This Canal is Falling Apart! - Narrowboat Life - Stratford-upon-Avon - Save OUR Canals - Episode 197
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
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We wind up our journey to Stratford-upon-Avon and reflect on the state of the navigation and how can we help to bring awareness to our waterways funding.
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This Canal is Falling Apart! - Narrowboat Life - Stratford-upon-Avon - Save OUR Canals - Episode 197
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Lovely Fran & Rich the weaving is amazing the yarn colors are so complimentary. Well done Fran. I think I would really like to see Stratford on Avon. Looks like History on a walk!
Thank you so much!
Well done, great vlog
Hi Fran and Rich, thank you for your latest video it was wonderful to see Stratford upon Avon. Your face in the rain Rich bless you! Don't knock it we've had hardly any rain in Norfolk! The water butts are very low still.
I've been meaning to say this before Fran, goodness me you have some patience with the weaving, if I tried that I'd get in such a tangle and a muddle! It's clear you enjoy it though and you do make lovely items! 💚
Btw Fran, my other half finally agreed in the end to a Thermal Cooker 😃 a different make to yours but still good! We made a stew with it the other day OMG it's wonderful! So much better and even cheaper to run than our slow cooker! Easier to wash up too! If it had not been for you guys we'd not known about them! So a big thank you from us! Take care. 🙂
That is wonderful. Thermal cookers have been around for a long while in the form of hay boxes and I don't understand why everyone doesn't have one in these days of extortionate fuel costs. Enjoy your cooking
Fran, I crochet, but I don't think I could weave. I sure do admire you for your talents.
Sad that the canals are falling into disrepair 😢 loved your journey though, Stratford was on my doorstep when I lived in UK ❤
It was great to see the product of your weaving! The colors and textures look fantastic.
Thank you so much!
It is sad to witness the decline in the state of the canals and worrying for how our future on the water will look without some drastic action. It’s been so apparent in the last year in particular. It was fascinating seeing behind the scenes with Fran setting up the warp for her weaving, and I hope Rich never needs the loo when she’s doing it! 😂
Ha Ha, I do ask if he might need to get through before I start. Timing is everything x
My wife’s grandfather was in the picture with the queen mother. He is also on the plaque in the town centre. Love Stratford.
Wow, that's fantastic ❤️
Rich ,you old curmudgeon! that looked like such fun!! Cheers both 😄
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''a little inclement'' I love that 😊. I also enjoy learning about the weaving process and watching Fran doing her thing 🙏. I hope your vlog brings some attention to the state of the canal and that some restorative work can be done soon.
Thank you Rich and Fran for taking us all along on a jolly afternoon vacation on the canals. Cheers from Spokane Washington.
Our pleasure!
Weaving setup was wonderful!
Thank you
Fran you have the patience of Job! I could never do that! I hope they don’t let the canals just rot away. It is a way of life for many.
Loved having Saturday morning breakfast with you two on the tube! You brought wonderful memories of our visit Stratford Upon Avon. We agree, the crowds were a challenge. We escaped to the country after that!❤️❤️🦔🤠
That is the great thing about being on the boat, we can always escape.
@@FloatingOurBoat ❤️
Your drone footage is so wonderful! 🤩
glad you liked it
Great vlogg again guys fran weaving away and your informative stories thanks 😅
Thank you
I sense an abundance of sarcasm during this episode. 😉 The drone shots over Stratford-Upon-Avon look amazing.
Beautiful filmed and edited video, so interesting. Sad about the state of some of the canals, and the lack of peace you were looking forward to. The weaving that Fran was doing looks lovely. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you. I guess we should have known better than to be there on a bank holiday
Wow Fran your amazing
Love Stratford upon Avon and that market. Don't be grouchy. It is a canal I would love to do again but hubby worried about the stiff locks
Plenty of people obviously like it, but give us peace and quiet anytime. The ice-cream made it all worth while though
i think the canals are being neglected just me viewing other boaters , such a shame.
my husband been picking blackberries made him b/apple crumble . A friend dropped us home grown apples cookers grapes and pears lovely bag left on
step we only popped out for half an hour , I have made him a cake with apple and sultana cake
weaving so interesting love to follow you .
not been to stratford for years not that far from us but its so busy , memory lane for you , many thanks 🙂🍇🍐🍏
Hi both I live just outside evesham. You will pass my front door when you come through on the river. Stratford is always busy, when we visit we park up the other end of town and walk down along the canal.
