News & Blog

First off I should apologise – I had no idea it's been so long since my last blogging! Where has this month gone to?? I've no real excuse, life has been no more hectic than usual – I'm just not keeping up with the pace. My project manager warned me this would happen and I've been

Ten little ducks went paddling one day, over the hills and far away, mother duck called "quack, quack, quack" and only 9 little ducks came back......Nature can be so cruel! I and a number of moorers have been following the day to day lives of our ducklings and goslings over the past

Have recently discovered an unwritten law of nature which says that however you pick up a lawn sprinkler when it is still switched on – you WILL get soaked! I feel like my week has been spent moving the darn thing and, it goes without saying, getting soaked in the process! I actually thought I was

It's raining at last! Everyone else might be singing "rain, rain go away, come back another day," but I've been praying for the stuff for days. A good old downpour, or two, or possibly even three, is the only thing to sort out my grass seed saga. The whole of the marina was

I was interviewed on BBC Radio Stoke about the marina and had a feature for over 5 minutes yesterday morning, including helpful comments from one of our moorers (thanks Paul!) To say it was nerve wracking would be an understatement but fortunately it wasn't live.I was interviewed standing

Land and water are back on site finishing off the footpaths. They are putting the final finish on and boy does it make a difference! I cycled down to the marina today and went to have a look. All I can say is that the paths looked good before but now they look brilliant – so much smoother and

Fantastic news! The first ducklings are here! One of our moorers has spotted the group of little ducklings being ushered across the marina to the island on their maiden swim – what a fantastic sight! I am sure this will be the first group of many as there seem to be lots and lots of romantic trysts

Gosh this week has gone quickly! Where does time fly to when you're so busy? The facilities building has been the centre of my universe this week. There seems to be a universal law in building projects which states that the last 5% of any builld will give you 95% of the stress!! When I

Mark is our project manager – he has been fantastic throughout the building of the marina and has definitely been instrumental in keeping me sane over the last 9 months (despite offering to pay Mick the site manager to throw me in the marina!)The sun is still shining and it feels like