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Day					Daily	Total
Date	Time 1	Time 2	Time 3	Comments	Hours	Hours
SHEFFIELD & SOUTH YORKSHIRE NAVIGATION
Click here for 'The Victoria' - Thorne
Click Here for Sheffield & South Yorkshire Canal Pictures
Wed				20gall Diesel, Pump Out, Water
06-06-01	05:00			Left Blue Water Marina		4904
	05:20	05:40		Thorne Lock & Bridge
	06:15			Moored at New Inn (Stainforth)	1	4905
Thu				Left Stainforth Mooring
07-06-01				Site of Ian's Swan Sanctuary Injured / Dead Swans
	07:40	07:45		Bramwith Swing Bridge
	07:50	08:05		Bramwith Lock & Moorings
	08:10			Bramwith Junction (New Junction Canal)
	08:15			Don Aqueduct
	08:20	08:30		Low Lane Swing Bridge
	08:35	08:40		Top Lane Swing bridge
	08:50	09:00		Kirkhouse Green Lift Bridge
	09:25	09:40		Sykehouse Lock & Bridge
	09:45	09:55		Kirk Lane Swing Bridge
	10:05			Sykehouse Bridge (opened for us)
	10:20			New Junction End (Southfield Reservoir)
AIRE & CALDER NAVIGATION
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	10:50	11:05		Pollington Lock (Kings Head)
	11:10			Pollington Bridge
	11:40			Heck Bridge ( Bay Horse Inn & Heck basin / SYCC)
	12:00	12:15		Whitley Lock
	12:30	01:50		Jolly Miller (Whitley Bridge) - Meal
	02:40			Knottingley Junction
	03:05			Ferrybridge Flood Lock
	04:10	04:20		Bullholme Lock
	04:30			Moored at Castleford	8	4913
Friday	09:00			Left Castleford Mooring		4913
08-06-01	09:05			Castleford Flood Lock
	09:40	10:00		Woodnook Lock
	10:20	10:40		Kings Road Lock
	10:55	11:10		Birkwood Lock
	11:20			Moored at Stanley Ferry	2.5	4916

Tuesday	01:00	05:00		Short Cruises for Les Hartley & Ken Frost
12-06-01				Followed by above + Olivia & Family - Click here for Pics

Cruise for 'Ernie Hartley & Family' Ernie's dad "Jimmy ('Play it Again Sam') Hartley" was a well known pub pianist & singer From Marshall Street, Stanley, he sang & played in many local pubs & clubs Ernest, Pam & Family live in 'Bob Caygeon', near Toronto, Canada They ran a leisure chalet park but now run a flower shop 'Anything Goes - Balloons & Bows' Ernest, visiting with Daughter Sam(antha), Son-in-Law Robert, and children Alyssa (10) and Olivia (8) Accompanied by friends Colin & Jennifer Hepworth from Wakefield Wife (Pam) & Son (Richard) could not make it to England this year Click Here for Cruise Pictures Click Here for Local Waterways Map Saturday 16th June, 2001 Click on BLUE Links for Pictures
Saturday	08:30	09:30		Breakfast at Rothwell Park Cafe
16-06-01	09:45			Leave Stanley Ferry Mooring (Mill House Inn)
	09:50			Old Stanley Ferry Aqueduct
	10:00	10:15		Birkwood Lock
	10:20			Wind below Birkwood Lock
	10:25	10:40		Birkwood Lock
	10:50			New Stanley Ferry Aqueduct
	10:55			Mill House Inn (Stanley Ferry)
	11:10			Broad Reach Flood Lock (open)
				River Calder
	11:30			Wind at Chantry Chapel (below weir)
CALDER & HEBBLE NAVIGATION
	11:45	12:00		Fall Ings Lock
	12:10			Wakefield Flood Lock
	12:12			Navigation Warehouse
	12:15			Thornes Wharf
	12:20			Wind at Top of Wakefield Weir
	12:35			Jolly Sailor Pub (Thornes Lane Wharf)
	12:40			Double Two Shirt Company
				A View of Sandal Castle
	01:00	01:15		Thornes Lock
	01:25			Thornes Flood Lock
	01:45			M1 Motorway Bridge
	01:55	02:05		Broad Cut Low Lock
	02:15	03:15		Meal and 'Rerfreshments' at the Navigation Pub
	03:25	03:45		Broad Cut Low Lock
	03:50			M1 Motorway Bridge
	04:10			Thornes Flood Lock
	04:20	04:30		Thornes Lock
	04:50			Jolly Sailor Pub (Thornes Lane Wharf)
	04:51			Wakefield Flood Lock
	05:00	05:15		Fall Ings Lock
AIRE & CALDER NAVIGATION
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	05:25			Rail Bridge
	05:30	05:35		Broad Reach Flood Lock (now closed but boat leaving)
	05:45			Stanley Ferry
	05:50			New Stanley Ferry Aqueduct
	05:55			Old Stanley Ferry Aqueduct
	06:00			Moor at Stanley Ferry
				Refreshments at the Mill House Inn
Click Here To View Thank You Pictures From Alyssa (10) and Olivia (8)
Click Here to View Mel's Gift from Canada
Tuesday	02:45			Left Stanley Ferry mooring		4926
19/06/01	03:10			Broadreach Flood Lock
CALDER & HEBBLE NAVIGATION
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	03:30	03:50	04:20	Fall Ings Lock + (Break for Dogs & Food !)
				Wakefield Flood Lock
				Jolly Sailor Pub (Thornes Lane Wharf)
				Double Two Shirt Company
				A View of Sandal Castle
	04:45	05:10		Thornes Lock
				Thornes Flood Lock
				M1 Motorway Bridge
	05:35	05:55		Broad Cut Low Lock		3
	06:05			Moored at the Navigation Pub (Calder Grove)		4929

