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Rickmansworth Waterways Trust presents ‘Roger’ and ‘Ilkeston’.
Ever wondered how horses pulled boats or where families
slept on a boat?
Well now you have an
opportunity to find out these answers and much more about life on the canals.
Rickmansworth Waterways Trust the charity which brings you
the Rickmansworth Festival is proud custodian of Horse Boat Ilkeston for this
section of her Centenary Journey from her home at the National Waterways
Museum
Ilkeston is a hundred year old Horse drawn narrow boat which
has been restored by The Heritage Boatyard
in partnership with The National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere
Port who own the boat and The London Canal Museum who have
generously supported the restoration.
In true RWT style, we wish to present both Ilkeston and our
own Historic Boat Roger by hosting an afternoon of celebration and
entertainment on Saturday 18th
August from noon to 5pm at Batchworth Lock.
We would like people to come and see both boats and find out how people lived on boats before
the age of the railway; Marvel at the tiny living space aboard and admire the
magnificent restoration work on both Ilkeston and RWT’s own Historic Boat
‘Roger’. Also, Joshua the Shire horse who is shown pulling Ilkeston in the
photo, will be along side Ilkeston, showing off his Horse boat harness.
Chill out and listen
to entertainment provided by Pheonix
Jazz; Tom Craven and Land
of Liberty
As well as music, children can see how locks work by guiding
their own boat around the Little Union Canal; or you can take a trip along the
Canal aboard trip boat Pride. Refreshments will be on sale at ‘Café at Lock
81’.
Come along for an afternoon of entertainment and help us
celebrate Ilkeston’s historic journey.
Clive and Sue Fennell
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