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Rebellion Afloat

@RebellionAfloat

Exploring the canals of England & Wales. Now on Mastodon at @narrowboat@rebel-lion.uk

 On a canal, or maybe a river
rebellionafloat.uk
Joined September 2016
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Rebecca Wilks@WilksBecca24 May 2024
Pleased to announce that our mates The Swans have, in the past 24 hours, brought 2 perfect little clouds into the world
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Rebecca Wilks (@WilksBecca) profile pictureRebecca Wilks@WilksBecca16 Mar 2024
Catching up with the lads
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Canal towpath load-in?! Can only mean one thing: we’re at @riverfarmhouse in #OXFORD tonight starting at 8. Tickets still available on the door.
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Do you want to help reduce the number of unplanned stoppages? Please look after our heritage infrastructure as it were your own. In particular when working through locks please - wind down paddles, avoid dropping out of control - avoid boat contact with gates Thank you!
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BCN Society@BCNSociety25 Jun 2022
Getting busy in Birmingham!
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BCN Society@BCNSociety4 Jun 2022
So that’s the #BCNChallenge done for 2022! Great to have it back after the enforced break. A huge thanks to Sue & Powell for organising the event and to everyone at Withymoor Island for their hospitality. See you in 2023!
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Tatty Lucy@NBtattylucy3 Jun 2022
After the rain on the Walsall canal, we're treated to a spectacular sunset as we zigzag around the W&E.
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Claire Bennett@smudgepuss3 Jun 2022
Bedtime for Team @RebellionAfloat and I have the best bed on board: the hammock! See you all at 4.38am when we restart for day two of the #BCNChallenge
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Claire Bennett@smudgepuss2 Jun 2022
Early bedtime on @RebellionAfloat having had our traditional pre-challenge dinner of fish and battered chips. A new start location means a new chippie!
A container of scampi and chips from a chip shop. The chips are battered. In the background are the doors of a narrowboat with the logo of the Rebellion brewery.

ALT A container of scampi and chips from a chip shop. The chips are battered. In the background are the doors of a narrowboat with the logo of the Rebellion brewery.

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June is #PrideMonth, and we are recognising the enormous contribution that LGBTQ+ employees, volunteers, and supporters make to the Trust and our waterways. ow.ly/WVmX50JmIIy We want to build an inclusive organisation - for staff, volunteers and canal users.
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Since it was a year ago today apparently, time to flag up my video of the trip again! 242. Crossing The Wash by narrowboat - narrowboats at sea! youtu.be/zdYmqKjdEns
242. Crossing The Wash by narrowboat - narrowboats at sea!

242. Crossing The Wash by narrowboat - narrowboats at sea!

On May 29th this year, I was lucky enough to be invited to join Alan, Tina and Richard of NB Wobbly, to travel in convoy across The Wash with Jo, Michael and...

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Claire Bennett@smudgepuss30 Mar 2022
Help an awesome band clear out their CD inventory! So they can replace it with their new CD instead...
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PAY WHAT YOU LIKE CD sale ends tomorrow. Please help - our CD stocks are filling up valuable real estate in our houses. blackbeardsteaparty.com/shop
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Today would've been the 80th birthday of Peter White the first Canal Architect since Telford. Based here at Hillmorton for part of his career, he coined the phrase "Birmingham has more canals then Venice" #boatsthattweet @crtwestmidlands ribaj.com/culture/peter-whit…
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Claire Bennett@smudgepuss19 Mar 2022
We have picked an excellent weekend to take @RebellionAfloat on a jolly.
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Claire Bennett@smudgepuss11 Mar 2022
Team @RebellionAfloat have finished the first episode of #Glyph2 puzzle hunt! Go team!
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Claire Bennett@smudgepuss11 Feb 2022
Glad it wasn't like this when we hand-pulled @RebellionAfloat through two of these locks during the @BCNSociety marathon a few years back. (There was a sports bag on the prop that was really hard to get off and we didn't want to lose time! It was gard work but so peaceful)
Kev Maslin (@kevmaslin) profile pictureKev Maslin@kevmaslin11 Feb 2022
Replying to @CRTBoating
Just for the record here's a shot of Ryders Green in winter.
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Phil Sturgeon@philsturgeon20 Nov 2021
If anyone in the entire U.K. wants to plant thousands of trees on their land for free, this winter, and doesn’t care about income just wants free trees, I will drive to you in my EV and we’ll get that going. Swear to god it’s free for you. Just don’t cut em down for 30 years. RT. – at Llandrindod Wells, Wales
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My first vlog announcing my future plans, my first realisation of what I've done setting up @bwfuels
B&W Fuels (@bwfuels) profile pictureB&W Fuels@bwfuels14 Oct 2021
What have I done! youtu.be/VzmFB4wS8ww
What have I done!

What have I done!

I've bought an 85 year old historic narrowboat!

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Mr B (@silverscatcat) profile pictureMr B@silverscatcat11 Oct 2021
The towpath was intact at 17:00 yesterday, told by a guy on-site it will be at least a week (that’s canal time)
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Do you want to help reduce the number of unplanned stoppages? Please look after our heritage infrastructure as it were your own. In particular when working through locks please - do not drop paddles - do not open gates by pushing against them with your boat Thank you!
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Phil Sturgeon@philsturgeon5 Oct 2021
Finished writing a 2,000 word email to a Lord who might buy ~1,000+ acres to reforest/rewild…! 🙌🏻 Now to fix my bike so I can try to find a MacBook charger somewhere in all of Bristol/Bath. Anyone got a USB-C 45w power adapter I can borrow? Lost my only one. 🤣 – at Pucklechurch, England
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