Last week Brian Walpole gave a presentation in the Shed on this topic to an attentive audience which (ahem) fitted his target demographic. He left behind the following list of suggestions. Thanks Brian! 9 activities for a healthy old age.…
Mike Dredge writes: ‘‘Once again unto the breach, dear friends’ We resume our On Water activities in November, with Grade 5s from Franklin Primary. Dates are November 6, November 13, December 4 and December 11 (all Fridays). The break is…
‘The Ballad of Wallis Island is a wonderfully warm and quirky film centred around Charles, an eccentric lottery winner living a quiet, isolated life on a remote Welsh island. His great passion is music, and when he gets the chance…
Thanks to Gary McDonald for spotting this one. A.J. ‘Sandy’ Mackinnon, the author of ‘Jack’, will be in conversation with Paul Cullen (former manager of the Australian Wooden Boat Festival) at the Afterword Cafe (back of Fullers bookshop) on Thursday…
The AGM was held on Saturday, and our indomitable secretary Keith has already posted >>the minutes<< . All the important items of business were dealt with. We accepted the >>treasurer’s and auditor’s reports<<, heard the >>president’s report<<, dismissed the…
Rod Macfarlan suggests a variation on our usual curries for this third Monday of the month. ‘The global south is what used to be called the developing world, and it encompasses Africa, South America, much of Asia, central America and…
The 2026 Living Boat Trust AGM will be held It will be followed by a barbeque The agenda and other documents relevant to the meeting can be found >>here<<.
Since announcing this (mostly rowing) expedition back in May there has been a good deal of discussion and organisation going on amongst those who are participating. Endra O’May tells us that there are still seats available, and that if you…
Steve’s boat was featured in the ABC weather photo for Sunday. Sirpa from the Wooden Boat Centre points out that Annella is a bit of a media tart: she bobs up (just in shot) in >>this Women’s Weekly article<< about…
It had broken free, was spotted after it had drifted onto the rocks near Glaziers Bay, and is now pulled up on the grass next to the Living Boat Trust. Thanks to Jim de Boer for spotting It. It is…
