Community Projects

Barge Trips 2009

The Rotary Club of Abingdon Vesper hires a barge for four weeks each year to provide special days out for a range of people of all ages for whom such an activity really 'makes a difference'. The specially-designed barge is built to accommodate people with physical disabilities and is maintained by The Bruce Trust

This year's barge trips run from Saturday 13th June 2009 to Friday 10th July 2009. If your organisation is interested in taking part in the Summer 2009 barge trips, please fill in the contact form.

The Rotary Club of Abingdon Vesper is most grateful to our 2009 sponsors:

  • Abingdon Town Council
  • Abingdon Bridge Club
  • BrookStreet des Roches LLP
  • Joe Hughes
  • RWE npower
  • Waitrose Abingdon

Barge Routes for each day of the week

You can click on a link, in the table below, to the start point or finish point of a day's canal route and this will open a new window showing a map of the location. Please note that sufficient time should be allowed for parking. Parking at the suggested locations may be limited and is done at the owner's risk.

Day Route Start point Finish point
Saturday Great Bedwyn to
Hungerford
Brook Street, Great Bedwyn Canal Walk, Hungerford
Sunday Hungerford to
Newbury
Canal Walk, Hungerford West Mills, Newbury
Monday Newbury to
Woolhampton
West Mills, Newbury Station Road, Woolhampton
Tuesday Woolhampton to
Aldermaston and back
Station Road, Woolhampton Station Road, Woolhampton
Wednesday Woolhampton to
Newbury
Station Road, Woolhampton The Wharf, Newbury
Thursday Newbury to
Hungerford
West Mills, Newbury Canal Walk, Hungerford
Friday Hungerford to
Great Bedwyn
Canal Walk, Hungerford Brook Street, Great Bedwyn

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