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Welcome

Les and Anne Etheridge at Canalway Cavalcade

Welcome to Canalway Cavalcade in the beautiful setting of Browning’s Pool here at Little Venice. The May Day Bank Holiday weekend is one time in the year the Pool is packed with boats - and what a fantastic sight it is.

The inland waterways are part of our national heritage. About 200 years ago they were the motorways of their day, providing the essential transport network that made the Industrial Revolution possible. In recent years they have found many new uses that their builders would never have imagined.

Where better to relax, enjoy wildlife, take exercise and have fun in an environment far removed from the stresses and strains of the modern world, just as you are doing today?

Volunteers from The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) have been organising this free entry event for over 30 years and I’m sure you’ll want to join me in saying a very big thank you to them all. If you would like to support their efforts and show your thanks, please do make a donation to the Association in one of the IWA ‘buckets’ around the site.

I hope you have a great day here at Cavalcade. Please find time to visit IWA’s stands in Warwick Crescent and in the marquee on the Paddington Towpath, talk to our enthusiastic team and learn more about the inland waterways and how IWA works to make them better. If you love Cavalcade and the waterways, please consider joining us. The more members we have, the more we can achieve for the waterways.

IWA is the leading membership charity dedicated to restoring, protecting and improving Britain’s network of canal and river waterways. We work hard to promote and support the waterways, encouraging as many people as possible to get involved in lots of different ways. For example, our volunteer activity groups are a great way to make new friends and learn new skills, while giving something valuable back to our cities and countryside.

Les Etheridge National Chairman The Inland Waterways Association

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Contents How the Canals Began.....................................................6-7 Blessing of the Waters...........................................................8 Children’s Entertainment...........................................10-11

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How the Canals Began Rivers have been used for transport since time immemorial. When the Industrial Revolution changed the British economy from the 1750s onwards, the rivers were not best placed to transport coal and raw materials to the new factories and move the products to where they were needed.

Artificial rivers, or canals, were therefore built to link with the rivers to form a network of waterways on which boats were able to carry heavy loads far more efficiently than was possible over land. A horse can pull at least 30 tons on water compared with maybe 3 tons on a well surfaced road.

Arcas and Actis on the Grand Union Canal at Kings Langley, 1971. Photo credit: Alan Smith

Locks were built to take canals up and down hills, tunnels were bored through more difficult terrain and aqueducts were built across rivers. Many of the early long distance canals were built narrow to save construction costs with locks 70ft. long and 7ft. wide to take the narrow boat, which has become the traditional icon of the English canals.

It was already obvious that there was a limited future for canal carrying as there was simply not enough traffic to justify the cost of maintaining the network, which had never been modernised and was still much as it had been when first built in the 18th Century. There was a very real danger that the canals would disappear.

The fact that they didn’t was largely due to the publication in 1944 of the book “Narrow Boat” an account by LTC Rolt of an extensive cruise in his converted canal boat in 1939-40. This was read by Robert Aickman who, like most people at the time, knew nothing about canals. He met Rolt who took him for a cruise and he immediately fell in love with the canals.

A literary agent based in London, Aickman had some influential contacts. In 1946 they formed The Inland Waterways Association to promote the use of canals and fight any closure proposals. At this time leisure boating was in its infancy and officialdom could not envisage how the network could be maintained for such a minority pursuit.

The canals were nationalised in 1948 and, as

Contrary to popular belief, when the steam locomotive became a practical proposition from the 1820s and was adopted by the railways, the canals were not superseded. In fact long-distance commercial carrying by narrow boat continued on the Grand Union Canal to west London until 1970. There was, however, a steady decline in canal carrying throughout the 20th Century, despite the gradual adoption of the diesel engine to power the boats.

The railways did cause the closure of many rural canals which could never be viable concerns, just as railway branch lines could not compete with road transport.

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the Queen Mother in 1964 was a landmark that led the way for several hundred miles of waterway being brought back into use.

