Coracle Society Events - Coracle and Boating Events in 2006

8th - 21st April 2006
Archeolink, Oyne Insch, Aberdeenshire

Overseing build of prehistoric sea-boat. (4000 BC!)
This will be approximately 24 feet by 4 feet 6 inches in the round and constructed of hazel and willow with raw hides for the skin

16th - 17th April 2006
Easter Craft and Garden Show - 10am until 5pm
With Coracle Demonstrations
Held at Thrumpton Hall, Thrumpton, Nottinghamshire
www.fablesevents.co.uk
Tel: 0115 937 4147

Saturday 29th April 2006 to Monday 1st May 2006
Kew Gardens Exhibition

Saturday & Sunday 29th - 30th April 2006
Tweed Angling Fair, with Coracle Demonstrations
Held at Springwood Park, Kelso
www.tweedanglingfair.co.uk
More information available also from Dave Purvis
Tel: 01765 690318

20th May 2006
Medieval Fair on River Don at Bede's World, Jarrow, Tyne & Wear
All Coracle Society Members invited
More information available at www.bedesworld.co.uk, and also from Dave Purvis
Tel: 01765 690318

11th June 2006
Family Day at Thrumpton Hall, with Coracle Demonstrations
Details as Easter Craft and Garden Show above

9th - 11th June 2006
Beale Park Boat Show Pangbourne
'Classic Boat Stand'

16th - 18th June 2006
Coracle Society River Festival at Mortimers Cross Mill
(The Leintwardine 2006 Coracle Regatta has been moved to Mortimers Cross Mill for 2006)

Click Here for the full Programme of Events at Mortimers Cross

3 Pages of Photos + Report
Photos Page 1 , Photos Page 2 , Photos Page 3

8th - 9th July 2006
Scottish Traditional Boat Festival 2006, Portsoy, Banff
More information available at www.scottishtraditionalboatfestival.co.uk, and also from Dave Purvis
Tel: 01765 690318

Click Here to view photos of the event

15th July 2006
'Day of wood' Harbourne, Birmingham Woodturners

28th - 30th July 2006
Making a Boyne coracle at the Green Wood Centre, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire

www.greenwoodcentre.org.uk

5th August 2006
New coracle event in Gainsborough/Constable country on the River Stour at Bures on the Suffolk Essex Border

Bures is on the B1508 between Colchester and Sudbury, and is a small picturesque town.

The event is to be held at the recreation ground about 1/4 mile out of Bures on the Nayland Road look for a car park and recreation ground on
the right. The river is the far side of the ground. The river is slow moving and very pretty, about a hundred yards downsteam is Bures Mill (Not open to the public). Upstream is an easy paddle through Bures town and under the bridge.The format of the event is to be finalised, but as well as the usual
races and water polo, there is space for a long distance race .The area is worth a visit, with Sudbury, Dedham and Flatford all on the River Stour.
Other interesting towns are Lavenham and Colchester and Ipswich

Click Here to view photos of the event

19th August 2006
56th Annual Coracle Races at Cilgerran

Click here for the Report and Photos by Conwy Richards

25th - 27th August 2006
Coracles at the Green Wood Centre, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire

www.greenwoodcentre.org.uk

26th - 28th August 2006
Wrest Park Craft & Design Festival Bedford

Bank Holiday Monday 28th August 2006
Annual Ironbridge Coracle Regatta, Dale End Park, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire

12.00 noon - 4.30pm

The Coracle Regatta now holds an established place in the Ironbridge calendar attracting coraclers from all over the country. There will be sprint races, relays, the highly competitive coracle polo match and other daft games. Be prepared to get wet!

The Regatta is a lovely day out, with stalls and activities and the chance to have a go yourself in coracles provided, or bring your own coracle if you have one. There is a small entry charge, around £2 per car.

For further details on any of the above, please ring the Green Wood Centre on 01952 432769, or go to our website - www.greenwoodcentre.org.uk

Monday 28th August 2006
"Family Fun Day on the canal" - at the Canal Basin, Boroughbridge Road, Ripon, from 10.30am till late
Raft race, canoes and kayaks, Coracle Regatta

For more info, contact Dave Purvis
Tel: 01765 690318

E-mail: dave.purvis@googlemail.com

16th - 17th September 2006
Newbury Agricultural Show Countryside Area

Above events for Peter Faulkner Ex-Chairman of the Coracle Society

16th and 17th September 2006
S2C otherwise known as Sudbury to the sea
The length of the river cruise or simply the lengthmans.
This is a River Stour Trust event open to any small boats. Canoes are the most practical as it is about 23 miles with quite a few portages, but it has been done by coracle!
The start is between 8.30 and 10 at the Granery Quay Lane Sudbury
(follow the signs to the Quay Theatre)
There is an overnight camp at Wissington, and the event finishes Sunday evening at Catawade near Manningtree.

