Boat Cruising Log -  Castaway -  2006 / 2007

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Moving house restricted our cruising last year

Hope to get more cruising in this year !

 

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SHEFFIELD & SOUTH YORKSHIRE NAVIGATION

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Monday       Pump Out  £8.00  Water & 1x13kg Gas £17.50 ?    
05-06-06 Electricity (No2 far post from boat) 2290  1 = 1623  3 = 2948  4 = 5354
  12.30    

Left Blue Water Marina

0

320.11

  12.40 12.50   New Thorne Footbridge    
  12.50 3.30   Moored at Thorne    
        Thorne Lock & Bridge    
        New Inn   (Stainforth)    
NEW INN

Under New Management - Janet - Tel: (01302)  841 614

More info to follow  -  Watch This Space !!

  5.00 5.10   Bramwith Swing Bridge    
    5.15   Moored at Sanitary Station - wash boat down   322.53
    8.50   Left Sanitary Station Mooring    
  9.00 9.20   Bramwith Lock & Moorings    
  9.30     Bramwith Junction  (New Junction Canal)    
        Don Aqueduct    
  9.45     Mored at Low Lane Swing Bridge 4.01 324.12
Tuesday 12.15 12.20   Low Lane Swing Bridge    
06-06-06 12.30 12.35   Top Lane Lift bridge    
  12.45 12.55   Kirkhouse Green Lift Bridge    
  1.20 1.40   Sykehouse Lock & Bridge    
  1.50 1.55   Kirk Lane Swing Bridge    
  2.00 2.10   Sykehouse Bridge    
  2.30     New Junction End     (Southfield Reservoir)    

 

AIRE & CALDER NAVIGATION

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        Commercial Craft !!    
  3.00 4.00   Moored at Pollington    
  4.00 4.15   Pollington Lock (Kings Head)    
  5.10 5.25   Pollington Bridge    
        Heck Bridge ( Bay Horse Inn & Heck basin / SYCC)  
        Whitley Lock    
        Jolly Miller Moorings (Whitley Bridge)    
Jolly Miller

Under NEW Management

Restaurant & Bar Snacks

Sunday Carvery - 11:00am to 3:00pm

Tel:  (01977)  661 348

More Information & Menu's Shortly - Watch this Space !!!

  6.25     Knottingley Junction (M. Hirst - Boat Builder)    
        D.B. Marine Ltd    
  6.45     Ferrybridge Flood Lock    
        Ferrybridge C Station    
        Brotherton    
        Ferrybridge Boat Hoist    
        New Bridge (A1)    
        Old Bridge    
  8.00 8.20   Bullholme Lock    
  8.30     Moored at Castleford 7.41 331.53
Griffin Pub  -  Mick & Sandra
Adjacent to Castleford Moorings
Wednesday:  Quiz  (9:30pm)  /  Bingo  /  Open the Box  (Typically £ 100)
Sunday:  Quiz  (9:30pm)  /  Bingo  /  Play Your Cards Right  (Typically £ 100)
Trick Coins loaned to John 26/07/00

THE  BRITT
Formerly  'The Brittania'  and  'Hickson & Welsh' Social Club
4 Minutes from Castleford Moorings  (towards Castleford)

Mondays Collier  -  Dixon  -  Line
Tuesdays Old Time / Sequence Dancing
Wednesdays Open
Thursdays Quiz  /  Bingo  /  Line Dancing
Fridays Private  /  Rugby  (Big Screen)  / Open to Public
Saturdays

Entertainment  /  Bingo

Sunday  Lunch Carvery  -  Soup  /  Meal  (CD)
Sundays Country  &  Western

Computer Programmer - Hickson & Welch - father "Jacko Snr" a clown at Stainforth !

 

Thursday 10.15     Left Castleford Mooring

  0

333.73
08-06-06 10.25     Castleford Flood Lock (open)    
        Boat Inn    
  11.25 12.00   Lemonroyd Lock    
  12.15 12.30   Woodlesford Lock    
  12.45 1.00   Fishpond Lock    
  1.40 2.00   Knostrop Lock    
  2.25 2.50   Leeds Lock    
LEEDS - LIVERPOOL CANAL
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  3.00 3.30   River Lock    
  3.45     Moored below Office Lock
- then Granary Wharf

6.23

338.96
Recommend  'The Grove'  -  for Good Ale & Food
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Tuesday 12:50     Left Granary Wharf Mooring

0

343.77
13-06-06 1.00 1.20   River Lock    
  1:35 1.55   Leeds Lock    
  2.00 2.40   Moored for Water & Meal    
  3.00 3.20   Knostrop Lock    
  3.50 4.05   Fishpond Lock    
  4.20 4.30   Woodlesford Lock    
  4.45 5.00   Lemonroyd Lock    
  5.50     Castleford Flood Lock (open)    
  6.00     Moored at Castleford