The work of restoring canals continues apace with work in progress all over the country led by local groups, and assisted by volunteers from IWA’s highly experienced Waterway Recovery Group.

HM The Queen Mother ​opening the Stratford Canal in July 1964. Photo credit: Stratford Canal Archives

time progressed, attitudes gradually changed, largely due to pressure from and direct action by IWA which grew into a formidable and respected campaigning organisation. Many canals were saved from closure and, not only that, but when the abandonment of the southern Stratford Canal in Warwickshire was successfully contested, IWA undertook its restoration and proved that a moribund canal could be restored by volunteers. The reopening by

In 2012, the ownership of the canal network was transferred from the nationalised British Waterways to a charitable trust, Canal & River Trust who, although they still receive government support, can now also draw on other sources of funding, as well as volunteer labour. The canals are enjoyed by millions every year – walkers, cyclists, anglers, naturalists, industrial archaeologists and, of course, boaters! They are a priceless heritage.

Article by Alan Smith

Historic narrowboat Ilkeston being horsedrawn along the Regent’s Canal, August 2012.

Photo credit: Roger Squires​

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Blessing of the Waters An annual tradition at Canalway Cavalcade is the Blessing of the Waters of Little Venice and the Blessing of the Boats conducted

by Father Gary Bradley, Vicar of Little Venice. On Sunday he and members of his congregation will walk up from St Saviour’s Church after the morning service to the Horse Bridge. At about 12:45 Father Bradley will say prayers from the bridge, blessing the waters of Little Venice. We will all say the Lord’s Prayer as we stand around the pool and he will then move on to ‘Lady Mildmay’.

Boaters’ will await his visit as he is taken along the moorings towards Paddington basin, round the pool moorings and along the visitor moorings in Delamere Terrace. As he passes the boats he will bless them and their crews, sprinkling holy water on them.

Father Gary Bradley, Vicar of Little Venice, blesses the waters. Photo credit: Christine Smith

by the Bishop of Southwark, the Rt. Revd Christopher Chessun. The parishes of Southwark Cathedral (on the south bank) and St Magnus the Martyr (on the north bank) meet annually in the middle of London Bridge at the point marking their parish boundaries on the first Sunday after 6th January (Epiphany).

My first encounter with Blessing of the Waters was by the sea where in a number of places around the coast and on islands there is an annual ceremony to bless the waters and the fishing boats. At St Peter’s Church in Folkestone, Kent this takes place in June. It is called ‘Blessing of the Fisheries’ and described as follows: “Blessing of the Fisheries has taken place in the parish since 1896, when usually a Bishop leads this ceremony on the Stade, praying for our fishing community, safety of their boats, for their nets and a good harvest of the seas, as well as for all who go down to the sea in ships, plying their trades in great waters”.

The form the service takes is always the same: processions from Southwark Cathedral and the Church of St Magnus the Martyr, Lower Thames Street, meet in the middle of London Bridge. There is a short service which concludes with the throwing into the river of a simple cross made of wood representing the blessing of Christ, both for the river and also those who use it and care for it.

This ancient service was revived in 2009, the 800th anniversary of the opening of the first stone London Bridge in 1209. Next year’s Blessing of the River Thames will take place on Sunday 10th January 2016 at 12:30.

Closer to home, on Sunday 11th January this year, the Blessing of the River Thames took place on London Bridge, presided over

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Children’s Entertainment There are lots of children’s activities spread around the site and you can pick up more information and a map of their locations from any of the Information Points on the Paddington and South towpaths and in Rembrandt Gardens; the Waterspace Office on the North Towpath; IWA’s marquee on Warwick Crescent; the Wild over Waterways (WoW) tent overlooking the amphitheatre; The Electric Barge classroom boat; Pirate Prince; and Stort Challenger. There will be a Paddington Bear trail for younger children and a canal related trail for the older children. You can start anywhere and here are some of the things you can do:

Mr Mylo. Photo credit: Lydia Collins

The WoW tent overlooking the Amphitheatre is a good place to find out about all that is going on. You can start the two trails there and have some fun making duck headdresses, trying out brass rubbing, colouring and finding out more about canals and about some of the things that are used on or carried by Narrowboats.

