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.