Ventnor Marina Moorers Association
Ventnor Marina, Calcutt Lane, Stockton, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 8HY
It was great to see so many moorers for the first breakfast of the year on 7th May. The weather brightened up for what turned out to be a lovely sunny Sunday morning. Moorers enjoyed bacon rolls with a drink and chatted about plans for the coming season. It was great to welcome so many … Read more
On the evening of 18 March, over 30 moorers attended an interesting and informative presentation from Alan Dodd, one of the Masters of the John Bunyan Trip Boat, based in Bedford. Launched in 2013, The John Bunyan is managed and run by a team of volunteers and has welcomed over 23,000 visitors in the last … Read more
Over 30 members attended the second Annual General Meeting of Ventnor Marina Moorers’ Association which was held on 18 March 2017 in the Woodland Lounge. The new Committee were elected and thanks were given to outgoing Chairman Ken B, and also to Gillian C and Mo K for the work they continue to do in … Read more
It was great to see over 40 moorers attending the recent Soup and Sparklers event on a chilly November evening. Everyone appreciated the two delicious soups, bread, sausages, and warming mulled wine and hot chocolate provided by several members of the VMMA committee. Those who ventured out into the cold enjoyed trying to write their … Read more
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
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