I heard some pretty exciting news on the radio the other day. Stratford-upon-Avon have removed all of the posters requesting for people the bin the bread and not feed the swans. I’m thrilled with the news. The sanctuary’s there, which ordinarily deal with the rehabilitation of injured birds are in fact over run with malnourished […]
Read more "Ban The Bread – Developments"Today I’m going to cover costs, it’s always a controversial one as everyone has a different opinion, but it is one of the things we get asked the most and the rate we seem to be asked it is increasing. “How much does it cost to buy a narrowboat then?” well what a wonderfully broad […]
Read more "How Much Does A Good Narrowboat Cost?"Today’s blog is a confession, a confession that I am in fact a complete fraud. I’ve been lying to you all on this blog for months and months, but after this weekend it is time to come clean. Don’t worry I’ve not been hacking your calls or making up Brexit economy figures. I’ve been talking […]
Read more "I’m a Fraud – The Struggles of Life on a Narrowboat"Woohoo! It’s the third of December which officially means I can talk about Christmas as much as I want to, for the next month. So I’m going to be getting in lots of posts all about the festive season aboard! From space battles (Not as sci-fi as they sound), to gift giving and whether Santa […]
Read more "The Boaty Christmas Countdown"I wrote this week about the big bread debate, as a wildlife and waterways lover it is something I am extremely passionate about. My thoughts as I wrote it took me ambling through the various situational factors that impacted on this problem. When I get an idea in my head I’m a bit of a […]
Read more "The Swan Food Pitch Dragon’s Den – CRT Are You In?"I think you would have had to of been living under a rock to of not seen the bin the bread campaigns, bread shaming anyone who attempts to feed wildfowl the carb filled assassin. It’s not good and not reflective of a natural diet for them, apparently. But there has been a recent kickback, from […]
Read more "The Big Bread Ban Debate"This blog is inspired by my lunch today, keep with me here folks, I was stood in the office kitchen when all of a sudden, I descended into mad panic, I realised I had the kettle on to make a cup of tea at the same time as my lunch went for a spin in […]
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