We would like to thank Peter Leslie of Oraica, who kindly provided
photos of Millie and passengers / onlookers at Trevor Basin, also John
and Pat, who provided pictures from the Ellesmere area
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| 8.00 am Friday 8th April at Llangollen Wharf |
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Karen Sinclair AM, Ian Lucas MP and the Mayor
of Llangollen on the bow deck shortly before departure. |
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| There is no truth in the allegation that we were
moved on for illegal parking! |
Glas y Dorlan (foreground) departs Llangollen
Wharf, followed by Millie |
The Mayor and Mayoress of Llangollen with District
Governor Colin James and Rotarian Gwynne Belton on the foredeck
as Millie leaves Llangollen Wharf |
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| First stop Trevor Basin at 10.00 am . . . |
. . . where we were joined by more passengers
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. . . the Mayor of Llangollen left us and we were
joined by the Mayor and Mayoress of Wrexham |
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| Glorious sunshine (on a bitterly cold day) just
prior to Millie crossing . . . |
. . . the spectacular Froncysyllte
Aqueduct which crosses the River Dee at great height . . . |
. . . and in 2005 is celebrating the bi-centenary
of its opening. |
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| Jim Davies of Cadbury's (in yellow coat) at Trevor
Basin, waiting to load cocoa beans on Millie for delivery to Bournville |
The Mayor and Mayoress of Wrexham on the bow of
Millie as she starts across Froncysyllte Aqueduct, preceded by Glas
y Dorlan |
Peter Lockley takes the tiller as we leave Trevor
Basin |
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| President Michael often tells us of "When
I was out at 6.30 am with my dog . . ." |
Our initial crew, L to R: Gwynne Belton (Galley
Slave); Lyn Williams (Master of Locks and Wind-up Bridges) and Peter
Lockley (Skipper). Colin Loughlin of the Canal Boat Trust (photographer)
is out of picture. |
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| Millie descends one of the 431 locks we will
be working, the hydraulic wheelchair platform can be clearly seen
in the centre of the picture. |
Rotarian Harry Bainbridge visiting at Ellesmere |
Moored at Ellesmere |
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Lyn, Stephen and Colin at Ellesmere |
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| Boarding |
Grindley Brook Locks, near Whitchurch, Shropshire |
Rotarian Gwynne elects to provide company for
our guest, Stephen, as the rest of the crew work Millie through
a staircase lock! |
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| Hurleston Lock, where we leave the Llangollen
Canal to join the (much wider) Shropshire Union Canal |
Telford’s single-span bridge |
Delivering the bag of Cocoa Beans to Cadbury's
and receiving a supply of chocolates for the journey. |
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| Guillotine lock at the entrance to the Stratford
Canal |
Tunnel on the Stratford Canal |
Top of Lapworth Locks |
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| Entering Grand Union Canal |
Top of Stockton Locks |
Millie "taking a rest" at Bourne End |
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| Windsor Castle dominates the skyline |
Robert enjoying a day on the Thames |
Heather, with a representative of the Rotary Club
of Holmes Chapel, who kindly sponsored her day out,and crew members
Barbara and Pat. |
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| Rotarians Barbara and Pat - facing
the day with a smile |
Mike's bike - he was disgruntled that
this was not being used, though it proved useful for the crew in
Staffordshire AND was used for two (short) leisure rides. |
Lizzy and James, carers, who joined
us as a team and did a sterling job helping with the locks |
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| Four happy passengers . . . |
. . . with some of the crew, who also enjoyed
themselves |
Such a relaxing means of travel! |
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| At the end of the day |
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