Visitors who steered a course to Crick Boat Show and Waterways Festival over the Bank Holiday weekend (29 – 31 May) enjoyed a splashing good time, despite changeable weather over the 3 days of the event. The show organised by British Waterways, in partnership with Richmond Event Management, is the biggest inland boat show in the country and attracted thousands of visitors from across the region as well as nationally.
Sally Ash, Head of Boating for British Waterways, said: “We’re delighted with how the show went. Although we had every kind of weather over the weekend it was great to see boating enthusiasts and families enjoying the event – many for the first time. Despite the economic climate early verbal reports from many exhibitors at the show, indicate that sales were healthy with plenty of interest.”
The ‘Favourite Boat of the Show Award for 2010’, sponsored by Collidge &, Partners and Roy Scot Larch Ltd, was won by Oak Apple, built by Barn Owl Narrowboats.
Dates for the 2011 Show will be announced shortly.
If you are interested in exhibiting at Crick Boat Show and Waterways Festival in 2011 please call 0117 907 7047 for more information.
Crick Marina, West Haddon Road, Crick, Northants, NN6 7SQ
Crick’s Official Charity
This year we are delighted to be working with the London Narrowboat Project who do a truly inspiring job enabling people from all walks of life to enjoy the magic of the canals.
LNB are a group of enthusiasts who got together to introduce young people to the waterways by providing low cost narrowboat holidays to registered groups. They provide the boat and a fully experienced and qualified skipper and use your group, with its own adult leaders, as crew to run it.
If your group is anything like the thousands of others who have taken boats over the last twenty nine years, they will come back enriched, inspired and enthused. A truly wonderful group of people who we urge to support wherever you can. For more information, visit www.lnbp.co.uk
Something for all the family!
Over 200 stalls, a craft village, trip boats, canoes, old and new boats, boating bargains, toe tapping music, Real Ale bar, tasty food, dance, theatre, a traditional funfair, animals, face painting, arts and crafts, bouncy castle and much more...
Why not Camp or moor on site?
Sorry - the camp site and mooring spaces at Crick are now sold out.
Rugby Visitor Centre may be able to help with alternative accommodation options - 01788 533217
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