We’re very pleased to let you all know we have arranged a special New Years Eve for Pilling’s Boat-House! Tickets area available at £15.00 each from the Marina Office and we are keeping this under wraps for the next two weeks to allow Berth Holders to have a priority. Call into the office for more details!
As it’s that cold & dark time of year drawing closer, we wanted to remind you all to check your batteries in your boat and on-board appliances. Firstly for safety and general maintenance on your main battery banks as they could have had some wear and tear this summer.
But also don’t forget those small batteries in smoke detectors, gas detectors and similar. Remember that low batteries usually result in warnings and beeps that not only mean the device won’t work properly, but it could mean an uneccessary trip to your boat to stop it from beeping at your neighbours!
As some of you may know, this New Years Eve we’re planning a bit more entertainment at Pilling’s Boat House and including a new feature – the “Pilling’s Lock Boating Awards”. The evening will be a ticket only event but there will be a substanial discount for Berth Holders.
Being a completely new type of event, we’d like your views and suggestions on what we should be making awards for. Things like “Best Narrowboat”, “Best Cruiser”, ”Best Christmas Lights” would be included, but we’d like some light-hearted awards too like “Biggest Repair Bill” and ”Best New Dent”. We’d also know how you’d like to recognise a member of the local community who’s been helpful and supportive of boating in the local area.
When we’ve decided what award categories are going to be recognised, we will then have confidential voting forms available at the office for everyone to have their vote. Entries will be counted and verified before NYE and the awards given out on the night.
Web users will be glad to know that comments are now open on this feature! so go ahead and let us know what you think we should all be recognising at this event…but please be positive and constructive with your views and don’t spoil the surprise if you have someone in mind! …
Just a quick update to say we have had some great progress with the Landscaping and all finished levels are in around the driveway and main gate. Grass seed has been ordered and we’re also looking into a few trees to start the winter planting. If anyone knows where we can get a good deal on tress, bushes and plants then do let us know!
We must also ask that from this point onwards customers do not park on the grass verges at all. The ground is very soft and will be for many months so we do not want vehicles making marks in the topsoil - plus we have ample spaces in both car parks so a proper parking space is just a short walk away.
Thanks!
Our next quiz is on 4th November 2009 and may have a Bonfire Night theme…so brush up on your history! Same deal of £2.50 per person entry to include buffet.
Book early to avoid disappointment on 01509 414627.
20 Veteran Cars are due in for a half hour cool-off stop (and coffee break!) at 10.30am this Sunday, so any car buff’s are more than welcome to come along and have a look!
If marina users can keep the area near the Facilities Building clear until 11.15am when they have gone we would really appreciate it. Please also be careful using Flesh Hovel Lane as many cars of this age don’t have very good brakes!
Anyone wishing to take photos please do email them to the office and we’ll post a few on our website.
Power Out/Office & Cafe Closed 13th Oct 2009
Published October 1, 2009 Uncategorized Leave a CommentThose Lovely people at E-ON are at it again and we have just had notification that our power supply will be off between 09.00hrs and 17.00hrs on Tuesday 13th October 20009.
We will therefore close the office for Tuesday that week and open Wednesday 14th October 2009 instead. The cafe will be closed for the duration of the power-cut but we’ll do our very best to be open for 5pm that day and keep the very popular winter £5.95 evening menu alive!
We cannot apologise enough for this power supply interruption but there are major overhaul works happening locally which should result in a better, more reliable supply in the future.
E-ON can be contacted directly on 024 7618 5226 if you wanted to know more information nearer the time and quote incident no. 9242.
Access Road Surfacing 5th & 6th October 2009
Published September 30, 2009 Uncategorized Leave a CommentWe are having the end of our internal access road re-surfaced along with the footpaths to Jetties A & B on the 5th & 6th October 2009. Can all marina users please note that after 4th October 2009 no parking at all will be permitted in the off-road area by A & B Jetties or on the concrete area adjacent as traffic will have to be diverted over that area.
Vehicles left in the way will be removed at the owners expense.
We are also having some final earthworks done to trim up the verges and borders at the sides of the access roads and parking will no longer be permitted in the areas listed above. If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact the marina office.
Office Hours change on Thursday 24th Sept.
Published September 22, 2009 Uncategorized Leave a CommentJust to let everyone know we are closing the office until 11.00am on Thursday 24th September 2009. This is to enable some valuable staff training time on our new computer systems which have been installed to improve service levels we offer to all clients. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and if you do need any laundry tokens or electricity cards they will be available from the cafe staff.
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