We will also be creating a mural over the weekend on the theme ‘Canals in Bloom’ so you can participate in that. Down in the Amphitheatre there will be some giant games and other activities where you can have fun and let off steam!

On the Paddington Towpath you will find various children’s rides under the flyover and close by you can come on board the classroom boat, The Electric Barge. There will be various activities including making bunting to decorate the boat, badge-making (£1), creating jewellery from recycled materials (£1 per item) and face painting (£4 per child). This will be open between 15:00 – 17:45 on Saturday and 11:00 – 17:30 on Sunday and Monday. There will also be two or three Creepy Crawlies shows during the day (£1 per ticket).

The Canal Museum stand will have some of the answers to the trail and you can also try

Punch & Judy Show. Photo credit: Roger Squires

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On the other side of the canal, on the Stone Wharf, Graham Nunn and his team will have activities on and beside their boat, Stort Challenger, including balloon modelling, plate spinning, juggling and some magic tricks.

In Rembrandt Gardens there’ll be two Punch and Judy performances each day, also two from Mr Mylo, a children’s mime artist.

You can have a go in Bubbles of Fun, ‘walking on water’ and the Boating Pool. On Sunday afternoon at 15:00 bears and their humans are invited to the Teddy Bears’ Picnic with Graham Nunn and his team. There are prizes for the furthest travelled bear and for the best colouring.

In addition to the festival activities above, the Puppet Theatre Barge, May Brent, is at Little Venice moored on the North towpath.

They will perform their Puppet Show ‘Brer Rabbit and the Tar Baby’ at 11:00 and 15:00 on Saturday and Monday and at noon and 15:00 on Sunday. Tickets are £8.50 for children, £10 for seniors and £12 for adults.

Advance booking is recommended – Tel: 020 7249 6876 or website www.puppetbarge.com/HowToBook

Chucklefoot One Man Band. Photo credit: Lydia Collins

painting roses and castles and making lace plates. Further down the Paddington Towpath, near Bishop’s Bridge, you can try kayaking and learn about water safety and how to help with a rescue on the canal.

This is provided by the team from the Pirate Castle in Camden. Life jackets and full instruction will be provided. You can also go on board their boat Pirate Prince and make things like pirate hats and boats and learn more about what happens at the Pirate Castle.

Have fun!

Bubbles of Fun Photo credit: Roger Squires

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Stay Safe Near the Water are welcome but must be on  Dogs leads at all times (and poop-scooped

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canal, you can never be sure of what’s below the surface.

The dangers of water include: • • • • • • • • •

It is very cold There may be hidden currents It can be difficult to get out (steep slimy banks) It can be deep It is difficult to estimate depth There may be hidden rubbish, e.g. shopping trolleys, broken glass There are no lifeguards It may be polluted and can make you ill Always supervise children near water

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If you have any concerns please go to the nearest Information Point (there are three: on the Paddington Towpath, on the South Towpath and in Rembrandt Gardens) marked with an on the Site Plan in this programme.

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Opening Ceremony - HB

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P ageant of Boats

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Bob Dwyer’s Bix and Pieces Jazz Band - IB

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Annie’s Fantasies - SS

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Bob Dwyer’s Bix and Pieces Jazz Band - IB

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Rhythm & Blues Brothers - IB

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Procession of Illuminated Boats

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Rhythm & Blues Brothers - IB

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Sharp’s Morris Side - SS

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Awards Ceremony - HB

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Sharp’s Morris Side - SS

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Bob Dwyer’s Bix and Pieces Jazz Band - IB

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Parade of Historic and Working Boats

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Parade of Historic and Working Boats

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Bob Dwyer’s Bix and Pieces Jazz Band - IB

There are other children’s activities going on throughout the festival - please see pages 10-11 and the site plan in the centre of the programme.

