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Tag: Bridge Marine

Jenny Beagle
Local people

Jenny embodies the camaraderie of the river

03/08/201203/12/2012Mort SmithComment(0)

Woman selflessly helps desperate father facing tragedy with Fuzz

Recent developments

A dangerous friend

08/01/201102/12/2012Mort SmithComment(0)

My heart goes out to the families and friends of those who died when a small boat carrying six people overturned close to Pharoah’s Island at Shepperton.

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Lucky numbers all round

30/01/201026/02/2013Mort SmithComment(0)

When 74-year-old John Molnar put a £2 charity donation into the bowl on Shepperton-based Bridge Marine’s stand at the London Boat Show, to give himself the chance of winning an outboard motor, he wasn’t terribly hopeful about his chances.

Recent developments

A marine makeover

15/06/200926/02/2013Mort SmithComment(0)

When Nicky and David Prior bought the Bridge Marine boatyard in June 1984, it was a rundown wreck of a place.

Recent developments

Jenny’s happy to be at the helm

22/05/200827/02/2013Mort SmithComment(0)

Being a woman in a man’s world is never easy – but when the ‘world’ is that of boats and things nautical, it presents an even bigger difficulty. But that’s a challenge boatyard boss Jenny Beagle, who runs Bridge Marine in Shepperton, has been happy to meet since she took over the business from her parents in 1998.

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To contact Mort, email him at mortsmith32@gmail.com or call him on 01787 226974. He’s always pleased to hear from old friends who provided such a wealth of information and great stories for Riverwatch.

These columns appeared in the Surrey Herald.

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