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Dukinfield Fingers and Jobs 12th August | NB Lillyanne
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The Travels of Narrowboat Lillyanne. Dukinfield Fingers and Jobs 12th August. View along the River Tame from near our mooring. Once breakfast was sorted it was finger dressing time for me. Behind Portland Basin Museum across the A635 is Ashton Walk-in Centre. On all websites when you want to plan your route to walk there they give you the long way round! About a 40 minute walk. Secret invisible bridge on the right. Portland Basin Museum on the left. I’ve got fingers again! During the afternoon NB Manderl...
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April | 2015 | NB Lillyanne
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The Travels of Narrowboat Lillyanne. Monthly Archives: April 2015. Droitwich to Haven’t we been here before! Boats were moving before 8am today, two pulled in in front of us, marquees were being erected, time to make waves before we had to lend a hand. Tents, refreshments and loos going up in the park for this weekends festival. Lillians heavy bottom does help in such situations. New concrete staircase locks. An emptying side pond. 8 locks, (2 a staircase), 2.69 miles, 3 swing bridges, 1 full water t...
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Carr Swing Bridge to Bridge 21, 10th August | NB Lillyanne
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The Travels of Narrowboat Lillyanne. Carr Swing Bridge to Bridge 21, 10th August. C&RT have been killing off Giant Hogweed. Some 8ft tall. Won’t be around preferring foreign climbs to our company. Oh well, we are thinking of staying north for a while, so hopefully we’ll get chance for a catch up when you visit us. Sweet sherbet aromas from the Swizzles factory. View later in the day. Same view shortly after arrival. Delving deep under the dinette. 0 locks, 3.64 miles, 1 swing bridge, 2 lift bridges, ...
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August | 2015 | NB Lillyanne
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The Travels of Narrowboat Lillyanne. Monthly Archives: August 2015. King’s Road Lock to Castleford Visitor Moorings 31st August. So much sky on fire. Last night we became surrounded by a pink and orange sky as groups of birds swooped over us. When asked what birds they were Mick said “Curlews! 8221;, this is always his answer, this time, for the first time, he was actually correct. Their long bent beaks and calls to one another gave them away. Sian, Joshua and Matt. Shut in the flood lock. 31 August, 2015.
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Bridge 21 to Dukinfield Junction 11th August, 400th Post | NB Lillyanne
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The Travels of Narrowboat Lillyanne. Bridge 21 to Dukinfield Junction 11th August, 400th Post. Problem gate with a big crack in it, likely to be replaced by a Yorkshire made one. P* sing lock 2! I got soaked, but my hand stayed dry. The first in a month. Just before Marple aqueduct we stopped, it was time to try making cruising sausage rolls! Marple Aqueduct brings back memories! Trains to Scarborough visible from our mooring. This entry was posted in Uncategorized. 11 August, 2015. You are commenting us...
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Macclesfield to Marple 5th August | NB Lillyanne
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The Travels of Narrowboat Lillyanne. Macclesfield to Marple 5th August. Broken Cross Surgery was in what is known as The Macclesfield Health Hub along with five other doctors surgeries. They are all situated on the second floor of a modern building very close to the station, a large chemist takes up most of the ground floor. A nice lady looking after some veg. Crocodile, Pandas, Pigs,. Gorillas, Loch Ness all inhabit this canal. Clarence Mill, Bollington. Goyt Mill, Marple. Adelphi Mill, Bollington.
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March | 2015 | NB Lillyanne
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The Travels of Narrowboat Lillyanne. Monthly Archives: March 2015. Long Itchington 31st March. Footpath into Long Itchington. A few other boats have been moving , mainly hire boats. We made the decision very early on to stay put and do chores. After a full cooked breakfast (no bangers today! Another sign by Askwith and Normanton. The village pond with one of the six pubs in the background. Has a very good website. As Houdini would have put it, “A Funnyman! This entry was posted in Uncategorized. The BBC ...
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Bugsworth to Carr Swing Bridge 9th August | NB Lillyanne
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The Travels of Narrowboat Lillyanne. Bugsworth to Carr Swing Bridge 9th August. The sun has been with us again today, so before leaving Bugsworth we did a load of washing. Canoeists came by and the place seemed quite busy this morning, although where we were moored, we only got disturbed by the odd paddle and the ducks at the hatch. Just settling down for a cuppa and NB Alton was coming past, so Mick has waved them down for some coal and a top up of diesel. A little bit more than the marina, but we&#...
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Bugsworth Basin 8th August | NB Lillyanne
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The Travels of Narrowboat Lillyanne. Bugsworth Basin 8th August. Everyone was soaking up the sun today. Shorts weather has returned, we remembered that we hadn’t applied any sun cream halfway to Tescos! At the little shop on site here the lady asked how my fingers were today, I then proceeded to get lectured by another two of the volunteers about what I’d done. I was even offered the Boaters guide on DVD! Wagon Wheel, not edible! The noise here must have been deafening with wagons being tippled into boat...
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Saturday 28th June | NB Lillyanne
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The Travels of Narrowboat Lillyanne. April in Paris Set for Act 1. We set off at around 11am to make our exit from Manchester. One guide book suggested it would take 9 hours to reach a safe haven, another 6! We hung a right and headed for the first lock. There was a boat waiting for the lock to empty with a single hander on board. We offered to share the lock with him as we did the next one too, then we stopped off to fill with water. Frank inspecting the services in the rain. A sea of waterlilys. You ar...
