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Feedback: We are grateful for all the support and encouragement which we received for our project, from local companies, individuals and Rotarians. We found it particularly fulfilling to see the way that our passengers enjoyed their day out. Seeing our passengers, who would not normally be able to gain access to a narrowboat, thoroughly enjoying themselves and also seeing the respite it can give to their carers, has brought home to us the true benefits of a boat such as Millie. If you would like to support the work of the Llangollen Canal Boat Trust (Canal Boats for the Disabled) please contact us at: ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– SWEEPSTAKE ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Thank you - to Malcolm and Sara Jones for helping Millie from
Bulbourne Junction to Pitstone when we had a problem with her rudder. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– . . . I would like to thak you on behalf of Mark and his carer, for the very enjoyable trip on board Millie . . . please pass on thanks for the warm welcome from the crew . . . Miss Julie Palin, Manager, Loppington House ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– . . . We enjoyed taking part in your venture and hope that it proves the great success it deserves to be . . . S. R. Haswell - Rotary Club of Coventry Jubilee ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– . . . We enjoyed a great day, despite the inclement weather, and we have received glowing letters of praise from our members wh were lucky enough to join you. . . send our thanks, also, to all the members of Wrexham Rotary Club . . . Jack Debnam, Chairman, Bushey Action on Disability Group ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– . . . It really was a great day out, one that I shall remember for a long time, the mos special thing was that I was not considered to be a nuisance with the wheelchair, but welcomed on board with ease . . . Wendy Thompson ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– . . . Please could you pass on my sincere thanks to all Wrexham Rotarians for organizing a wonderful day out for myself and my son, Tom. We joined your centennial Celebration Cruise from Willeymoor Lock to Nantwich and both thoroughly enjoyed the trip . . . Helen Cope ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Rotary Club of Daventry . . . I am enclosing two letters from Hayle and Oliver who spent the day on Millie. The letters speak for themselves and may I again congratulate your Club on arranging such a splendid event. -- Thank you for a fantastic canal trip, I had a great time and the crew were fantastic . . . Ollie Rolph -- . . . I enjoyed it being so relaxing and calm, I loved the sights of the different shades of green fields . . . Hayley Dow –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Dear all, Thank you..... 'skippers and crew'.... for a really great day on Sunday
15th May. I have sent the photographs my Dad took of the trip on a CD
to David Bentley, so I hope these are a true reflection of the day we
spent with you all - especially the photograph of my 'cruise snooze'! ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– We have been following Millie's journey daily and hope she arrived
home safely on the 19th. We thoroughly enjoyed our day with you form
Bourne End to Runneymede. Robert loved every minute and we would like
to say a big thank you to Mike and his crew for such a fantastic experience.
We hope to see you again in the summer as Robert is keen to travel over
the Froncysylte aqueduct. Thanks again. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– On behalf of Mavis and myself (Jill) may we thank Dave, Stan, Malcolm
and Peter of Wrexham Rotary for a fantastic day out on Millie on Wednesday,
May 11th. I don't think I have enjoyed myself so much for years. It
was a shame to have to come back to the realities of real life and suburbia.
The weather was good to us too as it was the first good day for a while
and we were able to sit near the bow for most of the day although we
got a little sunburnt!. Also to Sid from Kenilworth Rotary, I assume
though it could have been Coventry or Leamington. He took us to the
Millie at Hartshill and picked us up at Kettlebrook and then took us
home via the country route which again was great. Infact, this morning
I received photo's of us all on the boat that he had taken. I shall
remember that day for a very long while. Thanks again. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Letter received from: There are a great many projects being organised by Rotary Clubs throughout Great Britain and Ireland to celebrate the Centennial of our organisation. The narrow boat cruise from Llangollen to Limehouse, being planned by the Rotary Club of Wrexham is one of the most imaginative of these projects as it will give many people the opportunity to experience this mode of transport together with the opportunity of seeing some of the country's finest scenery. It has taken vision on the part of the Rotary Club of Wrexham to ensure
that this project is the success I am certain it will be. Vision such
as that is precisely the sort of quality that Paul Harris and his colleagues
had, 100 years ago, when they started the very first Rotary Club. Little
could they have imagined as they sat in that small room in Chicago USA
that Rotary would blossom into the worldwide movement it has and little
could they have imagined the effect Rotary would have on so many lives. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Comment from Peter Webb, Rotary Club of Reading: I am very impressed with this idea and I am sure it will raise a lot of money and more importantly give these people a great day out. . . . . . . . I think that the Centenary celebration has been a good catalyst for ideas and all clubs need to try to keep up the initiatives in years to come. . . . . . . Rotary's Profile is getting better all the time and your project can only help this. (The Rotary Club of Reading is involved in a massive project to provide a hostel for the homeless - we in Wrexham send them our best wishes for a successful outcome) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Support, bookings or pledges of support received from: Rtn Colin James, District Governor 1180 Rotary Clubs of: Two clubs offered their valued assistance at flights of locks. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Acknowledgements: A special thank you is due to The Llangollen Canal Boat Trust for allowing us to use "Millie" – we need to ensure that their generosity is justly rewarded. All donations, sponsorship and offers of help will be gratefully received. Please contact:: feedback@rotary100.org.uk ----- The initial design, and building of this website, along with its hosting have been generously provided free of charge by Oraica. As a newcomer to managing a website I have found it invaluable to have a real voice on the other end of the 'phone! For more information about Oraica and the packages they offer, click on their logo on the left of this page. ----- Inchcape Volkswagen Shropshire Web site address www.inchcape.co.uk ----- The collection day on Saturday April 2nd, by kind permission of ASDA and Sainsbury's Supermarkets in Wrexham raised £911 for the project. ----- We are grateful for sponsorship, assistance and offers of assistance from: Alliance Disposables P. S. Anandaram ASAP Sign Services Bradley Road, Wrexham ASDA Supermarket - Wrexham Barclays Bank plc Ron Bentley & Sons Ltd., Printers 29 Rivulet Road, Wrexham Best Western Hotels Bridge Books, Publishers 61 Park Avenue, Wrexham British Waterways Marinas Ltd BUPA Yale Hospital Canal Cruising Co Citizen Watch Company Countrywide Cruisers Dapol Ltd Dai Davies - "Dai the Chef" Bread of Heaven Bakery Denbighshire Lifts Ltd., New and Reconditioned Stairlifts Rivulet
Road, Wrexham The Fairlawns at Aldridge P. W. Hale, Jewellers, Bank Street, Wrexham Sue and Duncan Knapp of The Wharfe, Llangollen Kingcraft Kris Cruisers Datchet, Slough Lion Quays, Moreton, Nr. Oswestry Llangollen international Musical Eisteddfod Napton Narrowboats Northern Glass, Wrexham Packet Boat Marina Chethan Kumar Padmanabhaiah PHS Plumbers Merchants, Holt Road, Wrexham Sainsbury’s Supermarket - Wrexham Scott’s Night Club, Wrexham Shell UK John Sigsworth - Buffalo Farmer David Suchet Swan Paper Company Peter Tompsett J. T. Vernon & Sons Ltd, Fine Butchers, The Cross, Holt Waterways Services Willow Tree Marina Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries Wrexham ITEC, Computer Training for Industry and Commerce Wrexham Lager Club 27/6/05 |