Wed	01:50			Left Navigation Mooring		4934
04/07/01	02:00	02:20		Broad Cut Top Lock
	02:40			Horbury Bridge - The Bingley Arms Pub
	03:00	03:30		Figure of Three Locks (2)
Met Mick & Maureen - Cruiser 'Petra' - Doncaster - Shared Locks to Shepley Bridge
	03:45	04:00		Mill Bank Lock
	04:20	04:50	Thornhill Double Locks (2) - 'Inter Pound Very Low - Topped Up !
	05:10			Thornhill Flood Lock
	05:20	05:45		Greenwood Lock
				Greenwood Flood Gates
	05:50	06:10		Shepley Bridge Lock
	06:20			Moored at Shepley Bridge	2	4936
Friday	10:45			Left Shepley Bridge Mooring		4938
06/07/01				Cruise to Batteyford Lock
				Back to Mirfield for Meal & Shopping
	04:00			Back to Moor at Shepley Bridge	2	4940
Tuesday	11:20			Left Shepley Bridge Mooring (After Water & Gas)		4942
10/07/01	11:35			Ledgard Bridge Flood Lock
	11:50	12:30		Battyeford Lock (Passed Mick & Maureen - 'Petra')
	12:40			Battyeford Flood Gates
	12:45	01:15		Cooper Bridge Lock
	01:20			Cooper Bridge Flood Gates
	01:30	01:40		Kirklees Low Lock
	01:45	02:00	02:45	Kirklees Top Lock
	03:00			Anchor Pit Flood Lock
	03:15	03:50		Brighouse Lock (Low)
	04:00	Moored at Brighouse Visitor Moorings (between locks)			2	4944

