Electricity Supply – 25th June 2009

Unfortunately there will be a disruption in the mains power supply on Thursday morning. Central networks are upgrading the local transformer and will need to switch off the supply between 8.30hrs and 12.30hrs though they have told me this time frame could be shorter if all goes well.

We will be unable to open the Facilities Building during this time for fire-safety and service level reasons, however we will be opening the office on Wednesday this week instead of closing and we will open Sunday 10.30-2.30pm too. The wireless will also be switched off.

Please accept our apologies for this disruption to our services and I hope no one is inconvenienced.

UPDATE – power was back on at 12.30pm as promised by Central Networks and please accept our thanks for your cooperation with this matter. Paul

James’ Progress…

Our intrepid cyclist is now in Ross on Wye enjoying lush, rollling hills and the odd summer shower. Managing over 240 miles since Sunday there is some great progress being made – and it’s still not too late to sponsor him! Forms are in the cafe.

22nd June 2009 – he’s now in Carlise and the hills of the lake district are killing the poor man! Any messages of encouragement are gratefully received and we’ll text them to him! PL

UPDATE 24/6

Had a phone call from James tonight 22h00 ..He is at or rather near Stirling Castle on route to Glen Coe the mountain!
All’s well apart from his very brown legs(?)
David L.

Free 4-day Cruise-Careful Skipper & Crew Required!

We have a boat on brokerage on the Ashby Canal which the owner would like very much to bring to Pilling’s Lock to enable him to hopefully sell it quicker. The narrowboat is a 47ft Trad in lovely order – so a careful skipper and crew is required to get it here with as few scratches as possible! but that’s not to say what a nice trip it could be. Any willing volunteers should call the marina office for vetting… 

James’ Bike Ride…

Rain or shine, James Warren is managing around 70 miles a day for his charity run from Lands End to John O’Groats and he started on Sunday. These first few days have been very guelling for him and I know he’ll be very pleased to know many people have sponsored him for this trip.

If you haven’t put your name on his form yet (or put your hand in your pocket for his charity – Peter Le Marchant Trust) then get along to the cafe where there is a sponsor form by the till and I know he’ll be extra pleased if we’ve added to his list of generous sponsors.

Site Warden – New Recruit.

We would like to inform all marina customers that we have just recruited a key-time Site Warden to assist the management with ongoing security at Pilling’s lock Marina. Further details will follow soon, but we can outline this extra resource as a person who will be responsible for random checks across the whole of the marina 7 days per week.

Whilst we have no issues with security at the marina (the most we seem to have stolen is toilet rolls from the bathrooms each day!) we feel that a 24hr on-site presence will  set aside any minor concerns that Mooring Customers may have about security when our live-in Directors vacate the apartment in the coming weeks.

If anyone requires further details then please do not hesitate to contact us here at the marina office.

Website stats & our new adverts…

Just something you may be interested in – over the past 10 days we have had between 156 and 312 hits per day on our website. If you discount the 10 or so hits per day that may be us in the office checking things, then that means we are getting a fantastic amount of our customers regularly checking what’s happening at the marina.

We do also have to remind customers that whilst we appreciate constructive feedback about the marina, the local area and boating - good or bad – we do not wish the site to become a “chat forum” and we do reserve all rights to edit any content as we see fit…after all, it is our website.

We have decided to use many of the positive feedback comments in our next advertising campaign and the first free bottle of wine at the bar goes to Ian Smith for his very warm comment of what he & Mrs Smith experienced when he first arrived at Pilling’s Lock.

If you have something you really think sets us above the competition, let us know and if you use your comment a bottle of wine comes your way too!  PL

Code Changes Today!

All access codes for main gate, toilets and laundry are changing today. If you are unaware of the new codes please pop into the marina office or give us a call/email with your Full Name and Boat Name to pillingslock@btinternet.com