Oh wow, what a wonderful place to live
I richard and fan nice to see you bothe a very interesting blog all the best for now😊
Thanks 👍
Hi, you two. It's always nice to see you in action, Fran is busy weaving while Rich is busy licking his 99. I imagine Stratford is always busy with bard activities and tourism. And getting away from it all is very appealing, I would do the same. Enjoy the river, see you soon xx
The river has been so welcome with its clean air and peaceful moorings
That loom would drive me crazy!
Sad to say the canals are not being looked after as they should and this has been evident over several years. That said, your vlogs are very interesting and I feel the true boating spirit in you both, big hugs from a fellow boater 🦆💕
love the colours of the weave! very winter..
Thank you 🤗
So lovely to see a new Vlog up to enjoy on a very HOT Sunday here in Phoenix AZ US. The high for today was 110* with 26% humidity making it feel so much hotter.
Fran I love seeing you load up your loom, so exacting and yes it takes a lot of patience. I think after working on it you become more patient.
It’s fun to see the tourist areas but I think about a half day would be plenty enough for me. All those people and the noise!!
❤. Love to you both.
Beautiful video. Well done doing all those locks. Despite the rain lots of colour and scenery makes your cruising so idyllic. Thank you both. take care.
Many thanks!
Wow Fran, thanks for the weaving demo, amazing to see the hours of work you put in. We only had 1 day in S-o-a when we were in the UK. We didn't see nearly enough , you've wet oyr appetite to go back on a future UK trip
Hi guys!
Nice to see a Lamborghini with a colour matched parking ticket. 😁
All the best.
It did make us smile 😁
Always a pleasure to see what you talented people are up to. Glad there was a bit of peace--and ice cream, which improves the crabbiest day--to be found in Stratford-upon-Avon. And I did chuckle at the irony of Laura Maisie being an inadvertent tourist attraction herself.
Peace and ice-cream! What more could you want
Thanks for the lovely video. Cheers.
I really enjoyed watching Fran explain the process of weaving the beautiful Scottish yarns she bought. Meanwhile I enjoyed your tour of Stratford-Upon-Avon, which I've wanted to visit ever since I first heard about it back in the 1960s. I'd watched "A Midsummer's Night Dream" performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company starring Diana Rigg, David Warner, etc. on TV. I fantasized cruising Stratford-Upon-Avon and mooring nearby. So fun to watch you both doing exactly what I'd fantasized 50+ years ago! Too bad it's become a tourist trap. Oh, well! Jenny
It is a bit of a tourist trap which is a shame. We would have loved to see a Shakespeare play there, but nothing was on which we wanted to see. Maybe another time
@@FloatingOurBoat Hopefully you'll someday be able to watch a play at the RSC.
Love your channel guys!
Great content. Keep up the good work 👍😀
Thanks so much!
Yes.some of those locks needed urgent attention and repairs. I've been to Stratford-upon-Avon a couple of times, so I know what it can be like. Stay safe.
Fran your weaving is beautiful. Rich I’ll take one of those 99’s please!😂
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Those colors are beautiful for a scarf.
Stratford upon Avon brings back so much good memories. 50yrs ago I first went there and believe it or not it was still very busy. Cheers guys
My aunt used to live near there, she always had a story about the town trying to get rid of buskers.
Hi Rich and Fran great to see you both again. Let's hope so.e funding will turn up to repair those locks great video keep them coming best wishes to you both ❤️
Good you point the faults out and make it obvius what needs to be done..😊
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Your video was a great way to start my day!
Glad you enjoyed it!
The south Stratford was always a hard canal to get along way back in the early/mid 1990's, that's the heritage element of boating.
