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Welcome to Canalway Cavalcade 2012 a

unique waterways and community festival

which has been taking place at Little

Venice since 1983.

Organised by The Inland Waterways Association (IWA)

volunteers this festival weekend heralds the start of a

summer of special celebrations in 2012. This year’s

Cavalcade theme will reflect the joyous events of the

Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Year. Many of the 150 boats

attending Cavalcade will be participating in the historic

Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the River

Thames in June. Some have travelled from the furthest

reaches of the waterways system in Britain —a spidery

network of nearly 3000 miles—to gather here in a

glorious array of colour in the heart of London.

Whether you’ve travelled to Cavalcade from near or far,

are a boater, a resident or a visitor you’ll find it’s packed

with fun stuff for everyone from 2 to 102. We’ve got kids’

activities, from floating on water to Punch and Judy,

competitions, food and trade stalls, music, real ale, and

lots, lots more. We hope you will want to find out more

about our wonderful waterways and become a fan

during this exciting festival—so have a great time!

The IWA campaigns for the use, maintenance and

restoration of Britain’s inland waterways. It believes that

canals and rivers are everyone’s to enjoy and it works

to preserve the heritage and ecology of the system for

public benefit. If you’d like to find out more about the

work of the IWA, our waterway heritage, or how you can

join in and help to restore a waterway, go to the IWA

marquee on Warwick Crescent at this event, or visit the

website www.waterways.org.uk, phone our membership

hotline: 01494 783453 or write to us at :

IWA, Island House, Moor Road, Chesham, HP5 1WA.

Christine SmithPublicity Manager, Canalway Cavalcade 2012

The IWA accepts no liability for any matter within thisbrochure, including adverts

Canalway Cavalcade is organised by Inland Waterways

Enterprises Ltd, a private limited company (Registered in

England no. 4305322) wholly owned by The Inland Waterways

Association (Registered as a charity no. 212342) to whom all

profits are given. Registered Office:

Island House, Moor Road, Chesham HP5 1WA

Use your smart phone to scan the

QR code and link to the IWA website

Cover photo by C Smith

SPONSORS

Boatshed Inland

British Waterways London

Cavendish Rowe

City of Westminster

PaddingtonCentral

Porter & Co

W2 Specialists

CONTENTS Page

Welcome 3

Children’s Activities 4

What’s On + Where 4-6

Art on an Easel 8

Awards 8

Thanks 8

Site Plan 10-11

Trade stalls: Who’s Where 12-13

Food + Snacks 13

More Events 15

Towpath Walks 15

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Throughout the weekend we have a variety of entertainments for you. Many of the

performances are given at a reduced fee in order to maximise the money we raise

for the causes we support.

Graham Nunn and The Church Army welcome visitors, children or adults, for a chat on

board the boat Theo moored alongside the Stone Wharf. They will also be leading the

service at 10:00 on Sunday and organising various activities for children near Theo.

There will also be music—of all genres—being played around the site: by the Horse Bridge,

on the pontoon bandstand in the Pool and on the Stone Wharf.

We have a whole range of children’s activities, including games, a treasure hunt and craft

activities. Youngsters can try kayaking and learn water safety on the canal beside the

Paddington Towpath, near Bishop’s Bridge, thanks to the Pirate Club of the Pirate Castle

in Camden. Life jackets and full instruction will be provided. You can also go on board their

new boat Pirate Prince and learn more about the activities at the Pirate Castle. In

Rembrandt Gardens, throughout the Festival there’ll be performances of Punch and Judy

and on Sunday, at 15:00, if you go down to Rembrandt Gardens you’ll be sure to find a

Teddy Bears’ Picnic. Bubble of Fun, walking on water, is located on the other side of the

canal, on the Paddington Towpath, between the two statues.

Elsdale II Floating Classroom is back with us again this year and will be showing children

how to do salt dough modelling and other crafts, from 14:30—17:00 on Saturday and

11:00—17:00 on Sunday and Monday.

Beauchamp Floating Classroom will also be keeping the children amused with their

Creepy Crawlies Show and Recycled Artwork workshops

You can collect more information about these activities from our Information Points: in

the Waterspace Office on the North Towpath, in the IWA marquee on Warwick Crescent,

on the boat Jena moored alongside the Paddington Towpath or at the work camp

compound on the Stone Wharf. To find these please refer to the Site Plan on pages 10-11.

