Gallery of the Project.
This page contains items of news of the Project older than
twelve months. For more recent items, see the
News page.

December 2010 - Some of the Project's committee visited Dick's
Folly at Starline Marine to see how the work is progressing. Some of the
photos they took are displayed on the following page and are very
interesting.
November 2010 - The Project was the beneficiary of proceeds
raised by the first concert in a series of Winter Acoustic Concerts held
at the Abbots Langley Community Centre. Entitled "Where the Working
Boats Went" the evening of music and stories by a duo called Life and
Times. Read the article in the
Watford Observer and visit the
Life and
Times' website.
October 2010 - Dick's Folly was lifted out of the water at
Croxley and put on the back of a low-loader. She has been taken to
Starline Marine in Worcestershire for the long awaited refit to start.
Fundraising is continuing as the cost of the work has yet to be raised.
The following page contains pictures of the
lift out. The event was recorded by The Watford Observer newspaper -
read a copy of their article.
June 2010 - a team of Project volunteers got together and pulled
Little Dick's Folly in the parade at Croxley Revels. Watch the video on
YouTube of the parade made by Les Mead.
May 2010 - We managed to get Dick's Folly to Rickmansworth
Festival with the help of Richard and his boat, Great Britain. Richard
tied the two boats together and a small group of volunteers helped to
operate the locks and they were tied up along the towpath opposite
Tesco. The festival was a great success and we were able to show people
the boat and its needs [especially the interior]. The
following page
contains pictures of this part of the journey and the festival.
May 2010 - A small group of volunteers joined Friends of Meresworth
[carehome in Rickmansworth]
to organise a float for the Rickmansworth Carnival. This year the float
was also supported by volunteers from
Guidepost
Trust, Henry Smith House, Watford as well as some from SW Herts
Narrowboat Project. As we were using the Roundabout bus you could say we
were an example of community spirit and cooperation. The
following page contains pictures of the
bus at the carnival.
May
2010 - Dick's Folly was taken to a boatyard at Croxley for an out of
the water survey before the refit works start. A group of volunteers
moved the boat under its own power from the base at Hunton Bridge to
Croxley: this turned out to be the last time the engine could be used
until urgent engineering work is carried out as a major fault with the
powerunit/gearbox was found during the survey. The
following page contains pictures of the boat during this journey.
May 2010 - After the survey in April, Dick's Folly was taken to
Rickmansworth in time for the festival.
Gallery pictures.
April 2010 - Dick's Folly was taken to a local boatyard to have a
survey carried out on its hull, and to inspect the engine mountings.
Once this has been done, the Project will be in a better position to
determine the amount of work needed before the refit of the interior.
Gallery pictures.
March
2010 - the Watford Observer newspaper has published an article about
the project and the need to raise funds for our continued future. The
article can be viewed from
this link to the newspaper's website, which will open in a new
window/tab.
March
2010 - Surprise work on Hunton Bridge Lock 72 has closed the Grand
Union Canal by the Project's base. The pound between locks 73 and 72,
going north from the base has been drained in order to repair the
chamber, and replace the lower gates. One boater who was heading to the
Ashby Canal from Denham, said he had walked this stretch last weekend
[28 and 29 February] and there was no warning of the impending work, and
nothing on the Waterscape website. He now has to wait until 12 March
before he can move on, assuming the work goes according to plan. The
following page contains pictures of the
work in progress [as of 2 March].
July 2009 - The base was visited by staff from the local office
of GE Money, Watford for a team-building day. They spent all day working
on the boat and the base, cleaning, gardening and we are very grateful
for the hard work from all those involved.
Gallery pictures.
2006
- Boxing
Day volunteers cruise - Gallery pictures.
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