Wednesday	11:30			Left Brighouse Visitor Mooring		4960
01/08/01	11:35	11:45		Brighouse Top Lock
	12:00	12:30		Ganny Lock
	12:50	01:15		Brookfoot Lock
	01:20	01:45		Cromwell Lock
	02:10	02:30		Park Nook Lock
	02:35	02:45		Elland Lock
	03:00	03:15		Woodside Mills Lock
	03:20	03:35		Long Lee Lock
	03:40	04:45	05:35	Salterhebble Locks (3)
	05:35			Salterhebble Branch
	05:45			Wind and Return
	06:30	07:15		Water & Moored at Sowerby Bridge	6	4966
Friday	10:30			Left Sowerby Bridge Mooring		4969
03/08/01	11:15	12:15	01:30	Salterhebble Locks (3) + 'Breakfast'
	01:40	01:55		Long Lee Lock
	02:05	02:20		Woodside Mills Lock
	02:35	02:45		Elland Lock
	02:50	03:05		Park Nook Lock
	03:25	03:35		Cromwell Lock
	03:40	03:50		Brookfoot Lock
	04:00	04:15		Ganny Lock
	04:25	04:35		Brighouse Top Lock
	04:40	Moored at Brighouse Visitor Moorings (between locks)			4	4973
Tuesday	09:50			Left Brighouse Visitor Moorings		4980
07/08/01	09:55	10:05		Brighouse Lock (Low)
	10:15			Anchor Pit Flood Lock
	10:30	10:40		Kirklees Top Lock
	10:50	11:20		Kirklees Low Lock (Wait)
	11:30			Cooper Bridge Flood Gates
	11:40	11:50		Cooper Bridge Lock
	12:00			Battyeford Flood Gates
	12:10	12:20		Battyeford Lock
	12:30			Ledgard Bridge Flood Lock
	12:40			Moored at Shepley Bridge		4982
	02:25			Left Shepley Bridge Mooring
	02:30	02:50		Shepley Bridge Lock
	02:55			Greenwood Flood Gates
	03:00	03:20		Greenwood Lock
	03:30			Thornhill Flood Lock
	03:50	04:15		Thornhill Double Locks (2)
	04:30	04:40		Mill Bank Lock
	04:55	05:20		Figure of Three Locks (2)
	05:40	06:50		Horbury Bridge (meal) The Bingley Arms Pub
	07:10	07:20		Broad Cut Top Lock	3
	07:30			Moored at the Navigation Pub (Calder Grove)		4985
Thursday	10:55			Left Navigation Mooring		4987
09/08/01	11:15	11:40		Broad Cut Low Lock (+ Water)
				M1 Motorway Bridge
	11:50			Thornes Flood Lock
	12:00	12:15		Thornes Lock
				A View of Sandal Castle
				Jolly Sailor Pub (Thornes Lane Wharf)
	12:30			Wakefield Flood Lock
	12:40			Moored at Fall Ings Lock for shopping, etc.
	06:00	06:15		Fall Ings Lock
AIRE & CALDER NAVIGATION
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	06:30			Broadreach Flood Lock
	06:45			Moor at Stanley Ferry - Mill House Inn	2	4989

*** Wakefield Waterways Festival * * Stanley Ferry - 18th & 19th August ***

Thursday	09:40			Left Stanley Ferry Mooring (Harriet !!)		4999
23/08/01	09:45			Mill House Inn
	09:47	Old Stanley Ferry Aqueduct ( Or New Stanley Ferry Aqueduct)
	09:55	10:05		Birkwood Lock
			(Shared with N.B. 'Dolly Varden - David helps with locks)
	10:25	10:35		Kings Road Lock
	1045	11:00		Woodnook Lock
				Fairies Hill Moorings & Lafarge Wharf
				Methley Boat Club Moorings
	11:35			Castleford Flood Lock
	11:55	12:05		Bullholme Lock
	01:00			Ferry Bridge Flood Lock
	01:20			Knottingley Junction
				(N.B. 'Dolly Varden' to Goole)
North Yorkshire Navigation
	01:30	02:15	02:35	'Breakfast ! and Bank Dole Lock
				Helen confused by our breakfast time !!!!
	03:05	03:35		Beale Lock
	04:10			Ski Club Mooring
	04:20	04:35		Haddlesey Flood Lock (Stop for Dogs)
				Secluded Mooring (After Paperhouse Bridge)
	05:25	Anchor Inn - lots of boats ! (White Rose Bank Holiday Weekend)
	05:55	06:50		Stop at Selby Boat Centre (Banks Hire Boats)
	07:00			Moored at Selby (outside swing bridge)	7	5006
Joan & Geoffs Selby Taxi (01757) 212 937 Mobile 07778 225 752
Auto Serve - Selby (01757) 210 137
Sunday				Doreen & Tony visit us & stay night
26/08/01				Move boat into Selby Basin
Wednesday	04:20	04:40		Leave Selby Lock on Flood Tide		5017
29/08/01			Tidal River Ouse With Paul & Susan (to Saturday)
	05:50			Cawood Bridge
	06:00			River Wharfe
	06:55	07:10		Naburn Lock
	07:20			Ship (Acaster Malbis)
				Naburn Marina
				York Marine (Boat Hire)
	08:10			Bishopthorpe Palace
	08:30			A64 Road Bridge
	08:35			New Foot Bridge
	08:40			River Foss & Skeldergate bridge
	08:45			Ouse Bridge
	08:50			Lendal Bridge
	09:00			Moored at Museum Gardens	5	5022