In addition, during the Festival, the Puppet Theatre Barge will be performing their Puppet

Show ‘The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse’ at 11:00 and 15:00 on Saturday, and at

15:00 other days, aboard the barge May Brent on the North Towpath. Advance booking

recommended: telephone 020 7249 6876, mobile 07836 202745, email

puppet@movingstage.co.uk or via their website www.puppetbarge.com/booking.

Prices: Children and concessions £8.50, adults £10. Credit and debit cards accepted.

10:00 Site opens

11:00 Real Ale Bar opens Stone Wharf

12:00 Children’s workshop Entertainments Marquee, Stone Wharf

13:00 Chucklefoot one man band Entertainments Marquee, Stone Wharf

14:00 Opening Ceremony Horse Bridge overlooking the Pool

14:15 Steve Strickland’s Noyze Boyze South Towpath (by the Horse Bridge)

14:30 Punch & Judy Rembrandt Gardens

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14:30 Pageant of boats Through the Pool15:00 Chucklefoot one man band Paddington Towpath15:30 Harrow Community Choir—Singing workshop and performance Amphitheatre15:30 Punch & Judy Rembrandt Gardens15:30 Music and songs by Braunston Pickle and Janul Entertainments Marquee, Stone Wharf16:00 The Pageant returns, accompanied by the Noyze Boyze Through the Pool16:30 Chucklefoot one man band Paddington Towpath17:30 Real Ale Bar closes18:00 Site closes

08:00 Communion Service Elsdale II, moored Paddington Towpath10:00 Site opens10:00 Church Army multi-denominational service Entertainments Marquee, Stone Wharf11:00 Real Ale Bar opens Stone Wharf11:00 Boat Handling Competition (Part 1) Sponsored by Porter & Co. In the Pool11:00 Chucklefoot one man band Stone Wharf11:30 Children’s workshop Entertainments Marquee, Stone Wharf12:30 Music and songs by Braunston Pickle and Janul Entertainments Marquee, Stone Wharf12:45 Blessing of the boats by Father Gary Bradley, Vicar of Little Venice On the Horse Bridge, overlooking the Pool, and along the moorings aboard Lady Mildmay13:00 Chucklefoot one man band Various locations on site13:00 Punch & Judy Rembrandt Gardens14:00 Punch & Judy Rembrandt Gardens14:00 Ukebox Jury—Ukulele Band Entertainments Marquee, Stone Wharf14:30 IWA with London Walks: Towpath Walk—Kensal Green Cemetery to Little Venice. Meet Kensal Green station. £8 (£6 concessions)14:30 Chucklefoot one man band South Towpath (by the Horse Bridge)15:00 Teddy Bears’ Picnic Rembrandt Gardens15:30 Boat Handling Competition (Part 2) In the Pool16:00 Chucklefoot one man band Various locations on site16:30 Music and songs by Braunston Pickle and Janul Entertainments Marquee, Stone Wharf17:30 Real Ale Bar closes18:00 Site closes

Evening:

20:30 The Rhythm & Blues Brothers Island bandstand in the Pool *21:30 Procession of illuminated boats In the Pool *22:00 The Rhythm & Blues Brothers Island bandstand in the Pool*

Sunday

* For safety reasons please avoid the towpath around the Pool on Sunday evening.

The best viewing positions are from the raised pavements of the roads

around the Pool.

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10:00 Site opens10:30 Boat Handling Competition (Part 3) In the Pool11:00 Real Ale Bar opens Stone Wharf11:00 Chucklefoot one man band Stone Wharf11:30 Music and songs by Braunston Pickle and Janul Entertainments Marquee, Stone Wharf12:30 Chucklefoot one man band South Towpath (by the Horse Bridge)13:00 Awards Ceremony Horse Bridge overlooking the Pool13:00 Punch & Judy Rembrandt Gardens13:30 Jazz on the island Island bandstand in the Pool14:00 Chucklefoot one man band Various locations on site14:00 Punch & Judy Rembrandt Gardens14:00 Ukebox Jury - Ukulele Band Entertainments Marquee, Stone Wharf14:30 Parade of historic and working boats Canal by Paddington Towpath and in the Pool15:00 Jazz on the island Island bandstand in the Pool15:30 Chucklefoot one man band Various locations on site16:00 Grand Prize Draw Results! Horse Bridge overlooking the Pool16:30 Real Ale Bar closes17:00 Site closes

