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Helping to Restore and Preserve the Past |
| 2008 - A very special year! Raymond was built at Braunston in 1958 in a shed which stood beside the Wharf Arm. Her Golden Jubilee was celebrated at the Historic Narrowboat Rally at Braunston on 28/29 June. |
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Both
Raymond and Nutfield have now been registered on
the National Historic Ships Register. |
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The Friends of Raymond was formed in October 1996 to recover and restore Raymond, the last wooden working boat. By 2002 this was completed and then in 2003 Nutfield (which used to tow Raymond) came on the market and we managed to buy her. The story in brief .
. Nutfield was a great acquisition but we had to spend a lot of money on her (some borrowed) and we are actively money-raising for the next stage of her restoration as well as to keep Raymond in tip-top condition. If you think what we are trying to do is worthwhile, why not join us it costs just £10 per year. Can you help?
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After many years of service as Chairman of the Trustees, Francis Stapleton has retired and we are glad to welcome Christopher Jones (previously Secretary) as our new Chairman. We do, therefore, need a new Secretary (who does not need to be a Trustee) - any volunteers? Plans are already afoot for a special effort in 2010 to raise £10k for further work on Nutfield. Nutfield has had major repairs to the bottom under the cabin and engine room but another £20K will needed to be spent in the next few years mainly for work on her stern. Raymond will be going into dry dock over the w/e 16-18 October (2009) - helpers wanted for various jobs. Please email Steve Miles if you can help in any way. ![]() The cabin-side of Raymond completed. This is the livery used by Raymond in the late 1960s while being towed by Nutfield. It was felt appropriate to change from the original Barlow livery (below) so now, when seen together, the two boats will match just as they used to do. Raymond and Nutfield together in their new (matching) livery. |
The winning tickets were drawn by Tim Coghlan on 27th September 2008 and winners have been notified. Below are the prizes laid out on a table in the Executive Suite with the quilt used as a tablecloth! Tim Coghlan (MD of Braunston Marina) drawing the winning tickets while Marty Seymour looks anxiously on! List of prize winners. Nutfield towed Raymond for the last time carrying coal to the Kearley & Tonge jam factory at Southall in 1970. Since then there have been a number of re-enactments and, since their restoration, either Raymond or Nutfield (or both) have taken part. The picture above shows Nutfield leaving Braunston at the start of the very successful 2006 re-enactment -- almost exactly 36 years to the day after the final Jam Run proper. |