Making the most of the still fine weather, a few of us went out on the John Bunyan community boat. We joined a busy trip on the morning of Thursday the 11th, and spent a relaxing couple of hours cruising to Kempston and back, while the friendly crew looked after us. A very good ploughman's lunch was consumed with gusto, appetites sharpened by the fresh air. We admired the helmsmanship of the boat master as he turned the craft round at Kempston with inches to spare, and applauded with relief as soon as it became apparent that we were not going to be wedged across the river for the rest of the afternoon!
The John Bunyan boat is a fantastic resource for the town of Bedford; the crew are all volunteers, and are enthusiastic ambassadors for both the boat and the waterway project. The long term plan is to connect the river Great Ouse with Milton Keynes by canal, creating a cruising waterway for leisure boating. You can find out more about this project by googling 'Bedford community boat'
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