THAMES REGION CRUISE
- Written by David Haugh David Haugh
- Published: 03 May 2020 03 May 2020
- Created: 03 May 2020 03 May 2020
- Last Updated: 11 May 2020 11 May 2020
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THE THAMES REGION VIRTUAL LOCKDOWN CRUISE - 10TH MAY TO 14TH JUNEThe Thames Region invite all members to join in their Lockdown cruise, from 10th May to 14th June, as they cruise the beautiful River Thames from a starting point at Chiswick Quay Marina all the way up the Thames to the delightful Georgian town of Abingdon on Thames, where we will arrive on14 June, and celebrate our achievement with a PARTY!You are all welcome, and you can join the cruise at any stage. Here’s what you do.The cruise is split into 6 stages, each stage representing one day of actual cruising between various start and end points. If you have a photo about something on that days cruising area (say the tidal Thames up to the day one halt of Hampton Court/Molsey Lock) email it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. You’ll need to identify the photo and which day’s cruise it is intended for, and it will need to be sent before that days cruise is ended (see the cruise schedule below). All entries will then be displayed on the Thames Region events area of the BOC website from the date shown on the schedule, the final entries for day six being shown there on 14 June, at which time you are welcome to join in a Zoom party hosted by the cruise coordinator - but you have to supply your own grub and booze!It doesn’t have to be a photo. You could make a recommendation for a good pub lunch stop on the way, or provide information on the facilities, pubs etc on that stretch, or a good mooring. Or you might want to share an experience (keep it short) of that stretch - you get the idea, I'm sure. The item can be from any time, any year, and if you’ve never cruised the Thames you can still join in! You might have some memory you’d like to share about that stretch, or it might be somewhere you’d like to cruise, and you have a photo from someone else to use. Send it along, with the stretch and day identified in your mail, and you’ll be joining in the famous (or should it be infamous?) Thames Region Lockdown Cruise. We’ll make you very welcome. Its going to be fun and simple and with a zoom party at the end! What’s more to enjoy?Here is the ScheduleDay 1 CQM to Hampton Court. (10/5)Day 2. Hampton to Staines, The Swan.(17/5)Day 3. Staines to Cookham (24/5)Day 4. Cookham to Sonning (31/5)Day 5. Sonning to Cleeve (7/6)Day 6 Cleeve to Abingdon on Thames. Zoom party (14/6)
Sweeping Statements Spring Edition
- Written by David Haugh David Haugh
- Published: 02 May 2020 02 May 2020
- Created: 02 May 2020 02 May 2020
- Last Updated: 02 May 2020 02 May 2020
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The latest edition of the Club magazine, Sweeping Statements, is now out, and should have landed on your doormat by now. It was touch and go getting the printed version out, and in the end the MD of Bloomfield Print, Paul Lowe, personally took the bulk copies to the post office to post. Our layout specialist at Bloomfield, Paul Mumford, must have begun to get tiered of my many phone calls and amendments, as we couldn't do our normal sit down together to get the layout just so, but he put in a sterling effort and I think the end result justified this, so I'd just like to pass on my thanks to both Pauls for their efforts on behalf of the Club in these difficult times. Enjoy the read.
I'm now going to ask John Oldham to put the latest issue on the website, so you'll be able to download a copy should you wish, and of course print off any extras you may require, although I'd urge you to think of the environment before you do so. In the meantime, now that you have more time on your hands, how about writing up that article you always wanted to send in to the magazine. Although you have plenty of time, there's no time like the present, so when you've finished, please sent it, and high resolution photos, to me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and anyway before the final cut-off date of 31 October. Take care, stay safe. David
