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Day					Daily	Total
Date	Time 1	Time 2	Time 3	Comments	Hours	Hours
SHEFFIELD & SOUTH YORKSHIRE NAVIGATION
Click here for 'The Victoria' - Thorne
Click Here for Sheffield & South Yorkshire Canal Pictures
Wed				20gall Diesel, Pump Out, Water
06-06-01	05:00			Left Blue Water Marina		4904
	05:20	05:40		Thorne Lock & Bridge
	06:15			Moored at New Inn (Stainforth)	1	4905
Thu				Left Stainforth Mooring
07-06-01				Site of Ian's Swan Sanctuary Injured / Dead Swans
	07:40	07:45		Bramwith Swing Bridge
	07:50	08:05		Bramwith Lock & Moorings
	08:10			Bramwith Junction (New Junction Canal)
	08:15			Don Aqueduct
	08:20	08:30		Low Lane Swing Bridge
	08:35	08:40		Top Lane Swing bridge
	08:50	09:00		Kirkhouse Green Lift Bridge
	09:25	09:40		Sykehouse Lock & Bridge
	09:45	09:55		Kirk Lane Swing Bridge
	10:05			Sykehouse Bridge (opened for us)
	10:20			New Junction End (Southfield Reservoir)
AIRE & CALDER NAVIGATION
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	10:50	11:05		Pollington Lock (Kings Head)
	11:10			Pollington Bridge
	11:40			Heck Bridge ( Bay Horse Inn & Heck basin / SYCC)
	12:00	12:15		Whitley Lock
	12:30	01:50		Jolly Miller (Whitley Bridge) - Meal
	02:40			Knottingley Junction
	03:05			Ferrybridge Flood Lock
	04:10	04:20		Bullholme Lock
	04:30			Moored at Castleford	8	4913
Friday	09:00			Left Castleford Mooring		4913
08-06-01	09:05			Castleford Flood Lock
	09:40	10:00		Woodnook Lock
	10:20	10:40		Kings Road Lock
	10:55	11:10		Birkwood Lock
	11:20			Moored at Stanley Ferry	2.5	4916

Tuesday	01:00	05:00		Short Cruises for Les Hartley & Ken Frost
12-06-01				Followed by above + Olivia & Family - Click here for Pics

Cruise for 'Ernie Hartley & Family' Ernie's dad "Jimmy ('Play it Again Sam') Hartley" was a well known pub pianist & singer From Marshall Street, Stanley, he sang & played in many local pubs & clubs Ernest, Pam & Family live in 'Bob Caygeon', near Toronto, Canada They ran a leisure chalet park but now run a flower shop 'Anything Goes - Balloons & Bows' Ernest, visiting with Daughter Sam(antha), Son-in-Law Robert, and children Alyssa (10) and Olivia (8) Accompanied by friends Colin & Jennifer Hepworth from Wakefield Wife (Pam) & Son (Richard) could not make it to England this year Click Here for Group Pictures Click Here for Local Waterways Map Saturday 16th June, 2001 Click on BLUE Links for Pictures
Saturday	08:30	09:30		Breakfast at Rothwell Park Cafe
16-06-01	09:45			Leave Stanley Ferry Mooring (Mill House Inn)
	09:50			Old Stanley Ferry Aqueduct
	10:00	10:15		Birkwood Lock
	10:20			Wind below Birkwood Lock
	10:25	10:40		Birkwood Lock
	10:50			New Stanley Ferry Aqueduct
	10:55			Mill House Inn (Stanley Ferry)
	11:10			Broad Reach Flood Lock (open)
				River Calder
	11:30			Wind at Chantry Chapel (below weir)
CALDER & HEBBLE NAVIGATION
	11:45	12:00		Fall Ings Lock
	12:10			Wakefield Flood Lock
	12:12			Navigation Warehouse
	12:15			Thornes Wharf
	12:20			Wind at Top of Wakefield Weir
	12:35			Jolly Sailor Pub (Thornes Lane Wharf)
	12:40			Double Two Shirt Company
				A View of Sandal Castle
	01:00	01:15		Thornes Lock
	01:25			Thornes Flood Lock
	01:45			M1 Motorway Bridge
	01:55	02:05		Broad Cut Low Lock
	02:15	03:15		Meal and 'Rerfreshments' at the Navigation Pub
	03:25	03:45		Broad Cut Low Lock
	03:50			M1 Motorway Bridge
	04:10			Thornes Flood Lock
	04:20	04:30		Thornes Lock
	04:50			Jolly Sailor Pub (Thornes Lane Wharf)
	04:51			Wakefield Flood Lock
	05:00	05:15		Fall Ings Lock
AIRE & CALDER NAVIGATION
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	05:25			Rail Bridge
	05:30	05:35		Broad Reach Flood Lock (now closed but boat leaving)
	05:45			Stanley Ferry
	05:50			New Stanley Ferry Aqueduct
	05:55			Old Stanley Ferry Aqueduct
	06:00			Moor at Stanley Ferry
				Refreshments at the Mill House Inn
Click Here To View Thank You Pictures From Alyssa (10) and Olivia (8)
Click Here to View Mel's Gift from Canada
Tuesday	02:45			Left Stanley Ferry mooring		4926
19/06/01	03:10			Broadreach Flood Lock
CALDER & HEBBLE NAVIGATION
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	03:30	03:50	04:20	Fall Ings Lock + (Break for Dogs & Food !)
				Wakefield Flood Lock
				Jolly Sailor Pub (Thornes Lane Wharf)
				Double Two Shirt Company
				A View of Sandal Castle
	04:45	05:10		Thornes Lock
				Thornes Flood Lock
				M1 Motorway Bridge
	05:35	05:55		Broad Cut Low Lock		3
	06:05			Moored at the Navigation Pub (Calder Grove)		4929

