Don’t forget it’s that time again – First Friday of the month means a get together for the Boat Club – no guest speakers this time, just a friendly get together at Woodcocks on Burton Waters, we’re meeting from 7.30pm onwards this Friday 3rd May We’d love to see you there! Hope you can join […]
Humber 6 day Cruise – 5th May Hull & Grimsby
This cruise is planned to head to Keadby on day 1 and moor there overnight then on to Hull marina next day using that as our base. Followed by going up to Grimsby before heading back to Goole for a night and finally back to Torksey and Burton Waters. This cruise not really suitable for […]
Farndon Marina Cruise – The pictures & all the adventure details!
We set off at 07.30 on Thursday 28th March intending to make a 4 day 3 night return cruise to Farndon Marina situated a couple of miles upstream from Newark. The forecast on the day was for 50+ mph gale force winds by early afternoon and torrential rain, so it was important that we made […]
Kirkstead Bridge Cruise 17th-20th May
BWBC Cruise in Company to Kirkstead Bridge is scheduled for the weekend 18th and 19th May. We would like to extend the cruise to take in Friday 17th and a return on Monday 20th. Boaters can join later or leave earlier if they wish. Kirkstead Bridge is a few hours cruising so some extra time […]
Farndon Marina Open Weekend – 18th & 19th May
Farndon Marina Open Weekend Across Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th May you will have the chance to discover a superb range of outstanding craft from Rebel R IB’s, Thanes Boats & Silver®, alongside Honwave & Bulldog Boats All powered by outboards from Honda, Tohatsu & Mercruiser Book via the QR code or give them a […]
First Friday of the Month Boat Club Meet – Guest Speaker Chris Hewis
On Friday 5th April, Burton Waters Boat Club have the last of our winter series of speaker nights Being held in the meeting room at David Lloyd Leisure Centre Arrival time from 7.30pm with the talk starting at 8.00pm Our guest speaker is local historian Chris Hewis. Chris is the Chair of Saxilby and District […]
Fitting Out Supper – Sat 13th April – Harbour Lights, Burton Waters
Open to Boat Club Members and Burton Waters Residents & Friends Due to unforeseen circumstances we have had to change the venue for our Fitting Out Supper, and big thanks go to Mike and Marie at Harbour Lights for saving the day and sorting us out with a great menu for the same evening as […]
Cruise on 16/17th March postponed due to Dunham Rack closure
Please note that during the exceptionally high water levels in the River Trent in January, some of you will be aware that the mooring pontoon at Dunham Rack was damaged and is currently unusable. We were hoping that this would have been repaired in time for our planned overnight cruise on 16th/17th March. Unfortunately the pontoon […]
Friday Night Club Meet 1st March – Guest Speaker Neal Newnham
Don’t miss this one! Our guest speaker for this meet is Neal Newnham – sharing his experiences ‘RAF Harrier Jet Operations from an aircraft carrier’ This Friday 1st March, at David Lloyds, 7.30pm for an 8pm start! Hope you can make it!
Fund British Waterways – Campaign for Funds & Opportunity to quiz Navigation Authorities
For immediate release Date: 12 February 2024 Fund Britain’s Waterways (FBW) to provide members the opportunity to quiz Navigation Authorities FBW was launched at the end of June 2023 in response to the inadequate funding and deteriorating state of Britain’s network of canals and navigable rivers. Despite the widespread appreciation of the value of this […]