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MYSTERY CRUISE 2002
Details of the itinerary so far are:-
The latest Progress cruise began at the end of April 2002 in St. Katharine's Dock, London.
The plan was to go from London to Edinburgh via the Isle of Mann.
As Chris said "Whether we go or whether we don't depends entirely on weather during June."
Unfortunately, the weather was not kind. Strong winds throughout June meant that a sea crossing was out of the question. There was also a breach on the Union Canal.
Reluctantly, Chris abandoned the plan to go to Scotland this year.
However, it may be possible to get to the Ribble Link in time for the official opening on 23rd July.
Watch this space ........
| DESTINATION | EXPECTED ARRIVAL | ACTUAL ARRIVAL |
| Stoke Bruerne | May 10th | |
| Braunston | May 11th | |
| via Grand Union Canal to | ||
| Hatton | May 12th | |
| Birmingham | ||
| Teddesley Boat Centre | May 16th | May 15th |
| Stone | ||
| Red Bull | May 27th | |
| Middlewich | ||
| Anderton | May 31st | May 31st |
| Ellesmere Port | June 5th | June 5th |
Having arrived at Anderton Boat Lift, Chris is seen here being interviewed by
the British Waterways film unit for a presentation at the BW Annual General Meeting
on 11th July.
With thanks to Rodney Spokes for permission to use his photographs.
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DID YOU SEE PROGRESS ON TV?
COBURN'S LOAD OF OLD "COBBLES"
YEAR 2000 ACTIVITIES
Government announced, during summer 2001, new policies that now protect
canals and potential Canal and Riverboat featured a series of articles, by Chris Coburn,detailing the complete
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Starting
2 January 2001 for 6 weeks - Tuesday Nights at 7.30 on Carlton TV
the adventures of Chris and NB Progress were shown as they crossed the
Channel to Dunkirk and visited Brussels to draw attention to the effects of
the
Birmingham Northern Relief Road on the Lichfield and Hatherton Canal Restoration.
As on Carlton TV in February 2001 and in the January 2001 Issue of "Canal Boat &
Inland Waterways"
The Progress year 2000 activities took her to Brussels, carrying the
Lichfield and Hatherton cause
in respect of the blight then imposed by the
Birmingham Northern Relief Road (now known as the M6 Toll) being constructed without crossings for these important canals.
restoration projects, from handicap by new road building.
The 1998 "Progress Appeal" had a major
effect in achieving this new policy,
by way of raising the L&H profile.
Unfortunately the policy was not retrospective and the Lichfield & Hatherton still had a fight on their hands
to secure canal crossings for the BNRR (M6 Toll).
For more news on how this is going take a look at the Lichfield and Hatherton website on www.lhcrt.org.uk
"voyage" from the Thames to Brussels. This was in C & RB’s March 2001 issue.
The magazines issue one month before covered Progress’s slightly less dramatic, but nevertheless
interesting, passage to the river Wye from Bristol, in 1999.
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