Lincolnshire Meets for May

[alanrichey]

Now Stoneleigh is done and dusted (rather annoyingly, having avoided it for 2 years, I picked up Covid there at some point, luckily a very mild case) it's time for the next Lincolnshire 'picnic'.

It will be at 12:00 next Wednesday 18th May.   Location yet to be decided, it will depend on participants, I like to give everyone a decent run in the car as well as meeting up somewhere nice.

All welcome.

[alanrichey]

We've decided to revisit Foxton Locks (LE16 7RA).   Nice place for a picnic, it is the longest, steepest staircase of canal locks in Britain.   Two car parks, museum, cafe, pubs, toilets and a very interesting inclined boat lift which preceded the locks.

We will be parking up in the top (southerly) car park by about 12:00.   Parking costs £3.50 and unless it has changed since last time, it will not take credit cards, so it's either cash or a phone call.

Still planning for Wednesday 18th, but if the weather on the 17th looks dramatically better we might go then.   Final decision on Monday 16th.

[alanrichey]

Weather is fine for both days so we are going for Wednesday.  All welcome.

[alanrichey]

And what a cracking day out it was.   Very quiet car park, good turnout, good company and a very pleasant walk down the Foxton staircase and a visit to the Museum, including a good look at the historical lift system that was used before the locks were build.   Enough left to visualise how the boats were floated into a box and then lowered/raised on the slope to the lower/upper parts of the canal.

[richyb66]

Al,

You started this post in the committee event discussion area. I've moved it to the general event area so everyone can see what they missed.

Edited May 18, 2022 by richyb66

[alanrichey]

Whoops  Shan’t do that again.  Thanks