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NEWS
ANNOUNCEMENT
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NEWS
ANNOUNCEMENT
Regular users of the Walsall Enterprise will by now have heard the sad news that Nancy Jordan passed away on 12th November 2009 after a short illness.
Nancy, with her husband Selwyn, had been involved with the H F Truman Narrowboat Trust since it began in 1965.
In 2005 the Trust took over the management of the narrowboat Walsall Enterprise to provide day trips for groups of elderly and disabled people. Nancy made it her responsibility to supervise the organisation and day-to-day running of the Enterprise, personally going out as skipper on almost every trip. Her warmth and generosity contributed greatly to the boat's immense popularity.
We would like to thank everyone for the messages of sympathy we have received. She is greatly missed.
Nevertheless, thanks to our group of wonderful volunteers, the “Walsall Enterprise” is continuing to operate, as we know Nancy would have wished.
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Photo consent (where applicable) must be obtained before submission Entries to Judy Hodge, Senior Boat Warden
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To download a printable leaflet about our Photo Competition 2010 
SUMMER ACTIVITIES
The residential Youth Boats 'H F Truman' and 'A J Felgate' will be available to do day trips Mon - Thurs during the school summer holidays.
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| Pelsall Youth Club 2008 | ||
| Numbers: | Maximum of 12 people of which two must be adult Leaders over the age of 21. Groups will be actively encouraged to help work locks and have a steer! |
| Ages: | 13 years upwards |
| Cost: | £100 |
| Times: | 10am - 4pm approximately |
| Routes: | Usually on Staffs & Worcs canal from Calf Heath to Penkridge or Penkridge to Calf Heath. |
| Food and Drink: | Tea/Coffee/Squash provided Please bring a packed lunch |
| Clothing: | Wear sensible footwear such as trainers, bring a cagoul and extra warm clothes. |
IWA National Waterways Festival 2008
During the three days of August Bank Holiday 2008 the Inland Waterways Association held their annual National Waterways Festival & Boat Show. The venue was Autherley Junction near Wolverhampton, on the Shropshire Union Canal, and so of course all three Truman boats were there, on display to the public. Many festival-goers took the opportunity to visit and look around the boats.
Nancy made all the booking arrangements and Mark Wooton organised the volunteers and the rotas. Following the event Mark had this message for everyone who helped in any way:-
"I just wanted to say a big thank you for your help at the recent IWA Festival near Wolverhampton.
We had a good presence at the festival and everyone had a good time. The weather was good considering the few poor weeks of weather beforehand.
In total, we raised £139.31 for TENT which includes £110 for calendars, £22.31 in donations, £5 spare sink, and £2 for toilet owing a great deal I am sure to Jean for her demonstrations of use! In addition we had another donation of £1.62 for another loo thanks to the bartering of Barry who delivered the loo bucket via boat shaft to another boater as we were queuing for the stop lock. It truly was a team effort!
Of course, the main goal of attending the National Festival was to promote our trust and publicise our work. There was a great deal of interest in all of our work from youth residentials, various day trips, to our new Family Day Trips. We are sure to get quite a few new bookings from our publicity.
Thank you to the team who got the boats there on Friday in good time and the team on Monday who patiently waited at the stop lock for over a hour and a half to return late Monday evening.
Thanks again and I look forward to seeing you again soon!!" Mark Wooton
THE TRUMAN ENTERPRISE NARROWBOAT TRUST IS A REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 1037914
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