Excellent videos, thanks for sharing
You need the loom in front of the window they would all love it
I almost took it out to the park by the boat this week but I dont think I would have got much done
Take care
Nice to see another vlog so quickly
The canals are a huge part of UK heritage and the system is unique. We have been cruising the system since 1991 and we can definitely see the degradation in many areas. By reducing the funding for the canals, I think the ultimate aim is to reduce the system to a few major canals. The northern canals such as the Leeds/Liverpool and Rochedale will be the first to go. Twice we have attempted the Rochedale in May and each time we have been thwarted by poor management causing lack of water. It is just so short sighted and very sad.
It is sad to see the decline specially after so much work went into restoration. We can only hope that someone with a bit of clout realises their value
Thank you both for an interesting trip.
You didn't know you were one of the attractions did you LOL so many onlookers there.
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Thanks for the video you two 😊
Great video, sad to see the decline of the canal. In some ways surprising to see on a canal so close to tourist spots like Stratford. I agree, it would have been my idea of hell too, so busy! You seem to become a tourist attraction too😆😆. Christmas all year round for goodness sake! Not just Morrisons then 😅
I dont know what Shakespeare would have thought
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Lovely lovely vlog and cruise. Gotta say your weaving is fantastic. You have immense patience indeed. Wow. Best wishes. ❤
Thanks so much! 😊
What a gorgeous piece of weaving, and interesting explanation of how it goes; how that glorious yarn gets made into scarves and such. these things would make very special gifts if you know the intendeds favorite colors - I don't think you can easily find them in stores these days. And let's thank the Mr. for a couple of nice music clips again!
Thank you so much
I do find it rather worrying that if a canal in a tourist area like it is in trouble because of lack of funding.
WOW! Fran, I’m amazed all that “threading” of the loom only took you 4 hours…… I would have been way too confused to get all that straight…. Fantastic vlog as always. Thank you for sharing your life with us. I agree, so sad to see the decay of the canal infrastructure
Thank you
oh Fran & Rich you got stuck in the city... with the gongoozlers at the end, bet you were glad to get to quiet waters!
the weaving was amazing Fran, what patience you have! so fiddly. wow its so beautiful, thank you for showing us.
very colourful and creative. I love drawing tiny things and illustrations. but could not do that.
hope you are both ok now. x
We were so glad to get on the river and have had the loveliest peaceful moorings
Ha ha I’m chuckling because I’ve recently seen a few videos of Stratford upon Avon, and I’m now wanting a tour showing anything, simply anything that isn’t Shakespeare related.
Or, perhaps trying to find the place claiming the most tenuous of connections to Shakespeare ha ha.
I truly love history and historical architecture etc, so I don’t mean to sound miserable, but it just makes me laugh 😂
Thanks for sharing this video, lovely to catch up.
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The whole town seems to be relying on the Shakespeare link for profit. Even the ice cream boats had pictures of him on the side.
Nice 1 Rich and Fran…
You will go past my caravan site at Abbots’s Salford on the river Avon. I am down there every weekend with the miss and kids are get away. Give us a wave 👋🏻 on the way past
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Tourist trap Stratford on a busy weekend. Okay. Fran's weaving looks tremendous, thanks for video-ing the whole thing
Glad you liked it
I think the southern Stratford has always been hard work particularly the single bottom gates. So the last thing thats wanted is further challenges on top of that due to poor maintenance. I do have sympathy with CRT in some respects though….but it would be nice for them to be doing more for the boater though.
Thankyou take care
Loved this video....grumpy Rich made me laugh and Fran leaves me in awe !!!! Looking forward to Rich wearing that scarf XXXX
Ha Ha, I'd better get weaving then!
What an amazing gift of the cones Fran, they are worth a fortune. There used to be a shop here where they had tons of them and you could just buy whatever amount you wanted off them and they’d wind them into a cake for you. Sadly they only sell online now and mostly their hand dyed wools and mixes, no more cones😪. The first pair of socks I ever knit the wool came off a beautiful purple/burgandy/ grey tweedy cone.
