A long list of people have helped us so far and I'm sure there will be many more. This page is dedicated to those who have hepled us physically and mentally.
6th Nov Dave for helping us manoeuvre September Air around the marina
31st Oct Mama & Papa for letting us stay while the boat was being blacked
9th Oct Si's dad for accepting the delivery and storing the wood for several weeks
19th Jun Si's dad for finding a home for our table saw
28th Feb To my folks for letting us do a record 5 loads of washing
22nd Feb Si supporting me throughout my teaching qualification, for his patience and understanding x
18th Feb To Becks & Andy, congrats on your wedding & especially treating us to the most fantastic hotel room and your generosity x
29th Jan To Papa for his great suggestion & research into the electric drill pump
8th Jan Thank you to parents to treating us to a lovely meal
31st Dec For my parents to dropping me off to the boat
25th Dec Thank you to all our family for the generous gifts
19th Dec Thank you to Tim for battling with the weather to join us and for his perseverance
12th Dec Thank you to Dan for making our flue, base plate and taff rail supports
3rd Dec Thank you to Lindsay & Mike for another fabulous dinner and great company
2nd Oct Thank you to Si's dad in his assitance with finding us cheaper ash & oak
12th Sep Thank you to my folks for suppling the table and pudding
31st Aug Thank you to Shufty for giving us his fathers pillar drill
12th Aug Thank you to my parents for having me over the last 5 weeks after my op, couldn't have done it without you.
8th Jun Mama
for a lovely lasagne and for letting Si watch football on our TV!
12th Jun Nic
& Viv for a lovely evening on their back deck and **** for the midnight
cruise.
6th Jun Mama & Papa for having Ness & myself all weekend and the support with the wedding.
15th May Mama
for helping me plant the start of the kitchen garden and for the trout.
9th May A
fantastic dinner at Lindsay & Mikes....Masterchef Pro!
7th May Dave
for helping us move September Air safely to our new pontoon.
6th May Mama
& Papa for letting us do 5 loads of washing.
1st May Mama
& Papa for collecting their Grandpup for R&R.
18th Apr Gordon
for giving us his left over maggots.
8th May Gloucester
Police for taking an interest.
6th Apr Allison
& Dean having us for the afternoon and for amazing food.
4th Apr Mama
& Papa for our Easter Eggs and for bringing Nana to see the boat.
24th Mar Lindsay's
fabulous cooking, Mike for topping up our glasses and Barkis for loving Ness x
21st Mar For
Sandy & Chris visiting and for a nice meal out.
20th Mar Mama
& Papa for looking after Ness and myself.
7th Mar Lindsay
& Mike for inviting us around and not forgetting Barkis xxx
1st Mar Mama
for the left over Russian Soup........scrummy!
14th Feb Mama
& Papa for our Valentines dinner.
9th Feb Gloucestershire
Police for taking an interest.
1st Feb Mama
& Papa for having Nessie while she recovered from her op.
23rd Jan Dave
for helping Si lift the 8x4 sheets on to the boat.
3rd Jan Beccy
& Kevin for coming to visit in sub zero temperatures.
Xmas For
both families for having us and feeding us, plus all our presents.
19th Dec Mama
and Papa for having Nessie again this week.
17th Dec Tim
for all his hard work and for helping us cruise her.
13th Dec Becks
and Andy for visiting with the sausage baps and milk.
11th Dec Mama
& Papa for having Nessie in the week and us.
6th Dec Parents
for having Ness over the weekend.again.
6th Dec Dave
and Emma for coming to visit.
30th Nov Dockers,
Penny & Jim for being wonderful hosts, we will really miss you!!!
30th Nov Sharpness
Marina for making us feel so welcome, we will miss you.
30th Nov Brian
Williams (Sharpness marina owner) for everything.
30th Nov For
parents on going doggy sitting and feeding us.
30th Nov Chris
& Sandy for giving us a lift back to the marina.
25th Nov Apache
John for all his efforts in trying to get us to Evesham.
24th Nov Sandy
for a fantastic picnic spread.
21st Nov Mama
& Papa for Nessie sitting while we were away.
15th Nov Mama
& Papa for continuing to Nessie sit and use of the house.
14th Nov Auntie
Lyn & Uncle Keith for visiting Argy Bargy (September Air).
6th Nov Mama
& Papa for all the fantastic dinners and Nessie sitting.
27th Oct Mama
& Papa for housing a homeless couple and monster.
26th Oct Jo,
Annabelle and Ben, Sandy and Chris for coming to see the boat.
23rd Oct Mama
& Papa for their stew, table, wine glasses and the 'piece de resistance' Vienetta.
21st Oct Mama
& Papa for putting me up, while I internet shopped for the boat.
17th Oct Shufty
for putting up with no heating and for good chats.
15th Oct Mama
and Papa for feeding us and for a good night, just what we all needed.
11th Oct Chris
& Sandy for use of their washing machine, feeding and a bed.
2nd Oct Mama
& Papa for use of their washing machine and a centrally heated house.
26th Sep Mama
& Papa Storage Company Ltd
18th Sep Mama
& Papa for dinner, storage and our home in the country.
