Heart of the Water - January podcast

Latest podcast for January is now available!

Please click on www.heartofthewater.co.uk to start listening now.

Second Holiday Lodge Arrival

We are pleased to announce the arrival of the next luxury holiday lodge on Monday January 24th from Pinelog for Mr. & Mrs. Gittins.

As with the other cabins, it is in Siberian larch, fully fitted with gas central heating and a luxury kitchen.

We would like to welcome Mr. and Mrs. Gittins to the Marina and look forward to the arrival of her boat as well.

Heart of the Water Christmas Show

The Christmas edition of the popular Heart of the Water show is now online as a Xmas antidote.

Please click on www.heartofthewater.co.uk to start listening.

Boaters' Christmas Party

Mercia Marina Vehicle Windscreen Stickers

In the Forum Meeting held on October 26 it was decided that all vehicles in the gated portion of the Marina should have some form of identification (see the Forum Notes).

These have now been produced and are available from the Marina Office, initially free of charge. It is a vehicle tax disc holder upon which we will write the name of your boat as a means of identification, at the same time making a note of your vehicle registration.

For contractors, we will issue a daily pass with the relevant date written on it.

Moorers are asked to simply place a piece of paper on the dashboard of their guests' cars giving the name of the boat they are visiting.

The hire boat companies will be asked to place a similar identification sheet on the dashboard of their hirers' cars, when in the gated portion of the Marina.

More information is available in the forthcoming December newsletter.

Forever Forged in Findern

Hayley Powell, blacksmith extraordinaire and

owner of NB Blackjack on Nuthatch Pontoon,

is joining the Findern Craft Society for a show this

Saturday from 10 to 12 at the Village Hall.

Bonfire Night Report

Thank you very much to all the boaters and local residents who turned up to celebrate Bonfire Night with us.

We estimate that at least 600 people were here to see the fireworks and the massive bonfire. Taylormade Events put on a great show and the spontaneous round of applause when it was over is always much appreciated by them.

James Hibbert, a local resident and keen photographer, kindly supplied us with copies of some of the photos he took on the night.