Wednesday	11:00	Leave Museum Gardens (with Gent from Calafornia)				5038
05/09/01		Cruise to through York & Back for Photographs
	11:45			Scarborough Railway Bridge
	11:55			Clifton Bridge
	12:40			Nether Poppleton (No Moorings !)
	01:30	01:40		Stop on Pontoons for Dogs (Where is 'Jesse James' ??)
	01:50			Nun Monkton Pool (River Nidd from Left)
	02:15			Dawney Arms Pub
	02:25	03:35		Linton Lock (Helped by 'new' friends !)
	04:03		Wooden River Ouse / Ure Signpost (Left hand Bank After Red Brick + Other Houses)
	04:20			Aldwark Toll Bridge
	04:30			Aldwark Village & Footbridge (Golf Course)
	05:15		Swale Nab (Ouse to Left - Un-Navigable Swale Ahead)
	05:45	06:35		Milby Lock
	06:45			Moored at Boroughbridge	6	5044
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Monday	11:00			Left Boroughbridge Mooring		5048
10/09/01	11:05	11:10		Boroughbridge Marina (Waterline Leisure)
	11:15			Bypass Road Bridges
	11:25			Caravan Site & Trip Boat 'Crown Jewel'
	11:55	12:30		Westwick Lock
	12:45			Newby Hall
	01:00	01:30		Oxclose Lock
	01:40			Ripon Motor Boat Club
	01:50	02:40		Ripon Marina & Bell Ferrows Lock
	03:00	03:20		Rhodesfield Lock
				Ripon Sanitary Station (old Basin)
	03:35			Moored at Ripon	3	5051
Friday	11:30			Left Ripon Mooring		5060
14/09/01	11:55	12:45		Ripon Sanitary Station (old Basin)
	01:00	01:20		Rhodesfield Lock
	01:30	01:50		Bell Ferrows Lock & Ripon Marina
	02:00			Ripon Motor Boat Club
	02:20	02:40		Oxclose Lock
	02:55			Newby Hall
	03:05	03:30		Westwick Lock
	03:55			Caravan Site & Trip Boat 'Crown Jewel'
	04:00			Bypass Road Bridges
	04:05			Boroughbridge Marina (Waterline Leisure)
	04:10			Moored at Boroughbridge	5	5065
Thursday	01:10			Left Boroughbridge Mooring		5075
20/09/01	01:20	01:45		Milby Lock
	02:20			Swale Nab (Un-Navigable Swale from Left)
	03:05			Aldwark Village & Footbridge (Golf Course)
	03:15			Aldwark Toll Bridge
	03:30	Wooden River Ouse / Ure Signpost (Right hand Bank Before White House)
	03:55			Linton Lock Cut
	04:00	04:35		Linton Lock (Excellent Meal at Cafe !)
	04:40			Moored Below Linton Lock	4	5079
Friday	10:00			Left Linton Lock Mooring		5079
21/09/01	10:10			Dawney Arms Pub
	10:30			Nun Monkton Pool (River Nidd from Right)
	10:40			'Jesse James' ????
	11:20			Nether Poppleton (No Moorings !)
	11:55			Clifton Bridge
	12:10			Moored at Museum Gardens	2	5081
Monday	03:35			Leave Museum Gardens		5092
24/09/01	03:40			Lendal Bridge
	03:45			Ouse Bridge
	03:50			Skeldergate bridge & River Foss
	03:55			New Foot Bridge
	04:15			A64 Road Bridge
	04:25			Bishopthorpe Palace
	04:26			York Marine (Boat Hire)
	04:30			Old Rail Bridge (Cycle Track & Walkway)
	04:40			Naburn Marina
	05:05			Moored at Ship Inn ( Acaster Malbis)	2	5094
New Pontoon Moorings - Pub Patrons ONLY - Restaurant Boats Operating !
Call in or telephone for permission & mooring position (01904) 703 888
Castle Line Cruises - York To / From Ship Inn ( Acaster Malbis) 08700 799 799
Tuesday	09:50			Left Ship Inn Mooring		5095
25/09/01	10:00			Moored at Naburn Lock
	02:40	02:45		Naburn Lock ( Tidal River Ouse)		5096
	04:05			River Wharfe
	04:25			Cawood Bridge
	05:35			Rank Hovis & B.O.C.M
Useful to Inform Selby Lock Keeper by v.h.f. chanel 74 or tel: (01757) 703 182 - approx 15 mins
	05:45			Selby Road Bridge (Previous Toll Bridge)
	05:50			Selby Railway Bridge
	05:55	06:10		Selby Lock
	06:15			Moored in Selby Basin	3	5099

