"PRESIDENT 100"
No – we haven’t changed her number, this is a preliminary “early warning” about events surrounding President’s Centenary next year.
On Saturday 2nd May 2009, the Black Country Living Museum will be hosting a Celebration Birthday Party which will feature an exhibition of President’s history, a reunion, and a large birthday cake!. We would like as many members - original, long term and new, to come, so please put the date in your diary. The official Invitation will be issued early next year.
We are trying to trace the early FoP committee members If that is you, or any of you know their whereabouts, please contact us.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Saturday 2nd – Monday 4th May. | Birthday Party Weekend at Black Country Living Museum (BCLM), (Birthday Party 2nd May) |
| Saturday 9th – Sunday 10th May | Weekend at BCLM* |
| Saturday 16th – Sunday 17th May | Weekend at BCLM* |
| Saturday 23rd – Friday 29th May | To Etruria, via Audlem, Middlewich and Harecastle Tunnel |
| Saturday 30th – Sunday 31st May | Etruria Bone Mill Festival |
| pm Sunday 31st May – Saturday 6th June | Return to BCLM |
| Saturday 6th – Sunday 7th June | Weekend at BCLM |
| Saturday 13th – Sunday 14th June | Weekend at BCLM* |
| Saturday 20th – Sunday 21st June | Weekend at BCLM* |
| Thursday 25th June | To Fazeley Street |
| 5pm 25th June – 7pm 26th June | Fly Run from Fazeley Street to Braunston |
| Saturday 27th – Sunday 28th June | At Braunston Historic Boats Rally which will feature a celebration of President’s Centenary and her launch in June 1909 |
| Monday 29th June | To Stoke Bruerne, (including photo re-creation at Buckby) |
| Tuesday 30th – Saturday 4th July | To Cowroast for crew change |
| Sunday 5th – Friday 10th July | To London Canal Museum |
| Saturday 11th – Sunday 12th July | At London Canal Museum |
| Monday 13th – Friday 17th July | To Henley |
| Saturday 18th – Sunday 19th July | At Thames Traditional Boat Rally |
| Monday 20th – Sunday 26th July | To Braunston |
| Sunday 26th July – Saturday 15th August) | At Braunston Marina |
| Saturday 1st - Sunday 2nd August | At Braunston Marina in steam |
| Saturday 8th – Sunday 9th August | At Braunston Marina in steam - (Or to Stoke Bruerne for “in steam” weekend) |
| Saturday 15th August -Sat 22nd August | To Leicester, via Foxton |
| Sunday 23rd August - Thursday 27th August | To Nottingham, via Loughborough |
| Friday 28th August | To Red Hill Flood Lock, River Soar |
| Saturday 29th to Monday 31st August | At IWA National Festival at Red Hill Flood Lock, River Soar |
| Tues. 1st Sept., arriving Monday 7th Sept. | Return to BCLM, via Great Haywood |
| Saturday 12th – Sunday 13th September | Weekend at the BCLM* |
| Saturday 19th – Sunday 20th September | Weekend at the BCLM* |
| Saturday 26th – Sunday 27th September | Boaters Gathering at the BCLM |
| *Some of these weekends will include a return trip to Birmingham or Wolverhampton |
Last edited:- 14-Sep-2008