Monday

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THANKS

The Inland Waterways Association is a registered charity andhas no funds available to subsidise Canalway Cavalcade,which is organised and run entirely by volunteers. We are

therefore very much indebted to those listed below who helpus to make the weekend possible:

Linda & Dennis Anfuso; Boatshed Inland; Branch Out Design; British Waterways;

Canal Experience Training; Cavendish Rowe; Dacorum Narrowboat Project; Derwent London;

DJC Sound Systems; Dovedale Models by David Wright; First Class Sailing; Ingrid Wagner Rug & Art Creation;

Laburnum Boat Club; London Waterbus Company; Massis Lebanese Grill & Bar; Mortons Media Group Ltd;

Paddington Central; Paddington Waterside Partnership;

Pilcher Herschman; Porter & Co; Powerday; TfL; The Church Army; The Floating Boater; The London Canal

Museum; The Pirate Club; The West London Floating Classroom;

The Wyvern Shipping Co. Ltd; Tideway Adventurers; UK Boat Hire Ltd; London WRG;

Waterways World Magazine; Westminster City Council; Wood Hall & Heward Ltd.

AWARDS

At each Canalway Cavalcade we award various prizes, mainlyfor participating boats.

The following will be presented this year:

The Marcus Boudier Trophy: For the best decorated privately

entered boat in Saturday’s Pageant

The Ray Dunford Buckby Can Trophy: For the best decorated boat

entered by a waterway or community group

The Cruise Electric Trophy: For the best illuminated boat in

Sunday evening’s Procession

The Graham Capelin Award: For the best entry by a boater who

has not previously taken part in either the Saturday Pageant or

Illuminated Boats

The Westminster Trophy: Sponsored by the City of Westminster

for the winner of the Boat Handling Competition

The Roger Squires Trophy: Presented by St Pancras Cruising Club

in recognition of Roger’s 10 years as their Commodore, it is

awarded to the best novice competitor in the Boat Handling

Competition which, this year, is sponsored by Porter & Co.

The Vic Trott Memorial Trophy: Is open to boaters and non-boaters,

awarded to the couple in the best ‘Boaters’ Sunday Best’ costume

The Mike Stevens Memorial Trophy: Goes to the ‘Best Boat’ at

Canalway Cavalcade, selected from all the boat entries at the

event. It is awarded in recognition of Mike’s outstanding

contribution to the IWA and Canalway Cavalcade during his

lifetime.

a commission free outlet for artists

to sell their art direct to the art-

buying and art-loving public; while

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opportunity to showcase their

work to the art world and come

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and critics.

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post graduates and enables

artists to enter their works of

painting, drawing, print making,

sculpture, textiles, photography,

design and multimedia. The web

based platform and the launch

exhibition at Canalway

Cavalcade, in Sheldon Square,

intend to showcase the work of

young, emerging, unrepresented

artists who have not exhibited in a

commercial setting before.

The submitted art will be priced

and sold by the artists themselves

and they will take 100% of the

sale proceeds, providing a unique

experience and introducing them

directly to the general public.

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judge the art in each category and

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the opportunity to have a solo

show at the prestigious Reading

Room Gallery in London’s Soho.

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ABC Leisure Group Ltd

/ UK Boat Hire Narrowboat Holidays & boat brokerage

Apon Reflections Mounted photos, placemats

Archant London Newspaper publisher

Beez-Neez Arts Jewellery, clothes, bags, shoes

Brian Hood Handpainted narrowboat ware

Bubble of Fun Children’s water walking

Chocololo Chocolate dips, drinks, sweets

Go Cruise Holidays: ship cruising

Ingrid Wagner Rug & Art Interior textiles design and make

Izit Design Ltd Country hats

Jae Print Needlecraft: cushions, bags, aprons

John Biddall Leisure Children’s rides

Karma Clothing: hats, bags, musical instruments

Little Venice Cards Little Venice prints and greetings cards

London Canal Museum Waterways history museum

London Look Fashion accessories

Lymn Bank Farm Cheese, flavoured, smoked & garlic

Massis Lebanese Grill & Bar Restaurant in Sheldon Square

Melton & Oakham Waterways Society Waterway books, videos, tea towels

Norman Lennard Bric-a-Brac

The Candy Man Candy Floss

The Fudge Factory (Deeping St James) Home-made fudge, Belgian chocolate-

coated fruit

Towpath Talk Newspaper publisher

Traditional Irish Coffee Co Liqueurs for Irish Coffee

Yash Jani Indian ethnic handmade crafts

Kids’ Wonderland

Punch & Judy

Teddy Bears’ Picnic (Sunday at 15:00 only)

