ANDERTON MURAL UNVEILED

The weather gods smiled on us at Anderton Boat Lift on Friday afternoon, March 26th.

A very large mural depicting the engineers responsible for the building of the lift and its later modification has been installed on the Lift site.

This very attractive and imaginative work by Diana Tackley measures 28 ft by 8 ft, and covers the concrete retaining wall supporting the operations centre.  It was painted as seven separate 8’x 4’ panels in the artist’s studio, and then erected on site.

An invited audience of about 80, all of whom had an association with the restoration project, enjoyed drinks, sandwiches and a boat trip down the lift (for the first ones to respond to the invitation).  Following an introduction by Richard Drake, chairman of the Anderton Boat Lift Trust, the unveiling was performed by Frances Done, chairperson of The Waterways Trust.  Diana Tackley described the work and thanked the army of people who had helped.

  
Richard Drake introducing Frances Done (left)                         Diana Tackley describing the mural
and Diana Tackley (right)                                                                                

Everyone went away feeling that this rounded the project off nicely, and it represented the end of the useful life of the Anderton Boat Lift Trust with a job well done.

Diana Tackley will be on site displaying an exhibition of her work in the Marquee until Sunday 11th. April. 

British Waterways Volunteer’s Day

      
The RWNS volunteers ready for action (right), and in action painting the lock gates (left)  

We arranged a volunteer day with British Waterways on Thursday 11 March 2010, at Vale Royal Locks from 10.00 a.m.  No particular skills were needed, activities being primarily grass and scrub clearance and painting and
all tools and personal protection gear were provided by B.W.

2010 Subscriptions  

Note that River Weaver Navigation Society subscriptions are now due for 2010. 
These should be sent to our Membership Secretary,
Mr John Hulme, at 10, Leighs Brow, Barnton, Northwich, Cheshire CW8 4HT. 
Our annual subscription is unchanged at £7.50
and cheques should be made payable to River Weaver Navigation Society. 
If you pay by Standing Order, thank you!   

We appreciate your support for the River Weaver Navigation Society.

 Walks leaflet available

You can walk the Weaver Way with the aid of a guide.  Printed versions are widely available throughout Vale Royal but you can download it here

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