2015 Community Barge Trips

Sat, Sep 5th 2015 at 10:00 am- Fri, Sep 11th 2015 - 4:00 pm

Each year Newbury Rotary charters the Rebecca Barge for 7 days from the Bruce Trust to host day trips for local community groups


    2015 Community Barge Trips

Skippers and crew enjoyed another great week of day trips on the Kennet and Avon Canal aboard the Rebecca.

We cruised each day for around 6 hours making our way progressively from Great Bedwyn to Aldermaston and back again.

This year we  hosted: 

Saturday 5 Sept            Young Carers West Berkshire
Sunday 6 Sept              Webcas and It's my Life
Monday 7 Sept             Enrych Berkshire
Tuesday 8 Sept            Parkinson's UK Newbury & District Branch
Wednesday 9 Sept       Can-do-it-club
Thursday 10 Sept         Torch Club (MND)
Friday 11 Sept             Newbury and Thatcham Hard of Hearing Club

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