The Crick Boat Show, organised by British Waterways, has quickly established itself as one of England's most notable annual canal-based events. British Waterways is a government body sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the Scottish Executive in the United Kingdom. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (2001) - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Categories: Water-transport stubs | Canals | Water transport ...
Held in early summer, in the main it concentrates on narrowboats and their various paraphernalia, but also features river cruisers, day boats, canoes and kayaks. It is also attended by groups such as the Inland Waterways Association and others involved in canal restoration and similar heritage projects. A narrowboat is a boat or small barge used on narrow beam canals in Britain. ... Canoe at El Nido, Philippines A canoe is a relatively small human-powered boat. ... A kayak is a type of small human-powered boat. ... Since 1946 the Inland Waterways Association (IWA), a registered charity, and its thousands of members have campaigned for the conservation, use, maintenance, restoration and sensitive development of Britains canals and river navigations. ...
The event takes place at the marina to the east of the village of Crick, Northamptonshire on the Grand Union Canal's Leicester Arm. For other uses of this word, see Marina (disambiguation). ... Crick is a village in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire in England. ... The canal at Braunston The Grand Union Canal is a canal in England and part of the British canal system. ...
External links
Illustrated BBC report of the 2003 Show (http://www.bbc.co.uk/northamptonshire/asop/daventry/crick_gallery.shtml)
Map sources (http://www.rhaworth.myby.co.uk/oscoor_a.htm?459500_272500_region:GB_scale:100000) for Crick Boat Show
The CrickBoatShow, organised by British Waterways, has quickly established itself as one of England's most notable annual canal-based events.
Held in early summer, in the main it concentrates on narrowboats and their various paraphernalia, but also features river cruisers, day boats, canoes and kayaks.
It is also attended by groups such as the Inland Waterways Association and others involved in canal restoration and similar heritage projects.
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