Mrs Betty Thelwell's whist group donates £400 to the Vale of LLangollen Canal Boat Trust  

We were delighted to receive a donation of £400 from Mrs Betty Thelwell's whist group who meet at the Froncysyllte Community Centre. The cheque was presented at the volunteers' get-together in December, by her husband Terry, who is also one of our volunteer skippers and spends a great deal of time looking after Glas y Dorlan.

Ladbrokes, Llangollen donates £1,000 to the Vale of LLangollen Canal Boat Trust  

We are pleased to report that Ladbrokes, Llangollen have donated £1,000 to the Trust. We are very grateful to Ladbrokes for including us in their charity donations. Picture shows from left to right; Selwyn Jones (trustee & volunteer skipper), Ann Bithell and Julia Abdusamed of Ladbrokes, Llangollen and Colin Burman, chair and volunteer skipper of the Canal Boat Trust.

Dave Mason donates £1,000 to the Vale of Llangollen Canal Boat Trust

One of our trustees, Dave Mason, very generously made a donation of £1,000 to the Trust, as part of his Charity Fund when he was President of the Rotary Club of Wrexham, earlier this year. Dave is also one of our volunteer skippers and is pictured (on the right) presenting the cheque for £1,000 to the chairman, Colin Burman, at the Trust's office in the Old Armoury after our committee meeting in November 2011.

Richard Jones raises £560.00 for the Vale of Llangollen Canal Boat Trust riding in the Etape Cymru on 9th October 2011

Richard Jones rode in only the second fully-closed road cycle event challenge in the UK on 9th October 2011. The event followed a 100-mile (161 km) route through Wrexham and Denbighshire, and attracted 1600 entries. Riders came from all over the UK, as well as southern Ireland and Spain. The event started and finished in Wrexham, with riders climbing 6,000 feet en-route, including the 3.8-mile climb up the Horseshoe Pass, which gains 1,040 feet in height and reaches gradients of up to 20%. The chairman, Colin Burman, thanks Richard for choosing the Canal Boat Trust as the beneficiary of his fund-raising ride.

We were delighted that once again Eirwen Jones organised a Christmas concert for the Trust. As usual it was held at the English Methodist Church, Princess Street, Llangollen. It featured the Cantorion Collen Singers conducted by Eirwen and guest soloists. The concert was supported by Barclays and all monies raised went towards the refit of Glas y Dorlan. 

Following the Captains' Charity Golf Day at the Vale of Llangollen Golf Club on July 2nd, the Trust was delighted to receive a cheque for £2,693.74. The other charity to benefit from the Charity Day was Hope House, Oswestry. Pictured are Kath Delany, Lady Captain, Albert Dunlop, Captain, and Trustees, Mary Burman, Gill Thomas and Colin Burman. Many thanks to all who took part and supported this event.