12th Sep Mama
& Papa for the chinese and letting us store our stuff.
7th Sep Mama
& Papa for their photographs and lift back to Sharpness.
5th Sep Papa
for helping me black the hull and parents for feeding us.
31st Aug Mama
& Papa for helping me with yet another coat.
30th Aug Sandy
for feeding us so late, especially for the cheesecake.
29th Aug A
big thanks to Mama & Papa for looking after Ness for 36 hours.
21st Aug Mama
& Papa for feeding us and looking after Ness for the day.
16th Aug Mama
& Papa for helping us out and keeping me company while Si was away.
16th Aug Nick
(ballast boy) & Laura (ballast girl) for being amazing crew mates.
15th Aug Chris
for taking the cars to Gloucester.
14th Aug Nick
& Laura for a fantastic meal and night.
9th Aug Thanks
to Chris for delivering the toilet.
20th Jul The
biggest thank you to my parents for having me for 10 days and Si for 4 days and
looking after both of us. For all the good food, Vitamin C, for the travelling
around and just for being wonderful! I'm well on the road to recovery thanks to
you both x
20th Jun Mama
& Papa for a fantastic meal and good evening.
6th Jun White
Family for an enjoyable birthday meal.
20th May Mama
& Papa for everything especially looking after Nessie for the day.
16th May Sandy
and Chris for a nice meal and comfy bed.
10th May Mama
& Papa for everything over the last 5 nights!!!
12th Apr Mama
& Papa for Sunday dinner, Easter eggs and the full English.
4th Apr Papa
for picking me up, for father and daughter time and excellent junk food!
29th Mar Mama
& Papa for letting us use their house while they were away.
15th Mar Chris
pressure testing the tanks and all the work that went into the prep.
15th Mar Mama
& Papa for the many phone conversations regarding puppies.
14th Mar Chris
and Sandy for bed and board.
1st Mar Mama
& Papa for letting us stay, eat their food and drink their drink, even when
they are away x
14th Feb Mama
& Papa for our Valentines night, really sweet of you.
7th Feb Nick
and Laura for visiting, the warm pasties, creme eggs and wine.
31st Jan Mama
& Papa for the B & Q voucher which we've now have a new spirit level.
24 Jan Mama
& Papa for their usual good grub, good wine and good company.
17th Jan Fiona
& David for taking time out to see our project and for fantastic Hereford cake & scotch eggs.
17th Jan Chris
and Sandy for feeding us and putting us up.
New Year Sarah
& Merv for a great New Year and a relaxing stay.
Christmas To
our parents for continued support, feeding and good presents.
20 Dec Mama
& Papa for all the food & wine over the weekend.
15th Dec For
all of the lovely friends and family who have commented on the guest book.
14th Dec For
Chris for his efforts with the angle grinder and Sandy for great food.
29th Nov Mama
& Papa for a place to stay and a great lasagne.
22nd Nov Papa
for all his hard work & driving and Mama for fantastic food.
15th Nov Chris
& Polly for cheesecake, fish & chips and brick cutting & moving.
14th Nov Chris
for his efforts with the brick cutting and removing steel.
9th Nov Chris
& Polly for their fantastic efforts moving 3 tonnes of bricks.
27th Oct Chris
for his solitary efforts on the bitumen.
26th Oct Chris
(Papa) & Polly for helping with the painting & tarps and for lovely
picnic.
25th Oct Chris
for his help with the painting bitumen.
19th Oct Chris
& Sandy for help preparing & painting.
18th Oct Polly
(Mama) for her amazing efforts to finish the red oxide and to Papa for granny
sitting to allow us to have mother & daughter time.
17th Oct Chris
White for his fantastic help with the ceiling and for the idea of the big roller.
13th Oct Al
for giving us a roof over our heads.
13th Oct Chris
& Polly for more painting.
12th Oct Sandy
& Chris for prep, painting, dinner and the pub.
11th Oct Chris & Polly for
sanding, washing down and finally painting. For a great picnic, dinner &
lots of wine!!!
4th Oct Chris for helping sand
& wipe down the inner cabin.
6th Oct Marie for our first entry
on our guest book and for being an amazing friend!
28th Sep Sandy & Chris (Si's
parents) for helping with the sanding and vacuuming. Plus our accommodation and
great meals.
27th Sep Hotel Seviour for dinner,
breakfast, old cloths, disposable gloves & fairy liquid.
24th Sep Thanks to Beck's Tucker for
lending us the work light on legs, so we can work through the night!
20th Sep Jacq's parents for their
help with bailing out & pressure washing the shell, for the use of dad's
tools, Nana for her great role as foremen.
13th Aug A massive thanks to Polly & Chris (Jacq's parents) for dropping everything to come down to Sharpness to help us attempt to make the boat a litte more water tight and for all the hugs and the words of wisdom.
To Rob, a man on holiday with his wife who kept an eye on our shell while it was tethered on the canal and for calling the next day to tell us it was ok.
To John on Apache for keeping an eye on our shell and for showing us around his boat to show us what is possible.
Brian & Tilly at Sharpness Marina, for your support & advice.
To our work colleagues for your concern and
commiserations, we will be having a massive party for you all!
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