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Morning, August 30th. 2006 |
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Bob, East Vale Branch's
wizard, performs a secret
ritual
to ensure good weather for
the day's events.
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Grand Opening 003 |
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People and Boats start to gather. |
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A lot of interest from passing
boats. |
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Grand Opening 009 |
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Some
of the
WRGies
returning
to the scene of their workcamps. |
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"Jubilee" approaches. |
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Grand Opening 014 |
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Peter Green and Bill
Hanks cut
the Ribbon. |
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Grand Opening 015 |
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We're back in business! |
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Grand Opening 019 |
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EA launch "Windrush". |
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Grand Opening 020 |
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Here come the boats. |
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Grand Opening 023 |
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Neil Rumbol with David and Audrey
Smith. |
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You're not going to get stuck
today are you Chris? |
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No not today! |
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Some of the last boats to be used
on the W&B canal were Skiffs, so it
is appropriate that they are here
today. |
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After the opening it was
back to the official
reception. |
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Grand Opening 045 |
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Ken Oliver, Chief Executive of
WBCT, with John Laverick the
Chairman of WBCT. |
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Dave Fletcher, President of WBCT. |
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Raise your glasses to all
the people who made the
project possible. |
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Martin Buckland, the project
manager, with his souvenir plaque. |
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Plaques were also
presented to all our major
supporters. |
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Peter Scatchard, centre, W&BCAG
(WBCT) chairman during the early
years with Neil Rumbol, right,
Founder and now a Vice-president of
WBCT
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Grand Opening 054 |
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Fleur de Rhe-Phillipe, Chair of
the Partnership |
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Grand Opening 055 |
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Peter
Green |
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Grand Opening 056 |
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Jan Flanagan and Keith
Walker. |
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Jan with Anne. |
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Grand Opening 058 |
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David and Audrey Smith. |
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Grand Opening 059 |
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Liz Payne. |
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Grand Opening 060 |
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Peter Scatchard |
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After the speeches there was time
to talk. |
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Keith with some of the
new display material
produced by John Minns. |
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A very substantial plaque to mark
a very historic event. |
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Some of the East Vale gang, ready
to get on with the next bit. |
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The canal will break
through into the gravel pit
to the left of this picture. |
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Grand Opening 069 |
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Boats will then be in here.
(Our very own "Tixall Wide"?). |
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