family narrowboat business Archives | Fox Narrowboats Narrowboat holidays & day boat hire uk Sun, 10 Apr 2022 06:05:08 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 Directors in the Spotlight https://www.foxboats.co.uk/directors-spotlight/ Fri, 28 Nov 2014 09:30:14 +0000 http://www.foxboats.co.uk/?p=1985 Fox Boats is run by Paula Syred and Tracey Baxter, who are the daughters of Charlie Fox, the man who founded Fox Boats in 1952. They have a team of 7 dedicated staff, who love to help people have amazing…Read more ›

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Fox Boats is run by Paula Syred and Tracey Baxter, who are the daughters of Charlie Fox, the man who founded Fox Boats in 1952. They have a team of 7 dedicated staff, who love to help people have amazing holidays and day trips on the waterways in Cambridgeshire. Before putting the staff in the spotlight, we decided it was only fair to turn the spotlight on Paula and Tracey, and to share more about them!

Favourite thing about running Fox Boats:

P: Meeting so many different people from around the world when they visit the UK for a canal holiday adventure.

T: Turning customers’ ideas into reality when they order a bespoke boat.

Funniest memory/experience of running Fox Boats:

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P: Receiving a lecture from my father on professionalism and two minutes later he went to do a hire boat handover and promptly walked off the end of the landing stage, leaving only his trademark bush hat floating on top of the water.

T: Thinking about my father’s mantra for boat painting: “Awkward bits, corners and ends and edges first” whilst I’m varnishing what seems like miles of wooden matching.

Something interesting/unusual about you:

P: I was born in March, however my birthday is in August!

T: I have boated in many areas.  Kayaking around the Twenty Foot loop for charity was a challenge, as it is a 26 mile trip!

Best thing about living in Cambridgeshire:

P: The magnificent sunsets.

T: Cycling through open spaces.

Vision for the future of Fox Boats:

P: To continue providing quality holidays and day trips for many years to come.

T: To be running the company when the Bedford – Milton Keynes waterways link comes to fruition putting us on a navigable circular ring.

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]]> Hello and welcome to the Fox Boats Blog! https://www.foxboats.co.uk/hello-welcome-fox-boats-blog/ Fri, 21 Nov 2014 17:24:35 +0000 http://www.foxboats.co.uk/?p=1961 As a family-owned and run business, we decided that we would like to share the side of our business that our website doesn’t – the personal side. With big companies, it’s easy to lose the human aspect, and as we…Read more ›

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]]> As a family-owned and run business, we decided that we would like to share the side of our business that our website doesn’t – the personal side. With big companies, it’s easy to lose the human aspect, and as we are more of a family than a team of workers, we wanted to share what happens behind the scenes, what it’s like to work at Fox Boats, and the fun things we get involved in!

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We have a Facebook page and a Twitter account, and we would be delighted if you followed and liked us there, as well as follow our blog for regular updates and useful articles and tips about our boats, the waterways, visiting and living in Cambridgeshire.

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