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Programme for 2012
PLAN AHEAD FOR YOUR OLYMPIC BOATING
SUMMER
Members intending to use the waterways
during the Games need to be aware of the following
restrictions from 3 July to 10 September 2012 inclusive
and plan accordingly.
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From 3 July to 10 September 2012 a mooring control
zone will be in place on the following: Regent’s Canal,
from Little Venice to Limehouse Basin; Hertford
Union Canal; Limehouse Cut;
River Lee Navigation
from Bow Locks to above Hackney Marshes (Lea Bridge Road). Anyone who doesn’t
have a home mooring or hasn’t pre-booked a visitor mooring will be asked to leave
these zones for the duration of this period.
·
From 24 June to 10 September 2012
moorings will also be temporarily suspended along a short section of the River
Lee Navigation between the A12 and the A11 road bridge in Bromley-by-Bow, and
a short section of the eastern end of the
·
In addition
to temporary mooring restrictions, there will also be restrictions to boat movements
in this area, from 3 July to 10 September 2012. Members wishing to travel along
the River Lee Navigation through the area will be required to pre-book passage
with BW during two daily navigation windows, from 6-9am and 7-9pm.
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PLEASE NOTE: From 3
July to 10 September 2012 both the Hertford Union Bottom Lock and Commercial Road
Lock on the Regent’s Canal will be closed for this entire
length of time.
COLOUR GUIDE: BLACK = CLUB EVENTS GREY =
**Please reserve your places with the Club Cruising
Organiser as soon as possible.
| 6 – 15 January 2012 | |
| Sun 29 January | **Lunch at The Three Horseshoes
Pub, Spellbrook, River Stort |
| Sun 26 Feb | **Visit The Homemade soup, tea, coffee
available in the Barn Tearoom until 2pm. 11.30 – 4pm. Entry £4.00. Seniors £3.00. |
| Mon 27 Feb | AGM and General Meeting,
New Inn Pub, Roydon. 8 pm |
| Fri 16 – Sun 18 Mar | **Weekend away - Entry Adults £13.60,
Seniors £11.00, Parking £2.00. Group
rates apply if 10+ attend. Accommodation
to be arranged |
| Fri 6 Apr – Mon 9 April Easter
Cruise |
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| Sat 5 - Mon 7 May | IWA Canalway Cavalcade, Little |
| Sat 19/Sun 20 May | Cruise to King’s Weir for a social evening |
| Sat 19/Sun 20 May | Rickmansworth Festival |
| Sat 2 – Mon 4 June | Crick Boat Show, Northamptonshire |
| June | |
| Sat 2 – Tues 5 June | **To celebrate the QUEEN’S DIAMOND
JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS Club Members are invited
to cruise to Ware for the bank holiday weekend. |
| Sun 3 June | ** |
| PM Sunday 3 June | Diamond Jubilee Pageant on River
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| Fri 8 – Sun 10 June | Gala Weekend, Stoke Bruerne,
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| June | Cruise to Stanstead Abbotts
for |
| Sat 23/Sun 24 June | Traditional Boat Rally &
Canal Festival, Braunston Marina |
| 30 June/1 July | |
| Sat 7/Sun 8 July | IWA Festival of Boats
and Town Carnival, Ware. Theme is “Sport
for All” |
| 6 – 8 July | Evesham Festival: River |
| Sun 22 July – 12 Aug | LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES |
| Sat 28 July – Fri 3 August | **River Lee Boat Festival
- White Water Rafting Centre |
| Sat 25 - Mon 27 Aug | **Cruise to Sawbridgeworth. Saturday evening meal at The Queen’s Head |
| Sat 25/Sun 26 August | IWA Campaign Festival, |
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Wed 29 Aug – | LONDON 2012 PARALYMPIC GAMES |
| Sat 8/Sun 9 September | |
| 14 – 23 September | |
| Sat 22/Sun 23 Sept. | **Club Cruise to Limehouse
for “Open City” Weekend. First 2 nights
free mooring on wall, thereafter a charge will be made
(possibly £20 a night) |
| Sat 13 October | **Social Evening with buffet at The New Inn Pub, Roydon. 7.30 pm |
| Mon 15 October | General Meeting,
New Inn Pub, Roydon. 8pm |
| Sun 21 Oct 10-4pm | **Visit Tilbury Fort, East Tilbury, |
| November | AWCC Social – date and venue to be advised |
| Sun 18 November | **Lunch at the Fish and Eels Pub, Dobbs Weir |
| Fri 7 December | Cruise to Ware for “Dickensian Evening” AND
Christmas Dinner. |
| Sat 8 December | **Club Christmas Dinner – The Roebuck Hotel,
Ware. |
For Bookings | Contact Andy Higgs Tel:
01375 372 733
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