Wed	01:50			Left Navigation Mooring		4934
04/07/01	02:00	02:20		Broad Cut Top Lock
	02:40			Horbury Bridge - The Bingley Arms Pub
	03:00	03:30		Figure of Three Locks (2)
Met Mick & Maureen - Cruiser 'Petra' - Doncaster - Shared Locks to Shepley Bridge
	03:45	04:00		Mill Bank Lock
	04:20	04:50	Thornhill Double Locks (2) - 'Inter Pound Very Low - Topped Up !
	05:10			Thornhill Flood Lock
	05:20	05:45		Greenwood Lock
				Greenwood Flood Gates
	05:50	06:10		Shepley Bridge Lock
	06:20			Moored at Shepley Bridge	2	4936
Friday	10:45			Left Shepley Bridge Mooring		4938
06/07/01				Cruise to Batteyford Lock
				Back to Mirfield for Meal & Shopping
	04:00			Back to Moor at Shepley Bridge	2	4940
Tuesday	11:20			Left Shepley Bridge Mooring (After Water & Gas)		4942
10/07/01	11:35			Ledgard Bridge Flood Lock
	11:50	12:30		Battyeford Lock (Passed Mick & Maureen - 'Petra')
	12:40			Battyeford Flood Gates
	12:45	01:15		Cooper Bridge Lock
	01:20			Cooper Bridge Flood Gates
	01:30	01:40		Kirklees Low Lock
	01:45	02:00	02:45	Kirklees Top Lock
	03:00			Anchor Pit Flood Lock
	03:15	03:50		Brighouse Lock (Low)
	04:00	Moored at Brighouse Visitor Moorings (between locks)			2	4944

Wednesday	11:30			Left Brighouse Visitor Mooring		4960
01/08/01	11:35	11:45		Brighouse Top Lock
	12:00	12:30		Ganny Lock
	12:50	01:15		Brookfoot Lock
	01:20	01:45		Cromwell Lock
	02:10	02:30		Park Nook Lock
	02:35	02:45		Elland Lock
	03:00	03:15		Woodside Mills Lock
	03:20	03:35		Long Lee Lock
	03:40	04:45	05:35	Salterhebble Locks (3)
	05:35			Salterhebble Branch
	05:45			Wind and Return
	06:30	07:15		Water & Moored at Sowerby Bridge	6	4966
Friday	10:30			Left Sowerby Bridge Mooring		4969
03/08/01	11:15	12:15	01:30	Salterhebble Locks (3) + 'Breakfast'
	01:40	01:55		Long Lee Lock
	02:05	02:20		Woodside Mills Lock
	02:35	02:45		Elland Lock
	02:50	03:05		Park Nook Lock
	03:25	03:35		Cromwell Lock
	03:40	03:50		Brookfoot Lock
	04:00	04:15		Ganny Lock
	04:25	04:35		Brighouse Top Lock
	04:40	Moored at Brighouse Visitor Moorings (between locks)			4	4973
Tuesday	09:50			Left Brighouse Visitor Moorings		4980
07/08/01	09:55	10:05		Brighouse Lock (Low)
	10:15			Anchor Pit Flood Lock
	10:30	10:40		Kirklees Top Lock
	10:50	11:20		Kirklees Low Lock (Wait)
	11:30			Cooper Bridge Flood Gates
	11:40	11:50		Cooper Bridge Lock
	12:00			Battyeford Flood Gates
	12:10	12:20		Battyeford Lock
	12:30			Ledgard Bridge Flood Lock
	12:40			Moored at Shepley Bridge		4982
	02:25			Left Shepley Bridge Mooring
	02:30	02:50		Shepley Bridge Lock
	02:55			Greenwood Flood Gates
	03:00	03:20		Greenwood Lock
	03:30			Thornhill Flood Lock
	03:50	04:15		Thornhill Double Locks (2)
	04:30	04:40		Mill Bank Lock
	04:55	05:20		Figure of Three Locks (2)
	05:40	06:50		Horbury Bridge (meal) The Bingley Arms Pub
	07:10	07: