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Mar162019

Old Bedford river campaign to re-open.

On Thursday 14th March Pat Fox and Paula were invited to a luncheon at the Lamb & Flag in Welney where waterways campaigner John Revell was to make a presentation to the landlords.  Following an excellent lunch John invited Gina…Read more ›

Tagged with: John Revell, Lamb & Flag, old bedford river
Jul182018

John Revell’s inspiration ahead of the next Old Bedford river Campaign Cruise!

Waterways campaigner and mooring customer John Revell is sharing some of his previous script on other restored waterways that he has visited as he looks forward to the Old Bedford river campaign cruise on 19th to 22nd August 2018. Descending the…Read more ›

Tagged with: British Waterways, chesterfield canal, droitwich canal, IWA, IWA festival, John Revell, Kennet Avon canal, old bedford river, South Pennine ring, the canal and river trust
Jun292018

Old Bedford Campaign Cruise Aug 19-22 2018

A Guest blog from Waterways Campaigner and mooring customer John Revell. When Charlie and Pat Fox set up business in West End March in the 1960’s navigation on the Middle Level was very different from today. Stanground Lock was only 49′ long…Read more ›

Tagged with: Chris Howes, Environment Agency, IWA festival, John Revell, Middle Level Commissioners, old bedford river, waterways campaigner, Well Creek Trust
Dec222017

Olive Emily and the Old Bedford River

Fox Narrowboats mooring customer and waterways campaigned John Revell shares his account of his recent campaign trips. ‘Olive Emily’ built by Fox Narrowboats and the Old Bedford River In 2006 the Environment Agency (EA) piled the entrance to Welches Dam…Read more ›

Tagged with: John Revell, Olive Emily, Project Hereward
Aug232017

Old Bedford cruise 16 and 17 July 2017 – Another Success

Waterways Campaigner and mooring customer John Revell updates us on his latest success on the Old Bedford River. In July 2017 two boats, Olive Emily (built by Fox Narrowboats and moored at Fox’s marina) and the cruiser Marie II, successfully…Read more ›

Tagged with: Environment Agency, John Revell, old bedford river
Apr062017

Old Bedford river conquered!

Non tidal access to the historic Old Bedford River was lost in 2006 when the E.A. closed Welches Dam Lock, thus stopping access to a waterway that had been navigated for over 350 years. Since the closure various attempts have…Read more ›

Tagged with: Charlie Fox, John Revell, old bedford river, river great ouse, welches dam
Nov182016

Navigating the Old Bedford River

Following on from John Revell’s previous blog about the efforts to restore the Old Bedford river to navigation.  John follows up with his latest thoughts.  Photography by Mike Daines. In November 2016 I took my narrowboat Olive Emily, based at Fox’s…Read more ›

Tagged with: East Anglian Waterways Association, Inland Waterways Association, John Revell, old bedford river, Project Hereward, salter's lode, waterways campaigner
Oct282016

The Middle Level Navigations – one boater’s view

Before reading this article further it is worth thinking back to 1984 when John Revell first visited the Middle Level Navigations.  In those days entry by boat to the system was restricted to boats of 49 feet in length because of the…Read more ›

Tagged with: East Anglian Waterways Association, IWA, John Revell, Middle Level, river great ouse, waterways campaigner, Well Creek Trust
Feb012016

Old Bedford River John Revell makes further progress

Mooring customer John Revell sends us a further progress report on attempts to enter the Old Bedford river.  If you haven’t read John’s earlier report you will find it here. In September 2015 Lois and Roy Parker entered the Old Bedford River…Read more ›

Tagged with: IWA, John Revell, narrowboat
Sep202015

Mooring customer John Revell talks of the Old Bedford river.

Waterways campaigner and IWA Peterborough Branch member John Revell talks about his latest campaigning trip on the local navigations. Lois and Roy Parker in their cruiser and Alastair and Jonathan Chambers and myself in my Fox narrowboat attempted to enter…Read more ›

Tagged with: East Anglian Waterways Association, EAWA, John Revell, Middle Level, old bedford river, Project Hereward, restoration, well creek
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