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The Canal & River Trust invite you to come along to the North Wales & Borders Annual Showcase at Chester Racecourse on Friday 21st October, from 9.30am to 3.30pm. The showcase is a celebration of the waterways and will include over 40 stands promoting everything to do with our glorious waterways. It'

And breathe!! – the kids have gone back to school. The work-life-school run balance is looking good AND the weather has been lovely!! To top it all we've been looking after my sister-in-laws dog, a beautiful red lab called Oscar. He's impeccably behaved and has been walking to the marina

If you enjoy being at Overwater please take a moment to vote for us in the TYHA Marina of the Year Awards. Voting is easy – just visit the MOTY Website by clicking HERE and choose the UK Inland Marina category. You'll find Overwater on the drop down

What a month it's been – summer time is always hectic at Overwater but for me personally the clash of school holidays and work can be just a bit tricky. I've manged to alleviate it to a degree by fixing daughter No. 1 up with work experience on a local dressage and livery yard and daughter

Don't forget the Audlem Beer Festival is on all over the Bank Holiday weekend at The Lord Combermere. Great beers, ciders and perrys and live music – don't miss it!

Boat Share Show 10am to 5.30pmBBQ & Entertainment (live music and A Waterways Comedy, hot food and the RNLI bar) from 5.30pmDonkey Derby 11am to 1.30pmDonkey Rides from 1,3opmDog Show with Steve Leonard 2,30pmWhitchurch Dog Display Team 3.30pmRNLI Childrens Presentation half-hourly from noonCheshire Cat boat trips round the MarinaWheelyboat TripsRNLI Stalls and Raffle in the Main MarqueeCanal & River Trust, Inland Waterways and Shropshire Union Canal Society StandsFood & DrinkFood by Marshall Catering and Oxtail & TrotterWaterside Café

Audlem RNLI Festival 2016Donkey DerbySunday 4th September 2016RIDERS WANTEDRACE GUIDANCERaces start at 11am: Please report to the Race Marshall by 10.30pm. Races will be lead rein or non-lead rein depending on the entries. All lead rein riders will require an adult (aged over 18) to lead

If you ever feel sorry for the odd one out, then spare a thought for our feathered friends – by that I mean our little white duck. We were so excited in the spring to welcome the first few batches of the ducklings, all cute and fluffy. At the time I thought my eyes were deceiving me – but when I

I've just come to realise that I clearly don't have a creative bone in my body – I'm definitely functional. We've been messing about with an area of garden by the marina reception pretty much since we moved in to the building and have never got it right. It started off as a