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Earlier News and Events
New Mk III Wheelyboat launched at Siblyback Reservoir near Liskeard.
The new Mk III for Siblyback Lake in Cornwall was launched on 1st May by Lady Mary Holborow, Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall, in front of more than 100 guests. The boat's principal users will be from the Echo Centre in Liskeard, a day centre for disabled people, which raised the majority of funds enabling them to purchase the boat. They will use it for activity days on the lake in conjunction with their accessible sailing dinghy. The boat will be operated by South West Lakes Trust and will also be available for visitors to hire for trout fishing, pleasure boating and nature watching. The projects principal sponsors were HRH Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, Awards for All and the Environment Agency.
The Wheelyboat has been fitted with adjustable handrails and tracking on the deck to secure wheelchairs for the comfort and safety of its special-needs users.
This project is typical of the wider direction the Trust is taking with Wheelyboat provision. It ticks all the boxes in terms of the variety of activities the boat provides access to, the people who benefit from it and the close cooperation between the project partners. It is the perfect example of the aims of the Wheelyboats For All project taking effect.
Wheelyboat bookings: 01579 342366
Venue website: www.swlakestrust.org.uk
Lady Mary Holborow launches Siblyback's new Wheelyboat with David Knight from the Echo Centre and Andy Beadsley.
Lady Mary Holborow and Echo Centre members take the Wheelyboat on its maiden voyage.
New fishing competition launched for Wheelyboat users at Eyebrook Trout Fishery.
Sponsored by Corus Tubes, the Wheelyboat Rainbow Reel-In Competition runs at
Eyebrook Trout Fishery until 1st October. It is open to all Wheelyboat users
(disabled anglers and their fishing partners) and offers some fantastic prizes.
More details.
New Mk III Wheelyboat replaces the old Mk I model at Clatworthy Reservoir near Taunton.
One of the country's most picturesque reservoirs, Clatworthy, took delivery of its brand new Mk III Wheelyboat on 19th April. Its 130 acres offer excellent fly fishing for brown and rainbow trout and is home to an abundance of wildlife. The Mk III upgrades the fishery’s old Mk I Wheelyboat which will be fully refurbished and found a new home. The new boat has been jointly funded by Lord Barnby's Foundation, a charitable trust, and Wessex Water plc, Clatworthy's owners.
Wheelyboat bookings: 01984 624658
Website: www.wessexwater.co.uk
Patrick Veale, owner of Lance Nicholson's Guns & Tackle in Dulverton, with his son, Warren, and Andy Beadsley ready for a day's trout fishing after the launch.
Refurbished Mk I Wheelyboat to Hallington Reservoirs, Northumberland.
Westwater Angling Club has acquired a refurbished Mk I Wheelyboat for disabled anglers trout fishing on Hallington Reservoirs. Both reservoirs at Hallington now have Mk Is thanks to Northumbrian Water donating the Mk I from nearby Fontburn Reservoir.
Wheelyboat bookings: 01434 681405
Website: www.westwaterangling.co.uk
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall launches new Mk III Wheelyboat at Sutton Bingham Reservoir near Yeovil.
On a bright, spring day, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall charmed guests at the launch of Sutton Bingham's new Wheelyboat with a story of how his father helped him catch a mackerel from Richmond Park when he was six! Ever since, he has been hooked on fishing. The new Wheelyboat replaces Sutton Bingham's old Mk I Wheelyboat and will be available for trout and coarse fishing as well as nature watching and pleasure boating. It has been jointly funded by Lord Barnby's Foundation, a charitable trust, and Wessex Water plc, Sutton Bingham's owners.
Wheelyboat bookings: 01935 872389
Website: www.wessexwater.co.uk
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall pops the bubbly.
Second Wheelyboat is delivered to the Munster Blackwater in Ireland.
Fermoy Town & District Anglers have 2 miles of salmon and coarse fishing on Ireland's famous River Blackwater and have acquired their own Wheelyboat to provide disabled anglers with access to the fishing. The boat also takes disabled people, school children, etc on sightseeing tours up the river. The first Blackwater Wheelyboat was supplied in August 2004 and is used by Cappoquin Salmon & Trout Angling Association.
Wheelyboat bookings: 00 353 87 922 3983
Downstream view of the River Blackwater and Fermoy town centre from the Wheelyboat.
Mk III Wheelyboat to Staylittle Outdoor Centre, Llanbrynmair.
Staylittle Outdoor Centre is run by Powys County Council and offers its visitors, mainly educational groups, a wide range of outdoor activities. The Wheelyboat provides disabled visitors with pleasure boating and ferry trips on Llyn Clywedog.
Enquiries: 01686 430630
More news and details of our activities are available in the current and past editions of the Waterwheels newsletters.