Ventnor Marina Moorers Association
Ventnor Marina, Calcutt Lane, Stockton, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 8HY
Jayne 
Sunday 18 September saw the last Moorers’ Breakfast of the year – with 41 people coming along to enjoy a bacon butty in the sunshine. The breakfasts have proved very popular and we plan to continue running them next year. All breakfasts so far have been on a Sunday morning – we’d be interested to … Read more
The first Moorers’ Breakfast of 2016 was held on 8 May on a glorious sunny Sunday morning and over 50 people enjoyed their bacon butties. Two policewomen from Warwickshire Constabulary came along to answers moorers questions regarding Canal Watch and to offer advice about boat security. Thanks to Pamela from Fair Escape for the photos.
The first Annual General Meeting of Ventnor Marina Moorers’ Association was held on 5 March 2016. The Officers of the Association were all re-elected unopposed and a new Committee was elected by the Members present at the meeting. The Committee Members are: Ken B – nb Lazy Susan – Chairman Mo K – nb Capriola … Read more
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL From the Marina – March 2016 The Marina would like to re-introduce some degree of waste recycling to the site. Apparently, previous re-cycling options at the marina failed on 4 counts: 1 Confusion over what could and couldn’t be re-cycled – which was thought to be due to people living in different areas … Read more
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL From the Marina – March 2016 In response to a question regarding why dog poo and ashes were collected in the same bins and why there were no dedicated poo bins around the Marina, we have been told that dedicated dog poo bins need to be emptied by specialist contractors (either from the … Read more
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL From the VMMA Secretary – March 2016 A Member raised a question regarding low usage water Health & Safety – he believed that it was an HSE requirement that where water was supplied which was not used on a daily basis, it was a requirement that the supply pipes be flushed through on … Read more
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL From the VMMA Secretary – March 2016 Following the formal VMMA AGM we held an open meeting for VMMA Members to give the new Committee input on matters concerning them to see if there were any common areas which it would be appropriate for VMMA to raise with the Marina. There was disquiet … Read more
Sunday 4 October, and our newly named Sunrise and Sunset basins were bathed in sunshine for the second VMMA Moorers’ breakfast. With all those sunglasses on show, you’d think it was the height of summer rather than the beginnings of Autumn. Mo and Michelle were on duty once again as our chefs and did a … Read more
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL September 2015 Some moorers raised the pungent problem of the grass cuttings from Phase 1 being dumped at the far end of the marina, close to the horse fields. During the summer the smell of the rotting grass had been unpleasant for the boats moored close by. Lee said she was aware of this … Read more
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL September 2015 The Committee was asked to find out if there were any plans to cut back the thistles which were encroaching on the walking area and getting caught up in furry coats. Lee advised that there were no plans to cut back the areas surrounding the cut path but she has provided … Read more