Barbara Graham with Julie, left and Cliff

The pleasure of boats

So what do you do after you take early retirement at the age of 54 following a career as a computer systems engineer working for British Airways? That was the question facing Derek Beake from Richmond Drive, Shepperton in 1997…

For those in peril…

To anyone who spends time messing about in boats of all kinds, the dangers inherent in a life on the water are always there in the background.

Idyllic gem’s hidden away

There are many idyllic places from which to enjoy the beauties of the Thames but one of the best kept secrets around seems to be Truss’s Island – a tiny ait on the Surrey bank of the river quite close to Staines Bridge.