General

With all social events for 2020 cancelled, the Committee has decided that the Membership Fees paid for 2020 will cover 2021 as well. If you have not received your 2020 Membership Card, which acts as your receipt, or you have not collected your VMMA window decals from the Marina Office please e-mail secretary@vmma.org.uk

Congratulations to Pauline Fry who won the 2019 Photo Competition with her lovely photo of Sunrise at Sunrise Moorings.  Sue wins a canvas print of her photo. With 25 entries this year there was a wide range of superb waterways shots to choose from and Members spread their votes widely as well..  Dave Hull came … Read more

A new event for 2019 was our Christmas Craft Morning. Led by Georgina Hodsgon, ten ladies made a beautiful Christmas wreath to take home. The event was enjoyed by all those who attended and some people surprised themselves as they hadn’t believed they would be able to make something which looked so good. Inspired by … Read more

It was great to welcome so many people to the Soup and Sparklers event on Saturday 2 November. 44 people braved the atrocious weather to join us in the Woodland Lounge where they enjoyed two delicious soups (spicy butternut squash and pea and mint) made by Gillian Chapple, along with some warming mulled wine. Moorers … Read more

The time has come to cast your vote for your favourite photo in the VMMA Photo Competition. All 25 entries are shown below – you can click on any of those images to see a larger version  They are also on the VMMA Facebook group and will be shown on the TV in the Woodland … Read more

The sun shone for the second VMMA Moorers’ Breakfast on Sunday 15 September.  As usual, freshly-cooked bacon butties and hot drinks were on offer, and it was a great opportunity for moorers to share canal experiences from this year. Don’t forget that VMMA Members can use our closed Facebook group to seek advice, share recommendations, … Read more

It was a lovely sunny day on Saturday 14 September for the Blue Lias Lunch Walk organised by the VMMA. 14 walkers enjoyed a leisurely walk to the Blue Lias Inn via fields, Stockton village, and woodland. After lunch and, of course some liquid refreshment, the walkers returned to the marina via a different route … Read more

It was great to welcome existing and new members to the first VMMA Moorers’ Breakfast of the year on Sunday 28 April. It was a cold and windy morning, but those attending enjoyed freshly-cooked bacon butties and hot drinks as they chatted to fellow moorers, sharing their boating experiences and cruising plans for this year. … Read more

On the evening of 16 March 2019, 34 VMMA members squeezed into the Woodland Lounge to enjoy a very interesting talk by Nick Haynes from the Black Country Living Museum, who spoke about the life and restoration of ‘President’. President is a former Fellows, Morton & Clayton steam powered narrowboat which, along with the butty … Read more

We had 26 entries for the Photo Competition with a wide variety of photos. Members were able to vote either on line or in person at the Soup & Sparklers evening. Once the votes were tallied, there was a clear winner – Congratulations to Ian C from nb Per Angusta – whose photo was an … Read more