The weave is lovely👍🏼🙋🏼♀️
I know that I am so lucky, I cant wait to experiment properly with them
I had to google Golden Drop Plums as I thought my Cherry Plums might have been actually Golden Drop.
Cherry Plums can be either red or yellow.I have both self sown courtesy of the birds or perhaps insects.
As I gather a lot of leaf litter from out on the street I think perhaps I have brought some into my garden. Am hoping the winds this week do not mean a poor crop .
I love those wild cherry plums. I have since found out that the nearby town of Pershore is famous for introducing the first golden egg plums and Pershore plums which came from wild seedlings
Thank you Fran for the education of the loom threading. I had no idea. I avoid tourist traps myself, so I know how you feel. Nice video, see you next time.
I guess some people love it, but we definitely thrive on peace and quiet
beautitful Straford-upon-Avon, been here a lovely place, but that yellow Ferrari is just not right..... gotta be a RED ferrari... great Vvlogs guys thank you...
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Fran, you are a very talented lady.
Thank you
We was gonna go on one them wheels at Great Yarmouth but was quite expensive for just two adults my goodness
The same in Stratford so we just watched
So many locks throughout the system are in desperate need of repair and maintenance. So much could be done to improve them and the skills are there as well as time slots at the workshops but CRT either doesn't have the money or the will to do what's needed. Speaking to people around the system, especially those on the peripheries, the arms and the small canals, they are all worried CRT are pursuing a policy of managed decline and closure. Its heart breaking.
I still think the government will have to step in. Too much depends on our canal system. Let's hope the quieter canals don't get left behind
Thanks
It's a shame you missed Hooray's ice cream parlour. They even have excellent vegan ones.
great see you put vid out on channel thanks four the share on nice place channel thanks lee
It seems theirs deterioration all over the network , if you do make it down the K&A you'll find theirs a lot of silt build up which is why you'll see alot of beautiful wild moorings but you can't get the boat to pull in because of the silt then a few times iv had to push the stern out first to reverse out to get out of the moorings and the silt build up is a big problem on some of the narrow stretches also Frans loom work is amazing it's nearly a lost art and givesvme a massive amount of respect for the loom workers who had to operate up to as many as 16 looms at a time in the mills
Thank you. We haven't seen a dredger on the system for so long. I agree with you about the loom workers. I thread a couple of hundred threads but they worked with so many more much finer threads
@@FloatingOurBoat I have actually seen a dredger once in the 8 months iv been on the K&A but they were only moving to take out some shopping trolleys that had been dumped in the canal further up and didn't actually do any dredging with it and the CRT had kindly left that job to volunteers again , and the noise from the factory looms is also amazing as iv worked in some very modern factories over the years and although yes they are noisy that's nothing compared to the old mills
Good placement of your advertising card on the boat. Perhaps it might find a position on the duck hatch for greater exposure?
They are tatty now and really just there to protect the pint from the bike inside. We're a bit ashamed to display them outside😂
@@FloatingOurBoat time to update them then
Well fix it Dear Rich fix it😊
If we win the lottery!!!
Xx
Hey sorry rich you are fab but that’s a very pretty dress Fran
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11 locks one day ! Wow how long take
It is usually an average of 3-4 locks/ hour plus cruising time inbetween
It was creaky along the Stratford 40+ years back when I used to cruise it
Fran I must say you have a great figure. I think we are about the same age so I’m not being cheeky. You look great in your jeans
Wow, thank you so much ❤️
It’s about time the massive water companies that take and damage our water systems are made to pay the CRT for the upkeep of our waterways
Quite agree
Do you think the shutting of the church gates was a coincidence? Or did they remember you from last time ? 😉
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It's funny how these "charities" have no money to carry out any work, yet the bosses are always on six figure salaries.
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2:42 "The first thing you see and smell is..."
Sorry, in American shame and embarrassment.
unfortunately we seem to love it in England!
Could ask for EU funding
This Labor government will not spend any money on the canals. Simply because the vast majority of people who use them are
w h I t e. Just my opinion.