PLEASE DO come along to hear about the past year and our plans for the future!
Sunday 5th November, 2-3pm. The bar will be open serving drinks.
Flotilla of Light: cake and information stall
Boats will be coming past Harrison Park from 6.30pm
Join us for this the annual Ronnie Rusack Flotilla of Light on the towpath, opp. the Ashley Terrace Boathouse on Saturday 4th November this year; and we’ll have a ‘Cake & Information Stall’ from: 4pm-8pm that afternoon/evening.
Quiz Night 2023
Monday 30th October 2023, 7.00 pm; at the Merchiston Tennis & Bowling Club
Join us for the revival of the society’s quiz night! £2 entry per person (suggested team size 4-6). Expect your usual quiz conundrums, with some canal related twists.
The bar will be open serving drinks 🍻 🍷. Show your interest on our facebook event
End of Season for our Rowing Boat Hire
Saturday 23rd September 2023, midday to 4.30 pm; opposite the Ashley Terrace Boathouse
To celebrate the end of our rowing boat hire for 2023 we’ll be hiring TWO of our traditional Rowing Boats at 12 pm, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm and 4 pm. Each boat will cost £10 to hire, for a 50-minute session, maximum 5-persons per boat. All ten hires will be on a first come first served basis.
As well as the opportunity to hire out the boats we’ll have our usual tented-area, opposite the Boathouse, with tea/coffee/cakes available – and holding a raffle on the day with some fantastic prizes up for grabs. Join the event of Facebook
They’ll be one last opportunity on the Sunday (24th) with the last of our usual slots (2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm), three of which will be available to hire in advance. Please see our Rowing Boats section for more details.
Launch Date for our Rowing Boat Hire
Sunday 16th April 2023, 2pm (to 5pm); opposite the Ashley Terrace Boathouse
We’ll have our usual tented-area, opposite the Boathouse, with tea/coffee/cakes available – and we’ll be hiring TWO of our (fully refurbished) traditional rowing boats at 2pm, 3pm and 4pm. Each boat will cost £10 to hire, for a 50-minute session, maximum 5-persons per boat.
We thereafter plan to keep hiring out the two rowing boats, every Sunday afternoon, right through to September.
