Skipton Waterways Festival 2013

4th, 5th and 6th of May

Please come and support your Community Barge. We can be found on Springs Branch, our mooring position is S3 same as last year.

The Angus Ferguson Community Barge has been entered into the best dressed boat competition and we are hoping to improve on our second place last year!!

The theme this year is ...Cartoons and the partnership schools staff, students and collaborative partners have all made significant contributions in turning the boat into a ‘Yellow Submarine’.

The Canal and River Trust Explorers Education Team will be using the boat as a base and delivering fun activities for families. It’s a fantastic day out for the family with lots of fun things to see and do.

Due to the works happening in the Coach Street car park a ‘park & ride’ scheme will be operating over the three days of the festival.... This is a totally free service to the general public. This service will be operating from the auction mart on Gargrave road, Skipton and the free transport is likely to be vintage buses.

Please use the following link to find out more about the event www.penninecruisers.com

We look forward to seeing you there

Time table of events taking place - lots for everyone!

Saturday 4th May		Sunday 5th May		Monday 6th May
10.45 - 11.30	Accrington Pipe Band & Speeches	10.30 - 11.00	Skipton Brass Band	10.30 - 11.15	Check Out Betty & The Barcodes
11.30 - 12.15	Jonny Ross Music	11.00 - 12.00	Earl Grey & The Charwallahs	11.20 - 11.40	Briggate Morris Dancers
12.20 - 12.40	Four Hundred Roses	12.00 - 12.20	Furness Morris	11.45 - 12.15	City of Bradford Pipe Band
12.45 - 1.00	Jonny Ross Music	12.30 - 1.00	Skipton Brass Band	12.20 - 1.20	Check Out Betty & The Barcodes
1.00 - 1.30	Accrington Pipe Band	1.10 - 1.40	Earl Grey & The Charwallahs	1.20 - 1.40	Briggate Morris Dancers
1.40 - 2.00	Four Hundred Roses	1.40 - 2.00	Furness Morris	1.45 - 2.15	City of Bradford Pipe Band
2.10 - 2.40	Accrington Pipe Band	2.00 - 2.30	Raft Race	2.30 - 3.15	Check Out Betty & The Barcodes
2.45 - 3.45	Jonny Ross Music	2.30 - 3.00	British Legion Band	3.20 - 3.40	Briggate Morris Dancers
3.50 - 4.10	Four Hundred Roses	3.10 - 3.30	Furness Morris	3.45 - 4.15	City of Bradford Pipe Band
4.15 - 5.15	Jonny Ross Music	3.30 - 4.30	Earl Grey & The Charwallahs	4.20 - 4.40	Check Out Betty & The Barcodes

Local Walkers put their feet up!

Local walking group Bolton Wanderers decided to have a day off from hill rambling and take to the water highways instead. This is what they had to say:

Thank you for a great day out, we really enjoyed the trip and a chance to spend time together with a change from walking, we will certainly tell all our friend about the trip and will hopefully be visiting you again.

If anyone would like to join the walking group or need further details please contact,
Mrs Smith Email: asmith85@talktalk.net
They walk every other Tuesday and once a month on Saturday (which is a longer and harder walk)

Why not have birthday party with a difference

That's what Jessie did!

Here's what Jessie had to say about her 10th Birthday Party:

I invited 11 friends to spend my birthday on the Angus Ferguson. When we were aboard and all together we did some drawing. We also had a really interesting time when we had a go at steering the barge! Another thing we really enjoyed was opening and closing the locks! Graeme and Kieran were really friendly, they made sure everyone was safe and were included in all the activities. I would really recommend the Angus Ferguson to anyone and hope to go again! :)

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The Angus Ferguson is available for bookings not just for schools and community centres. Why not hold a surprise birthday party aboard like Carol and Heather did.

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aboard the Angus Ferguson