Art on an Easel Art Gallery

Riapagifts Giftware

Urban Cafe Light snacks & soft Drinks

Paddington Towpath

Rembrandt Gardens

Sheldon Square

South Towpath‘‘

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Ananya Trading Clothes & accessories from Bali

Anna Silver jewellery

Capital Travel Books London Walks guidebooks & cards

Crazy Carrot Craft Glass-painting, handbags & cards

FunFingers Finger puppets

Herbal Haven Live herbs in pots

IWA Middlesex Branch Books, maps, gifts

IWA South London Branch Books, maps, gifts

John Hill Foods Ltd Fudge

Kingfisher Fashions Designer clothing & charm bracelets

Lancoo Jewellery

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Wildlife charity

Runamenta Bolivian hats, shawls, bags, puppets

Stella & Dot Contemporary & costume jewellery

The Elephants Trunk Co Fashion & accessories

The Inland Waterways Association Charity campaigning for waterways

Conservation; books, maps, gifts

Tricia Parratt Pictures by local artists

Urban Cafe Light snacks and soft drinks

Usborne Books– Zena Rudder Books

Community Kitchen Asian Curries

Coopers Beans & Leaves Real Coffee & Snacks

Italiano Ices Ice Creams: here and

around the event

Oriental Bite Chinese & Thai

Relish the Thought Catering Burgers & Chips

Relish the Thought Catering Hog Roast & Chips

Simply Stonebaked Pizza Pizza

The Candy Man Confectionery

Urban Cafe Light snacks and soft drinks

Warwick Crescent

Stone Wharf

Paddington Towpath

Warwick Crescent

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13th May Ruislip Woods Festival 12:00—16:30. Free admission. Between the Ruislip Lido Railway’s ‘Water’s Edge’ station and the Water's Edge pub. HA4 7TY. www.ruislipwoodstrust.org.uk/events.htm

19th/20th May Rickmansworth Festival 10:30—22:30 Saturday and until 17:30 Sunday. Rickmansworth Aquadrome and along the canal between Batchworth and Stockers Locks. www.rwt.org.uk/festival

3rd June Her Majesty The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Pageant www.thamesdiamondjubileepageant.org/

6th/7th/8th July Ware Boat Festival on the River Lee near The Priory, High Street, Ware, Hertfordshire SG12 9AL. For more information call 01279 860507 or email les.hunt@waterways.org.uk

7th/8th July Kingston Regatta and River Festival

2nd September The Angel Canal Festival 11:00—17:00. Free admission. Adjoining City Road Lock, Islington. www.angelcanalfestival.org/

8th/9th September Mayor’s Thames Festival. www.thamesfestival.org/

15th September The Great River Race: 21 Miles from London Docklands to Ham in Surrey. Starting cannon at 10:40 am. www.greatriverrace.co.uk/

Towpath WalksIf Cavalcade has excited your interest in London’s canals then you might want to explore further.

Inland Waterways Association (IWA) volunteer guides support The IWA Towpath Walks Society,

which arranges a regular series of guided walks along the city’s canals in association with London

Walks.

They last just over two hours and take place on two Sunday afternoons each month. The walks start

and finish at a tube or DLR station and cost £8 per person, with concessions £6. You can even join

one during the Festival Sunday which leaves Kensal Green Cemetery at 2:30 pm. Or, if you’d like to

get closer to the new Olympic stadium, turn up at Bromley by Bow tube station on Sunday 20th May

at 2:30 pm.

The walks have been going since 1977 and have so far raised over £24,000 towards the IWA’s work.

The guides give their services free and the IWA benefits financially.

More information is available from Peter Finch, telephone 020 8969 9941

or Roger Wilkinson, telephone 020 8458 9476

Published by Canalway Cavalcade 2012, Inland Waterways Enterprises Ltd

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