A Thames Conservancy tug breaking up the ice by Docket Eddy at the end of Pharaoh’s Island
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A few more floating assets
Now I know spring has truly arrived. Why? Because I’ve got my tickets for Beaulieu boat jumble, the annual junkfest held in the grounds of Lord Montagu’s little pad in the New Forest which attracts boaters and yachties from all over the country – and even further afield – eager to replenish their supplies of unnecessary bits of boating memorabilia.
Road will drive us round the bend – or not
Now here’s a dilemma. I’ve been a staunch supporter of the plans for a new bridge in Walton ever since the idea was first mooted. I urged Surrey County Council to stop faffing about and get on with it.
The proof of the pudding…
It’s definitely that time of year when the thoughts of many folk turn towards the possibility of getting out on the river.

