Boat Cruising Log -  Castaway -  2005 / 2006

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Moving house restricted our cruising this year

Hope to get back on the system early next year !

 

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SHEFFIELD & SOUTH YORKSHIRE NAVIGATION

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Saturday       Diesel, Pump Out, Water  

233.50
16-04-05 6.30    

Left Blue Water Marina

    
  7.00 7.15   Thorne Lock & Bridge    
  7.55     New Inn   (Stainforth)    
  8.15 8.20   Bramwith Swing Bridge    
  8.25     Moored at Sanitary Station

1.50

235.40
Sunday 10.35     Left Sanitary Station Mooring    
17-04-05 10.45 11.00   Bramwith Lock & Moorings    
  11.10     Bramwith Junction  (New Junction Canal)    
        Don Aqueduct    
  11.15 11.25 11.35 Low Lane Swing Bridge    
  11.40 11.50   Top Lane Swing bridge    
  12.00 12.08   Kirkhouse Green Lift Bridge    
  12.20 12.35   Sykehouse Lock & Bridge   (operated for us)    
  12.40 12.50   Kirk Lane Swing Bridge    
  1.00     Sykehouse Bridge   (opened for us)    
  1.15     New Junction End     (Southfield Reservoir)    

 

AIRE & CALDER NAVIGATION

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        Commercial Craft !!    
  1.50 2.55   Engine  not starting when lock ready (stop solonoid)    
  2.55 3.05   Pollington Lock (Kings Head)    
        Pollington Bridge    
  3.40     Heck Bridge ( Bay Horse Inn & Heck basin / SYCC)  
  4.00 4.15   Whitley Lock    
  4.20     Jolly Miller (Whitley Bridge)    
        D.B. Marine Ltd    
  5.10     Knottingley Junction (M. Hirst - Boat Builder)    
  5.30     Moored at Ferrybridge

6.10

241.50

Monday

       River in flood stayed at Ferrybridge    

18-04-05

            
Tuesday       River still in flood to 1.30pm

 

 
19-04-05 1.30     Left Ferrybridge Flood Lock Mooring  

244.40
  1.35 1.45   Ferrybridge Flood Lock    
  1.50     Ferrybridge C Station    
  1.55     Brotherton    
  2.00     Ferrybridge Boat Hoist    
  2.10     New Bridge (A1)    
  2.15     Old Bridge    
  3.05 3.15   Bullholme Lock    
  3.25     Moored at Castleford 1.55 246.60
Friday 11.45     Left Castleford Mooring   251.40
22-04-05 11.50     Castleford Flood Lock (open)    
  12.35 12.55   Woodnook Lock    
  1.15 1.35   Kings Road Lock    
  1.45 2.10   Birkwood Lock    
        New Aqueduct  or  Old Aqueduct    
        Mill House Inn    
  2.20     past Stanley Ferry to end of boats & back    

Fine Line Decor
Stuart Hickin Narrowboat Painter
All paint systems applied Tel: 01977  625 835 (home)
      07986 146 312 (mobile)
www.melashton.co.uk/painter/
  2.45     Moored at Stanley Ferry 3.00 254.37
Monday 2.15     Left Stanley Ferry   257.84
25-04-05 2.35 2.45   Broadreach Flood Lock    
        Rail Bridge    
        Chantry Chapel (not approached this time)    

 

CALDER & HEBBLE NAVIGATION
  3.00 3.30   Fall Ings Lock    
        Calder & Hebble Navigation Locks    
  3.40     Wakefield Flood Lock    
        Jolly Sailor    
        Thornes Wharf    
  3.50     Chantry Chapel from top of Wakefield Wier    
  4.00     Wakefield Flood Lock    
        Double Two Factory    
        Sandal Castle    
  4.15 4.30   Thornes Lock    
  4.35 5.20   Dinner at top of lock    
  5.30     Thornes Flood Gates    
  5.35     M1 Motorway Bridge    
  5.50 6.20   Broad Cut Low Lock    
  6.30     Moored at Navigation (Calder Grove)   261.47
Tuesday 2.35     Left Navigation Mooring   261.60
26-04-05 2.40 3.00   Broad Cut Top Lock    
  3.25     Horbury Bridge -  The Bingley Arms Pub    
  3.35     Wind at Horbury Bridge Residential Moorings    
  3.45     Moored at The Bingley Arms Pub 1.10 262.88
Wednsday 10.10     Left Bingley Arms Mooring   263.11
27-04-05 10.30 10.40   Broad Cut Top Lock  (assisted)    
  10.45     Navigation (Calder Grove)    
  10.50 11.10   Broad Cut Low Lock    
  11.15     M1 Motorway Bridge    
  11.25     Thornes Flood Gates    
  11.35 11.50   Thornes Lock    
  11.55     Sandal Castle    
        Double Two Factory    
        Chantry Chapel from top of Wakefield Wier (not approached)
  12.10     Wakefield Flood Lock    
  12.20 12.50   Fall Ings Lock    

 

