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Tag: Staines Sailing Club

Walton Bridge in the 1920s
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Got lock and lane woes? Take a different tack…

16/05/201317/01/2014Mort SmithComment(0)

Following on from last week’s Riverwatch in which I outlined an idea for closing off Walton Lane at the Walton Bridge end that was put forward by Doug Myers from Weybridge, I’ve had a note from Nick Pollard, the chairman of the Sunbury and Shepperton Local History Society.

Wayfarer dinghy
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Chance to try sailing at club day

12/05/201203/12/2012Mort SmithComment(0)

At last it appears that our long-delayed spring may be about to appear – and not before time as far as I’m concerned.

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The proof of the pudding…

12/06/200827/02/2013Mort SmithComment(0)

It’s definitely that time of year when the thoughts of many folk turn towards the possibility of getting out on the river.

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It’s plain sailing in Staines

05/06/200827/02/2013Mort SmithComment(0)

Fancy doing something a little different this weekend? If so, why not get yourself down to Staines Sailing Club to take advantage of their free ‘Go Boating’ day on Saturday, June 7 between 11am and 5pm.

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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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