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Christmas Fair 2015 raises £2,157.52

We finally finished counting, and are exhilarated  to announce that last year’s fair raised a staggering £2,157.52.

The money financed a canal outing for a group of clients of the homelessness charity St Mungo’s Broadway, in collaboration with Save the Date, Moo Canoe, and CHUG. Held on 21 December it was very well received. So well in fact that we hope it to be the first of many.

Remaining funds will further support the work of St Mungo’s Broadway, as well as SkyWay Charity who work with vulnerable young people in Hackney, and where the money will go towards the community garden project on Regents Canal.

A big THANK YOU to everyone who contributed their time, love, good will, goodies, or money. We couldn’t do it without you:

Bow Boat Company, Hackney Brewery, HER, L&Q, Rosemary Branch Theatre, St Mary’s Secret Garden, Steamroom Dry Cleaners, TripSpace, Barge House, Charterhouse Aquatics, Lovebox, The Vintry, A.G. Price Florists, Hackney Festival Singers, 40 Ft Brewery, Amanda Taylor, Black Dog Publishing, Coffee Officina, Ella Gibbs, Hackney Herbal, Ivy Street Centre, Jam on the Butty, Jennie Brennan Hula Hoops, London Boatwomen, Michaela Davidova, Peter Bedford Housing Association, Reflexology Afloat, Save the Date, SkyWay, St Mungo’s Broadway, Terry’s Falafel, The Wrapster, Three Sods Brewery.

Here are some photos of the day.

Christmas Fair 2015 on 6th December

CHUG’s annual winter fair, bringing together floating & flat-dwelling basin residents and celebrating our community to raise funds for a local cause: this year we have teamed up with St Mungo’s Broadway (funds go towards a canoe outing & Christmas lunch for 20 of their clients). Come and join us for tea & cake, mulled wine & roast chestnuts, chips or falafel. Keep your kids happy with bouncy castle, facepaint, willow workshops, and the ever popuar Santa Cruise boat tours. Browse for presents amongst our crafts stalls. Play our raffle. Or just enjoy the atmosphere and musical contributions, CHUG’s annual winter fair! Bringing together floating & flat-dwelling basin residents and celebrating our community to raise funds for a local cause: this year we have teamed up with St Mungo’s Broadway (funds go towards a canoe outing & Christmas lunch for 20 of their clients).

Come and join us for tea & cake, mulled wine & roast chestnuts, chips or falafel. Keep your kids happy with bouncy castle, facepaint, willow workshops, and the ever popuar Santa Cruise boat tours. Browse for presents amongst our crafts stalls. Play our raffle. Or just enjoy the atmosphere and musical contributions, this year there’ll be carols and a student samba band.

If you’d like to participate we’d love to hear from you!

Working with Laburnum Boat Club

Please take a moment to listen to this lovely Podcast about Laburnum Boat Club’s work. Here some pictures of the Laburnum Boat Club’s Slalom Event, held in Kingsland Basin on 16 May 2015:

Christmas Fair 2014 in pictures

We raised £729.30!
Thank you all who made our Christmas Fair another fabulous event with, donating, volunteering, spending money (& hours in the cold), and just joining in. The circus performance was a particular highlight!
Here’s some photos, a bit later than hoped due to critical website maintenance:
 

Christmas Fair

You are cordially invited to our 2014 Christmas Fair on Sunday, 7th December 12-5pm. For a local fair with a difference, come to Kingsland Basin. There’ll be craft stalls, floating traders, and an awesome raffle, as well as mulled wine, roast chestnuts, homemade cakes, and our popular Santa Boat Tours. The unique setting and unbeatable atmosphere will lift your spirits. Do come!

 

London Open House

We’re opening our moorings and boats again for London Open House: Sunday 21 September 10-5pm. Tea, cake, and a unique opportunity to view traditional and contemporary interiors of narrowboats. Come along!

 

CHUG History Open Day 2014 (photos)

 

Hackney Brewery donating keg of beer for Open Day

many thanks to Hackney Brewery for donating a keg of beer for our Open Day on the 21st June, helping to raise money for Laburnum Boat Club.

Hackney Brewery Equipment

Hackney Brewery was established by Jon Swain and Peter Hills to provide top-quality beer to the thirsty drinkers of London.  Experienced home brewers, we made the leap from pub manager and chef to our own brewing company in the heart of East London in July 2011.  Now coming up to our third year in production our beers are going out to Hackney, London and beyond.

With 15 years of experience working in pubs between us, at the Eagle pub on Farringdon Road and the Charles Lamb Pub in Islington we had a good idea of what makes a great beer and set about creating a range of cask and bottled beers to satisfy a variety of tastes.  Last year we added a New Zealand Pale Ale to our original core of Golden Ale, Best Bitter and American Pale Ale.  These beers are available year-round.  Our new ‘Craft Series’ of beers, usually stronger and more highly-hopped, complements our core range giving us the flexibility to stay innovative and fresh.

 

 

History Open Day in collaboration with Laburnum Boat Club

 

Join us on Saturday 21 June for a History Open Day at the moorings! To celebrate Laburnum Boat Club’s ‘Regent’s Canal Heritage Day’, we are opening our two resident traditional narrow boats for viewings. We will also serve our popular homemade cakes, hot & cold drinks, and there’ll be games, stalls, and some life music. Come along!