4.20

347.97
    Bev & Susan visited - no meals available at Wetherspoons !!  (9.50pm)
    Windham Estate BIN 555 Red Wine  (black label)
Griffin Pub  -  Mick & Sandra
Adjacent to Castleford Moorings
Wednesday:  Quiz  (9:30pm)  /  Bingo  /  Open the Box  (Typically £ 100)
Sunday:  Quiz  (9:30pm)  /  Bingo  /  Play Your Cards Right  (Typically £ 100)
Trick Coins loaned to John 26/07/00

THE  BRITT
Formerly  'The Brittania'  and  'Hickson & Welsh' Social Club
4 Minutes from Castleford Moorings  (towards Castleford)

Mondays Collier  -  Dixon  -  Line
Tuesdays Old Time / Sequence Dancing
Wednesdays Open
Thursdays Quiz  /  Bingo  /  Line Dancing
Fridays Private  /  Rugby  (Big Screen)  / Open to Public
Saturdays

Entertainment  /  Bingo

Sunday  Lunch Carvery  -  Soup  /  Meal  (CD)
Sundays Country  &  Western

Computer Programmer - Hickson & Welch - father "Jacko Snr" a clown at Stainforth !

Wednesday 5:50     Left Castleford Mooring

0

352.44
14-06-06 6:00 6:15   Bullholme Lock    
  6:50     Old Bridge    
  6:55     New Bridge (A1)    
  7:00     Ferrybridge Boat Hoist    
  7:05     Brotherton    
  7:10     Ferrybridge C Station    
  7:15     Ferrybridge Flood Lock    
        D.B. Marine Ltd    
  7:40     Knottingley Junction (M. Hirst - Boat Builder)    
  8:25     Moored at Jolly Miller (Whitley Bridge) 2.92 355.36
Jolly Miller

Under NEW Management

Restaurant & Bar Snacks

Sunday Carvery - 11:00am to 3:00pm

Tel:  (01977)  661 348

More Information & Menu's Shortly - Watch this Space !!!

Thursday 1:00     Left Jolly Miller Mooring 0 355.49
15/06/06 1:10 1:20   Whitley Lock    
  1:40     Heck Bridge ( Bay Horse Inn & Heck basin / SYCC)  
        Pollington Bridge    
  2:10 2:20   Pollington Lock (Kings Head)    
  2:45 4:10   Start of New Junction Canal    

 

SHEFFIELD & SOUTH YORKSHIRE NAVIGATION

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  4:10     New Junction Start     (Southfield Reservoir)    
  4:20 4:30   Sykehouse Lift Bridge    
  4:35 4:40   Kirk Lane Swing Bridge    
  4:50 5:10   Sykehouse Lock & Bridge    
  5:35 5:40   Kirkhouse Green Lift Bridge    
  5:50 5:55   Top Lane Lift bridge    
  6:00 6:10   Low Lane Swing Bridge    
  6:15     Don Aqueduct    
  6:20     Bramwith Junction  (End of New Junction Canal)    
  6:25 6:50 7:04 Bramwith Lock & Moorings    
  7:10 7:15   Bramwith Swing Bridge    
  7:35     New Inn   (Stainforth) 5.32 360.81
NEW INN

Under New Management - Janet - Tel: (01302)  841 614

More info to follow  -  Watch This Space !!

Friday 11:00     Left New Inn Mooring  (Stainforth) 0 360.81
16-06-06 11:35     M18 Bridge    
  11:45 12:05   Thorne Lock & Bridge    
  12:10 12:15   New Thorne Footbridge    
  12:30 1:00   Blue Water Marina   Pump Out £ 8.00   363.06
        98 litres Diesel @ 48p / l = £ 47.00
  1:15 1:30   New Thorne Footbridge    
  1:40 5:00   Moored at Thorne Visitor Moorings    
  5:10 5:25   New Thorne Footbridge    
  5:40    

Moored at Blue Water Marina

2.25 364.07

Click here for 'The Victoria' - Thorne

Under New Management - Helen & Andy - Tel: (01405)  813 163

More info to follow  -  Watch This Space !!

Friday 12th December 2006  Martin to boat
Sunday 14th December

2006  Martin home (Outwood WMC night - to Florida Monday for 3 weeks)

Tuesday 16th January

2007  Martin to boat (from Florida Monday - Cheers Mon night)

Friday 2nd February

Martin home to sign for house - back to boat Saturday 3rd February

Friday 23rd February

2007  Martin Home from boat - Total of 2 + (5x7) + 3 =40 days

             
             
             
             
             
             
             

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