nicknorman Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 56 minutes ago, Rob-M said: Paid to the caravan park. You can get it back if you spend £15 in the caravan park cafe so good value really. Well compared to your home town, it's a bargain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haggis Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 (edited) We managed to moor at fradley just before the rain started a wee while ago It's been a long day with the drive down etc so a pub meal and an early night are called for. Haggis Edited August 20, 2017 by haggis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshire cat Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 We were at Fradley in June . There were one or two of us on the Coventry but the T&M was completely empty. No one on the rings at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-M Posted August 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 3 hours ago, haggis said: We managed to moor at fradley just before the rain started a wee while ago It's been a long day with the drive down etc so a pub meal and an early night are called for. Haggis But you were moored on the swing bridge mooring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen-in-Wellies Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 Mooring in Slaithwaite on the Huddersfield Narrow earlier this year and the chippy by the canal was selling fish and chips for £2 as it was the shop owners birthday. Queue down the street. Very nice they were too. Jen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoominPapa Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 12 hours ago, Rob-M said: But you were moored on the swing bridge mooring. Naughty naughty! MP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haggis Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 4 minutes ago, MoominPapa said: Naughty naughty! MP. Yes, we noticed after we moored that there was a new sign. Never seen it before when we and others have moored there We reckoned that anyone needing to pick up or let down folk for the bridge would do so in the narrows so didn't think we were impeding anyone Law abiding are we :-) Haggis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 Hanging and flogging would be too good for you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haggis Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 8 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said: Hanging and flogging would be too good for you... I am bowing my head in shame. Will that not do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 Came through in December and there was a single boat on the entire visitor moorings. Came through again in late March and there were 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmelly Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 24 minutes ago, matty40s said: Came through in December and there was a single boat on the entire visitor moorings. Came through again in late March and there were 3. Thats because you go boating in the boating season when its sensible late October to march. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 On 21/08/2017 at 10:08, haggis said: I am bowing my head in shame. Will that not do? Errr,...ok then! You'd fit in well on the K&A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-M Posted August 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 2 hours ago, haggis said: Yes, we noticed after we moored that there was a new sign. Never seen it before when we and others have moored there We reckoned that anyone needing to pick up or let down folk for the bridge would do so in the narrows so didn't think we were impeding anyone Law abiding are we :-) Haggis I used to like that mooring and never understood why a space is needed for the swing bridge given the length of the narrow section that side. I did wonder whether it was to stop the hotel boat mooring there as it seemed to be regularly moored there. The sign went up quite some time ago, may have even been the back end of last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haggis Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 We couldn't believe our luck when the mooring was free last night as a quick look below the lock showed full pontoons And it was starting to rain and we had just had a 300 mile drove south :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie Booth Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 2 hours ago, haggis said: I am bowing my head in shame. Will that not do? A medal will be awarded on the K&A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceinSanity Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 The bridge itself has the sign that is a contender in the daftest ever stakes, something like: How to use this bridge Open bridge Move boat through bridge Close bridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicknorman Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 Is that the (ex) mooring the junction side of the swingbridge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haggis Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 (edited) 38 minutes ago, nicknorman said: Is that the (ex) mooring the junction side of the swingbridge? Yes. On chatting to a lady at a lock she wondered if the householder was instrumental in getting the sign put up as he had complained about them. I got the impression they might have been there for a while although she didn't say. The T &M has been busy today with lots of boats going in both directions. Moored in Willington tonight (checked carefully for signs:-)) and will eat out tonight to celebrate 30 years of married bliss :-) Haggis Edited August 21, 2017 by haggis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicknorman Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 1 hour ago, haggis said: Yes. On chatting to a lady at a lock she wondered if the householder was instrumental in getting the sign put up as he had complained about them. I got the impression they might have been there for a while although she didn't say. The T &M has been busy today with lots of boats going in both directions. Moored in Willington tonight (checked carefully for signs:-)) and will eat out tonight to celebrate 30 years of married bliss :-) Haggis Oh Congratulations! But it's so old fashioned to be married for more than 3 years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac of Cygnet Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 Huh! Amateurs! (4 years ago, recreating our first canal trip) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassman Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 19 hours ago, Rob-M said: I used to like that mooring and never understood why a space is needed for the swing bridge given the length of the narrow section that side. I did wonder whether it was to stop the hotel boat mooring there as it seemed to be regularly moored there. The sign went up quite some time ago, may have even been the back end of last year. The sign has been there for a long time but only appeared last year after they extensively cut back the foliage that was hiding it. We had been unaware it was there and were gutted when it was revealed because it was nearly always vacant and thus our secret mooring place (or we thought it was ). I'd wondered what it was for as well, because who in their right mind is going to tie up before opening the swingbridge when there's that narrow bit to wait in. Having said that, I suppose it is a useful additional lock landing for anyone coming off the Coventry Canal and turning right towards Alrewas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmelly Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 16 hours ago, haggis said: Yes. On chatting to a lady at a lock she wondered if the householder was instrumental in getting the sign put up as he had complained about them. I got the impression they might have been there for a while although she didn't say. The T &M has been busy today with lots of boats going in both directions. Moored in Willington tonight (checked carefully for signs:-)) and will eat out tonight to celebrate 30 years of married bliss :-) Haggis 35 years for me next week, yep it will be 24 years to this one then if you add the 11 years to the first................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 10 hours ago, Grassman said: The sign has been there for a long time but only appeared last year after they extensively cut back the foliage that was hiding it. We had been unaware it was there and were gutted when it was revealed because it was nearly always vacant and thus our secret mooring place (or we thought it was ). I'd wondered what it was for as well, because who in their right mind is going to tie up before opening the swingbridge when there's that narrow bit to wait in. Having said that, I suppose it is a useful additional lock landing for anyone coming off the Coventry Canal and turning right towards Alrewas. I always considered it the crumple zone of boats coming down and trying to turn into the Coventry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NB Lola Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 I was told it was because they were putting a lock on the swing bridge so boats needed a stopping point in the T and M side. I like that spot too but the hotel boat was there often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haggis Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 We need to encourage the hedge to grow over the sign again :-) Haggis -moored on a pontoon at Trent lock before going up the Erewash tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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