	Bob & Val - see Tel Directory - Val's mum (80's) fallen down stairs - broken legs, bruised all over !
Thursday	12:00			Left Selby Lock Mooring		5156
25/10/01	12:20			Selby Boat Centre (Banks Hire Boats)
	12:55			Anchor Inn
				Secluded Mooring (Before Paperhouse Bridge)
	01:40	04:00	Wait for contractors to clear materials into BW Work Boat !! (Andrews)
	04:00	04:20		Haddlesey Flood Lock
	05:20	05:40		Beale Lock
	06:20	07:05		Bank Dole Lock (Getting Dark !!)
AIRE & CALDER NAVIGATION
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	07:10			Knottingley Junction
	07:50			Jolly Miller Inn
	08:05	08:20		Whitley Lock
	08:40	Moored at Heck Bridge ( Bay Horse Inn & Heck basin / SYCC)			5	5161
Friday	10:30			Left Heck Mooring ( Bay Horse Inn)		5161
26/10/01	10:55	11:15		Pollington Lock
SHEFFIELD & SOUTH YORKSHIRE NAVIGATION
Click Here for Sheffield & South Yorkshire Canal Pictures
	11:45			New Junction Canal
	12:00	12:40	12:50	Sykehouse Lift Bridge (Moored for Tea Break !)
	12:55	01:05		Kirk Lane Swing Bridge
	01:10	01:30	01:50	Sykehouse Lock & Swing Bridge (Plus Tea Break !)
	02:15	02:20		Kirkhouse Green Lift Bridge
	02:30			Top Lane Lift Bridge (operated by B.W.)
	02:35			Low Lane Swing Bridge (operated by B.W.)
	02:40			Don Aqueduct
	02:45			Bramwith Junction (End of New Junction Canal)
	02:50	03:00		Bramwith Lock
	03:10	03:15		Bramwith Swing Bridge
	03:35			Stainforth (New Inn)
	04:05			M18 Bridge
	04:15	04:45		Thorne Lock & Swing Bridge (Passed Roger Turner - Brewood)
	05:00			Moored at Thorne Visitor Moorings	5	5166
Saturday				Left Thorne Visitor Moorings
27/10/01				Moored at Blue Water Marina
Click here for 'The Victoria' - Thorne
Click Here for Sheffield & South Yorkshire Canal Pictures

Monday	06:00	Selby Mooring to Anchor Inn' with 'Skipper' Brian Ducker 'at the helm'		5124
08/10/01	06:45	Excellent Fish, Chips & Mushy Peas' - Monday Evenings, 2 for £ 6.00	1	5125
Tuesday	11:00	Anchor Inn to Haddlesey Flood Lock and back to Selby Basin		5128
09/10/01	07:00	Difficulty 'Winding' Due to Haddlesey Lock Work, low canal level and wind !	3	5131