Working Boat Family Days

17 July 2010 to 30 December 2010

A family event giving you the chance to see inside a historic boat cabin

A family day out with the added experience of building a canal and boarding a historic working boat.

Families are given a unique opportunity to step aboard a working boat, run by British Waterways volunteers.

WOW has set up a number of family days in Birmingham, Hatton in Warwick, Fradley Junction near Burton upon Trent and Foxton Locks in Leicestershire where you can take part in hands on boating activities.

• Step aboard the historic working boat - see inside the tiny cabin where boat families lived

• Step down into the ‘hold’ – where the cargoes were carried and learn what goods were transported around the Midlands

• Take the activity challenge – ‘Build a canal’ or ‘Load the boat’

• Roses & Castle painting demonstrations take place at some of these events

The first two events took place in June this year at Fradley Junction and in Birmingham. Forthcoming event dates are:

17th & 18th July – Birmingham, outside the Seal Life Centre

14th & 15th August – Foxton Locks, near Market Harborough in Leicestershire

25th – 29th October (half term) – Hatton Locks, near Warwick

Come along and join us and have fun with boats!

For further information on these events or about volunteering at family events please contact; Sarah Cook sarah.cook@britishwaterways.co.uk or call 01926 626 150.

For more information about the Working Boats Project log onto: www.heritageworkingboats.org.uk

For many more events and leisure ideas log onto www.waterscape.com