For further info on either event ring Dick Mundy (01206) 302033

Coracle and Boating Events in 2006





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8th - 21st April 2006 Archeolink, Oyne Insch, Aberdeenshire Overseing build of prehistoric sea-boat. (4000 BC!) This will be approximately 24 feet by 4 feet 6 inches in the round and constructed of hazel and willow with raw hides for the skin 16th - 17th April 2006 Easter Craft and Garden Show - 10am until 5pm With Coracle Demonstrations Held at Thrumpton Hall, Thrumpton, Nottinghamshire www.fablesevents.co.uk Tel: 0115 937 4147 Saturday 29th April 2006 to Monday 1st May 2006 Kew Gardens Exhibition Saturday & Sunday 29th - 30th April 2006 Tweed Angling Fair, with Coracle Demonstrations Held at Springwood Park, Kelso www.tweedanglingfair.co.uk More information available also from Dave Purvis Tel: 01765 690318 20th May 2006 Medieval Fair on River Don at Bede's World, Jarrow, Tyne & Wear All Coracle Society Members invited More information available at www.bedesworld.co.uk, and also from Dave Purvis Tel: 01765 690318 11th June 2006 Family Day at Thrumpton Hall, with Coracle Demonstrations Details as Easter Craft and Garden Show above 9th - 11th June 2006 Beale Park Boat Show Pangbourne 'Classic Boat Stand' 16th - 18th June 2006 Coracle Society River Festival at Mortimers Cross Mill (The Leintwardine 2006 Coracle Regatta has been moved to Mortimers Cross Mill for 2006) Click Here for the full Programme of Events at Mortimers Cross 3 Pages of Photos + Report Photos Page 1 , Photos Page 2 , Photos Page 3 8th - 9th July 2006 Scottish Traditional Boat Festival 2006, Portsoy, Banff More information available at www.scottishtraditionalboatfestival.co.uk, and also from Dave Purvis Tel: 01765 690318 Click Here to view photos of the event 15th July 2006 'Day of wood' Harbourne, Birmingham Woodturners 28th - 30th July 2006 Making a Boyne coracle at the Green Wood Centre, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire www.greenwoodcentre.org.uk 5th August 2006 New coracle event in Gainsborough/Constable country on the River Stour at Bures on the Suffolk Essex Border Bures is on the B1508 between Colchester and Sudbury, and is a small picturesque town. The event is to be held at the recreation ground about 1/4 mile out of Bures on the Nayland Road look for a car park and recreation ground on the right. The river is the far side of the ground. The river is slow moving and very pretty, about a hundred yards downsteam is Bures Mill (Not open to the public). Upstream is an easy paddle through Bures town and under the bridge.The format of the event is to be finalised, but as well as the usual races and water polo, there is space for a long distance race .The area is worth a visit, with Sudbury, Dedham and Flatford all on the River Stour. Other interesting towns are Lavenham and Colchester and Ipswich Click Here to view photos of the event 19th August 2006 56th Annual Coracle Races at Cilgerran Click here for the Report and Photos by Conwy Richards 25th - 27th August 2006 Coracles at the Green Wood Centre, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire www.greenwoodcentre.org.uk 26th - 28th August 2006 Wrest Park Craft & Design Festival Bedford Bank Holiday Monday 28th August 2006 Annual Ironbridge Coracle Regatta, Dale End Park, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire 12.00 noon - 4.30pm The Coracle Regatta now holds an established place in the Ironbridge calendar attracting coraclers from all over the country. There will be sprint races, relays, the highly competitive coracle polo match and other daft games. Be prepared to get wet! The Regatta is a lovely day out, with stalls and activities and the chance to have a go yourself in coracles provided, or bring your own coracle if you have one. There is a small entry charge, around £2 per car. For further details on any of the above, please ring the Green Wood Centre on 01952 432769, or go to our website - www.greenwoodcentre.org.uk Monday 28th August 2006 "Family Fun Day on the canal" - at the Canal Basin, Boroughbridge Road, Ripon, from 10.30am till late Raft race, canoes and kayaks, Coracle Regatta For more info, contact Dave Purvis Tel: 01765 690318 E-mail: dave.purvis@googlemail.com 16th - 17th September 2006 Newbury Agricultural Show Countryside Area Above events for Peter Faulkner Ex-Chairman of the Coracle Society 16th and 17th September 2006 S2C otherwise known as Sudbury to the sea The length of the river cruise or simply the lengthmans. This is a River Stour Trust event open to any small boats. Canoes are the most practical as it is about 23 miles with quite a few portages, but it has been done by coracle! The start is between 8.30 and 10 at the Granery Quay Lane Sudbury (follow the signs to the Quay Theatre) There is an overnight camp at Wissington, and the event finishes Sunday evening at Catawade near Manningtree. For further info on either event ring Dick Mundy (01206) 302033

River Stour - Bures Recreation Ground
Photos courtesy of Dick Mundy
River Stour - Bures Recreation Ground	River Stour - looking upstream from Bures Bridge

Saturday and Sunday 23rd and 24th September 2006 Scorton Show, nr Catterick, North Yorkshire, with Coracle Displays For more info, contact Dave Purvis Tel: 01765 690318 E-mail: dave.purvis@googlemail.com


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28th - 30th July 2006 Making a Boyne coracle at the Green Wood Centre, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire www.greenwoodcentre.org.uk

The Coracle Regatta now holds an established place in the Ironbridge calendar attracting coraclers from all over the country. There will be sprint races, relays, the highly competitive coracle polo match and other daft games. Be prepared to get wet!

The Regatta is a lovely day out, with stalls and activities and the chance to have a go yourself in coracles provided, or bring your own coracle if you have one. There is a small entry charge, around £2 per car.

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28th - 30th July 2006
Making a Boyne coracle at the Green Wood Centre, Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire

www.greenwoodcentre.org.uk

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