Planning 2014 Revisited!

(Posted by Alan)

Since I published our plans for events in 2014, we have been completely scuppered for the first part of the year by "Odin's" life threatening illness, major surgery, and hospitalisation over 2 weeks.

We have already missed our first planned event, are about to miss the second, and have already concluded that even if "Odin" makes the fastest possible recovery, we also still need to sacrifice at least one of the next two, and it has to be the one involving "Sickle", as it needs Odin to be able to make large leaps in and out of the cabin.  This is clearly a non-starter for some weeks, whereas lifting him on and off of "Chalice" is relatively straightforward, if required, and should ease him back far more gently into life afloat.

So the revised, cut down list is now as follows......

Missed or can't attend.

Fri 18^th – Mon 21^st April – HNBC Easter Gathering – Foxton ("Sickle & "Chalice")

Sat 3^rd – Mon 5^th May - Historic Tug Event - Black Country Living Museum ("Sickle" inside museum, "Chalice" outside)

Sat 17^th – Sun 18^th May – Rickmansworth Canal Festival ("Sickle")

Still Possible, if things go well.

Sat 24^th – Sun 25^th May – BCNS 24 hour Marathon Challenge ("Chalice")

[Our debut for this growingly popular event - if we can still get "Chalice" there in time]

Fri 13^th – Sun 15^th June – Stoke Bruerne Canal Gala (at least "Sickle")

Sat 28^th – Sun 29^th June – Braunston Historic Boats (at least "Sickle")

Sat 26^th - Sun 27^th July - Audlem Festival of Transport ("Sickle" and probably "Chalice")

[Sadly this means we can't do Linslade Festival, which we have been doing in previous years]

Sat Aug 23^rd - Mon Aug 25^th - Alvecote Historic Boat Gathering ("Sickle" and probably "Chalice")

[Event assumed to be on this date - no announcement I can find yet)]

Sat 13^th – Sun 14^th Sept - Stoke Bruerne Village at War ("Sickle)