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Alf Parrott Moorings Ltd
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Boat Moorings in Henley on Thames
For Cruisers & Launches Of Up To 30ft
Serving The River Thames Community For Over 170 Years
We Are A Family Run Business
Situated In The Beautiful Thames Valley
Call Us For Our Latest Mooring Rates & Availability
Telephone / Henley 01491-572380
e-mail alfparrott@aol.com
To see a video of our Moorings Please Go To
http://www.youtube.com/alfparrott
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Find Us In Henley
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We are ideally situated just upstream of Henley Bridge on the town side of the river, handily placed for local shops & provisions. The world famous Royal Regatta is held on the reach just downstream.
Our mooring rates are very competitive,
so call now for mooring availability.
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FOR SALE
Canadian Canoe 18ft long, Double Diag Construction. Thought to have been built just after the Second World War at Meakes of Marlow. Canoe can be sculled as well as paddled. A truly special craft, phone to view this possibly one of a kind traditional canoe. £3500-oo
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Swan-Upping
The annual Swan-upping [Counting and marking ownership of Swans] takes place on the Thames in July. Ownership of this years Cygnets depends on the mark or lack of mark on the parent swans beak. Ownership is divided between two of the City of London Livery Companies and The Queen. One nick on the beak for the Dyers’ two nicks for the Vintners’ and those birds with no nick belong to Her Majesty The Queen. God Bless Her.
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Her Majesty The Queen visited Marlow in 2002 to unveil a statue of five times Olympic Champion Sir Steven Redgrave. She is seen above, moments after the unveiling with Sir Steve and Lady Anne Redgrave.
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THE POET'S BOAT RACE by Kate Parrott BA Hons, Special Correspondent
"I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;"
The words of the Lakeland poet William Wordsworth are, arguably, some of the most famous in the English language. His association with the Lake District is also widely known; he was born in Cockermouth in 1770, educated at Hawkshead grammar school, lived at Rydal Mount in Ambleside and Dove Cottage in Grasmere and was buried in St. Oswald's Churchyard in Grasmere.
In contrast, the poet's connection with a southern based national event may not be so widely known. The event concerned is the annual University Boat Race - the brainchild of a member of the Wordsworth family.
Charles and Christopher Wordsworth were brothers and nephews of the famous poet. Charles went to Oxford University while Christopher attended Cambridge. Charles rowed at number four in the Christchurch boat for his University and in 1829 he organised and participated in the first ever boat race between the two rival establishments.
The first ever University Boat Race was thus rowed on Wednesday 10th June 1829. Yet, the course was not the now traditional stretch of the River Thames from Putney to Mortlake but rather took place locally - between Hambledon Lock and Henley Bridge where 20,000 spectators watched Oxford row to victory in 14 minutes, 30 seconds.
The Wordsworth name can, consequently, boast associations with England's great sporting traditions as well as within the country's literary heritage.
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