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Our speaker will be Cath Turpin; and her illustrated talk describes the lives of the families who worked on commercial narrow boats in the mid 20th century.   She will look at their accommodation, every day lives, education and  some of the hazards they faced.   Not your current day cruising!

Meeting is free of charges and  begins at 7.30pm.

We will be celebrating our Christmas Social , with sherry and mince pies.

Please bring a wrapped gift for our secret Santa Raffle.

Christmas cards for sale.

Drinks available from the hotel bar – just along the corridor.

We hope you can join us; you will be very welcome

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IWA Chester & Merseyside Branch
Event Dates

Tuesday 10th December

Location

Ellesmere Port

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IWA Chester & Merseyside Branch – Talk on how Families Lived on old working narrowboats

Our speaker will be Cath Turpin; and her illustrated talk describes the lives of the families who worked on commercial narrow boats in the mid 20th century.   She will look at their accommodation, every day lives, education and  some of the hazards they faced.   Not your current day cruising!

Meeting is free of charges and  begins at 7.30pm.

We will be celebrating our Christmas Social , with sherry and mince pies.

Please bring a wrapped gift for our secret Santa Raffle.

Christmas cards for sale.

Drinks available from the hotel bar – just along the corridor.

We hope you can join us; you will be very welcome

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Ellesmere Port

Holiday Inn Ellesmere Port - Cheshire Oaks, an IHG Hotel, Lower Mersey St, Ellesmere Port CH65 2AL, UK

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