May day festival weekend

We have had a very busy day today here at Norbury. We had 3 day boats go out first thing, 2 of which Peter duly showed out and the other one was doing short boat trips for the festival.
We had Phoenix, Summer Wine, Princess and Phoebe return to us this morning all with happy customers aboard and who also enjoyed great weather. Summer Wine, Ember and Python have all gone out today and we have bed and breakfast customers on Phoebe and Phantasy.
Everyone has been really busy here today in one way or another. The tea room has been especially busy which has kept Denise, Sylvia, Sandra, Jenny, Mrs Handbag, Sarah and myself (at times) occupied. We have sold loads and loads of ice cream and loads of cream teas and cake.
David and Joyce and me (sometimes) have been in the office....I have to keep putting words in brackets after my name because Simon said that I wasn't to help out in the tea room unless it was absolutely necessary....well Si it was ;-) and Sarah and Mrs Handbag have been turning boats round.
We also had the Shropshire Star running 1 hour long trips to Grub Street and back today with Will as steerer and Mike as crew.
Bernard, Mick and Peter have been engineering and doing the internal checks on the hire fleet as well as getting the day boats turned round ready for them all to go back out again tomorrow :-)
There are loads of boats here at Norbury at the moment for the festival weekend, there is the cheese boat, fudge boat, someone making nice belts and dog collars, Peter and Jill Jaggers selling their jewellery etc, Big Knitting wool stall, someone selling unusual tiller pins....Mark asked if he had a basset hound tiller pin, he replied "no, I've never seen one but I have one of a dachsund, I suggest you change your dog"...change my Dylan, never :-)
Well I can't think of anything more to say about today, hopefully we will be really busy again tomorrow, until next time, byeeeeeeeeeeee ange.

Norbury Canal Festival

Another few days boating

I have another boat that is in Burton on Trent that needs moving to Norbury this week some time if anyoone fancies it, I can arrange transport from Norbury to Burton by car, any takers, let me know via email.

Regards
Simon

Boat moving?

We are introducing another hire boat in to our fleet from later on this year and at present it is down in Bath on the Kennet and Avon canal and it needs to come up to us so that we can get it ready for hire, now usually this would have been done over the winter months however this year because of the amount of rain that we have had the rivers have been closed,now that they are open again we need to get the boat moved, so we are giving some one the chance of a two week free holiday to move the boat, it needs to be done as soon as possible so if any one with experience fancies a couple of weeks cruising aboard a 65 foot boat then drop me an email to info@norburywharfltd.co.uk

Regards
Simon

Derek and Allyson turned up yesterday to collect Birmingham following the completion of the works that they asked us to do, which consisted of: docking for survey, blacking, repainting and replacement of engine room handrails. After settling themselves back in last night they headed off for Ellesmere Port this morning. Any one on the Shroppie will see quite a few old boats out and about during the week as there is a gathering at the Port this coming weekend.

Here's a shot of Derek steering Birmingham away. I must say that I do think she looks a treat and is a credit to everyone who has worked so hard on her over the past few weeks. If you see them on their travels be sure to give them a wave, and don't push them over into the trees!

Birmingham leaving Norbury Wharf this morning.

We had a dayboat out this morning. The trip boat also started today. It certainly has been a glorious day for it! Don't forget that the trip boat will be operating on both Sunday and Monday next week.

Best regards,

David.

competition time

Firstly sorry for the lack of postings recently by me, I have just not had enough time to give it my full attention and when that happens the blog lacks any decent content, coupled with the fact that nothing exciting has been going on, but its all starting to rev up nicely now, and with Easter just around the corner we are starting to see the first signs of things getting busy!

As the title suggests, its competition time, and we are giving away a total of 170 prizes totalling over £2000 worth in value, and its really simply to win, firstly you need to go to this website competition time and register your details,then like our Facebook page you then turn up at Norbury on the 27th April, upon arrival 40 lucky families will have been chosen and they will then have a free one hour cruise on our trip boat The Shropshire Star after that those lucky families will be entered in to a prize draw to win a weeks holiday for up to six people aboard our boat Phoebe for a week in May 2014, and finally we are giving away two Day boats as runner up prizes for a day out in May. This massive prize giveaway is being broadcast over the Signal radio station over the next two weeks so this is your chance to register now!

Regards
Simon

Boats for sale

It's about time that I gave you an update on the boats that we have got for sale!

REF 10296 - 36 foot unpowered narrowboat. £4,999.00.View PDF brochure here.

REF 10297 - 20 foot "Bantum" style pusher tug.
£9,999.00.
View PDF brochure here.

 REF 10306 - 37 foot cruiser stern narrowboat.
REDUCED TO £21,500.00.
View PDF brochure here.

 REF 10310 - 50 foot traditional stern narrowboat.
£29,950.00.
View PDF brochure here.

 REF 10311 - 43 foot traditional stern narrowboat.
REDUCED TO £16,995.00.
View PDF brochure here.

 REF 10312 - 50 foot semi traditional stern narrowboat.
REDUCED TO £29,999.00.
View PDF brochure here.

 REF 10316 - 50 foot traditional stern narrowboat.
£26,500.00.
View PDF brochure here.

 REF 10317 - 50 foot semi traditional stern narrowboat.
£39,999.00.
View PDF brochure here.

 REF 10318 - 36 foot cruiser stern narrowboat.
£11,999.00.
View PDF brochure here.

 REF 10320 - 70 foot traditional stern narrowboat.
£27,500.00.
View PDF brochure here.
Vintage Lister JP2 diesel engine.

REF 10319 - 70 foot traditional stern narrowboat.
£49,950.00.
View PDF brochure here.

• Vintage Lister HA2 vintage marine diesel engine.

• Unique "under cloth" conversion.

• Ideal liveaboard.

Keep up-to-date by visiting our website www.norburywharfltd.co.uk.

It's been a busy weekend here at Norbury. We had three hire boats out on Friday, six yesterday and two tomorrow - so we have been working frantically to get them all finished in time.

Best regards, David.