt
     
  A few of the activities enjoyed by members of the Boat Museum Society and visitors to the Boat Museum at Ellesmere Port over the Easter weekend
    diamond bar      
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