AIRE & CALDER NAVIGATION

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        Chantry Chapel (not approached this time)    
        Rail Bridge    
  1.05 1.15   Broadreach Flood Lock    
  1.30     Moored at Stanley Ferry 3.20 266.65

Saturday

 5.50     Left Stanley Ferry Moorings  

271.74
30-04-05       Mill House Inn    
        New Aqueduct  or  Old Aqueduct    
  6.05 6.15   Birkwood Lock (2 boats)    
  6.30 6.40   Kings Road Lock (2 boats)    
  6.55 7.15   Woodnook Lock (2 boats)    
        Commercial Craft below Woodnook Lock  !!    
  7.40     Castleford Flood Lock (open)    
  7.50     Moored at Castleford 2.00 273.87

 

Griffin Pub  -  Mick & Sandra
Adjacent to Castleford Moorings
Wednesday:  Quiz  (9:30pm)  /  Bingo  /  Open the Box  (Typically £ 100)
Sunday:  Quiz  (9:30pm)  /  Bingo  /  Play Your Cards Right  (Typically £ 100)
Trick Coins loaned to John 26/07/00

THE  BRITT
Formerly  'The Brittania'  and  'Hickson & Welsh' Social Club
4 Minutes from Castleford Moorings  (towards Castleford)

Mondays Collier  -  Dixon  -  Line
Tuesdays Old Time / Sequence Dancing
Wednesdays Open
Thursdays Quiz  /  Bingo  /  Line Dancing
Fridays Private  /  Rugby  (Big Screen)  / Open to Public
Saturdays

Entertainment  /  Bingo
Sunday  Lunch Carvery  -  Soup  /  Meal  (CD)
Sundays Country  &  Western

Met  Alan & Christine (back on 5th June) and John ("Jacko Jnr"
Computer Programmer - Hickson & Welch - father "Jacko Snr" a clown at Stainforth !

 

Wednesday 12.30     Left Castleford Mooring   282.30
04-05-05 12.40     Castleford Flood Lock (open)    
  12.55     Methley Bridge    
  1.20 1.40   Woodnook Lock    
  2.00 2.20   Kings Road Lock    
  2.30 2.50   Birkwood Lock    
  3.00     New Aqueduct  or  Old Aqueduct    
  3.05     Mill House Inn    
  3.15     Moored at Stanley Ferry 2.45 285.18

 

Tuesday 3.00     Left Stanley Ferry Moorings   291.76
10/05/05 3.05     Mill House Inn    
  3.08     New Aqueduct  or  Old Aqueduct    
  3.15 3.25   Birkwood Lock    
  3.35 3.55   Kings Road Lock    
  4.10 4.25   Woodnook Lock    
  4.30     Lafarge Commercial Craft below Woodnook Lock  !!    
  4.45     Methley Bridge    
  5.00     Castleford Flood Lock (open)    
  5.10     Moored at Castleford 2.10 294.47

 

Wednesday 11.30     Left Castleford Mooring   294.47
11/05/05 11.40 12.00   Bullholme Lock    
  12.30     Old Bridge (Rail)    
  12.35     New Bridge (A1 Road)    
  12.45     Ferrybridge Boat Hoist    
        Brotherton    
        Ferrybridge C Station    
  12.50     Ferrybridge Flood Lock    
  1.25     Knottingley Junction (M. Hirst - Boat Builder)    
  1.30     D.B. Marine Ltd    
  2.15     Jolly Miller Moorings    
  2.30 2.35   Whitley Lock    
        Heck Bridge ( Bay Horse Inn & Heck basin / SYCC)  
        Pollington Bridge    
  3.25 3.40   Pollington Lock (Kings Head)    

 

SHEFFIELD & SOUTH YORKSHIRE NAVIGATION
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  4.10     New Junction Canal    
  4.25 4.35   Sykehouse Lift Bridge  (Moored for Tea Break !)    
  4.40 4.45   Kirk Lane Swing Bridge    
  4.50 5.15   Sykehouse Lock & Swing Bridge  (Plus Tea Break !)    
  5.40 5.45   Kirkhouse Green Lift Bridge    
  5.55 6.00   Top Lane Lift Bridge (operated by B.W.)    
  6.05 6.10   Low Lane Swing Bridge (operated by B.W.)    
        Don Aqueduct    
  6.15     Bramwith Junction  (End of New Junction Canal)    
  6.30 6.50   Bramwith Lock    
  6.55 7.00   Bramwith Swing Bridge    
  7.20     Moored at Stainforth  (New Inn) 7.50 302.69
THE  NEW  INN

Telephone Janet on (01302)  841 614
  11.20     Left Stainforth  Mooring (New Inn)   303.07
  11.55     M18 Bridge    
  12.05 12.30   Thorne Lock & Swing Bridge (Passed  Roger Turner - Brewood)  
  12.40     Moored at Thorne Visitor Moorings    
  3.30     Left Thorne Visitor Moorings    
        New Swing Bridge (open)    
  3.45     Moored at Blue Water Marina