On Friday 5th March the wonderful Mal Nicholson spoke to us via Zoom. Mal is a collector of pretty much everything, including historic Cars, Motorcycles and Cameras. Part of his collection is a full-size replica of HMS Pickle the ship that brought news of Nelson’s victory at Trafalgar to Great Britain and of Nelson’s death. […]
Boat Owners’ Survey – starts next week
The Boat Safety Scheme Boat Owners’ survey is due to launch next week (during w/c Monday March 15th). The BSS is keen to understand more about your opinions on some important issues related to boat ownership, safety and also collect ideas for what could be improved. The purpose of this message is to […]
Cruising Europe after Brexit – everything you need to know
As Brexit regulations take shape, much could change about keeping a boat in Europe. Lu and Rod Heikell look at consequences for sailors looking to go cruising after Brexit Read more here:
Red Diesel Good News for boaters
Following the Government’s consultation, HMRC have recently announced that there will be no change to the sale of Red Diesel for pleasure craft in England, Scotland or Wales. When diesel is purchased Boaters will continue to declare what percentage is for propulsion, which will be taxed at the same rate as diesel used for cars […]
Friday night guest speaker invite
BWBC is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Burton Water’s Boat Club Friday Evening Meeting Time: Mar 5, 2021 07:15 PM London Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/95672925257?pwd=M3BhdjZERzcwYWllWE1KZVovZWk3QT09 Meeting ID: 956 7292 5257 Passcode: 572015 One tap mobile +13017158592,,95672925257#,,,,*572015# US (Washington DC) +13126266799,,95672925257#,,,,*572015# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 301 […]
First Friday Club Night – 5th March 2021 – Guest Speaker
“First Friday Club Night – 5th March 2021 – 19:30 to 21:00 (The meeting will be conducted via Zoom Conferencing and a link to this meeting will be circulated next week.) Our guest speaker is Mal Nicholson who will be speaking to us about HMS Pickle and Spider T. A few words to whet your appetite. Mal is […]
BWBC Zoom meetings – it’s easy and fun.
As you will be aware because of the COVID situation we have decided to undertake our Friday meetings on Zoom, whilst this isn’t the same as meeting face to face, it gives us an opportunity to have some fun interesting activities, chat with other members and take advantage of some guest speakers. We sincerely hope […]
Stamp end lock
Notice Alert River Witham Location: Lock 1, Stamp End Lock, Lincoln, River Witham Starts At: Lock 1, Stamp End Lock Ends At: Lock 1, Stamp End Lock Up Stream Winding Hole: Bridge 4 Down Stream Winding Hole: Bridge 7 Monday 2 November 2020 08:00 until Friday 26 February 2021 16:00 Type: Navigation Closure Reason: Repair Update on 08/02/2021: […]
2021 program of events
“Following our virtual First Friday Club Night meeting last night we are pleased to announce our Event Programme for 2021. Due to the ongoing Covid restrictions we have decided to limit our events in the first part of the year, to virtual meetings at which we shall be having several guest speakers. The main cruising events […]
Don’t Forget to Join our First Friday Meeting @ 19:30 this Friday 5th February
Hello all members and followers This message is to remind everyone that our First Friday Club Nights for 2021 are about to resume on 5th February. Because of the current Covid restrictions we are still unable to actually meet together, but we can meet virtually. Therefore on the 5th February we are setting up a […]