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Opening Times Saturday 2nd May: 10:00 - 18:00 Sunday 3rd May: 10:00 - 18:00 and 20:00 - 23:00 Monday 4th May: 10:00 - 17:00

Stone Wharf

Rembrandt Gardens

11:00 The Real Ale Bar opens

12:30

M r Mylo Children’s Mime Artist

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C hildren’s Workshop aboard Stort Challenger

13:30

Punch and Judy

14:00

Chucklefoot One Man Band - BM

14:30

M r Mylo Children’s Mime Artist

16:30

Chucklefoot One Man Band -BM

15:00

Chucklefoot One Man Band

17:00 The Real Ale Bar closes

15:30

Punch and Judy

08:00

C ommunion Service - BM

12:00

M r Mylo Children’s Mime Artist

10:00

C hurch Army multi denominational service - BM

13:00

Punch and Judy

11:00 The Real Ale Bar opens

14:00

Punch and Judy

12:00

Chucklefoot One Man Band - BM

14:30

Chucklefoot One Man Band - RM

13:15

Chucklefoot One Man Band - BM

15:00 Teddy Bear’s Picnic

16:00

Chucklefoot One Man Band - BM

16:00

M r Mylo Children’s Mime Artist

11:00 The Real Ale Bar opens

12:00

C hucklefoot One Man Band

11:00

Children’s Workshop aboard Stort Challenger

12:00

Mr Mylo Children’s Mime Artist

14:00

Chucklefoot One Man Band - BM

13:00

Punch and Judy

15:30

Chucklefoot One Man Band - BM

14:00

P unch and Judy

15:00

M r Mylo Children’s Mime Artist

17:30 The Real Ale Bar closes

16:30 The Real Ale Bar closes

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The tug Bantam IV was donated to the London Canal Museum in 1994 by Chris Gibson after his contracting business on the Kennet and Avon Canal ceased. It has been restored and maintained largely by the museum’s volunteers. In 2004 the hull was plated to protect and strengthen it. It remains in working order.

Roger from Rickmansworth Waterways Trust, built in 1936, is one of the last wooden narrowboats in circulation. Built

by Bushell Brothers at Tring, the boat has a Lister JP 2 engine. It is open to the public all year round as part of the Trust’s work on Heritage Education.

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As a “Pusher” tug, it couples to a barge in front, and is tightly attached to it. This is more energy efficient than a towing one.

Normally the tug is moored in Battlebridge Basin, King’s Cross, behind the London Canal Museum, where it can be seen by museum visitors. The tug occasionally leaves the museum, notably to attend Cavalcade and the Angel Canal Festival in September.

Roger. Photo credit: Christine Smith

Bantam IV Tug The tug Bantam IV was built 1949-50 by EC Jones, at Brentford. It spent much of its life on gravel pits in southern England and later it was bought by Chris Gibson and used as a working tug on the Kennet and Avon Canal.

91 Bantams were built between 1949 and 1969. Many of this class of tug were used for canal maintenance work. This is believed to be the oldest Bantam which is still in existence. It still retains its original Lister JP2 diesel engine. The engine has no electric start but has to be started by hand, a process that requires significant physical strength and stamina!

Bantum IV. Photo credit: Christine Smith

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Warwick Avenue

20th September

Regents Canal: King’s Cross - Granary Square Camden

King’s Cross (taxi rank)

4th October

Regents Canal: Kings Cross - Hitchcock’s Hackney

King’s Cross (taxi rank)

18th October

Regents Canal: Regent’s Park & RiverTyburn Little Venice

Baker Street (Baker Street North/Lords Exit)

Other Waterway Events 16th - 17th May 2015 - Rickmansworth Festival, Hertfordshire 23rd - 25th May 2015 - Crick Boat Show, Northamptonshire 30th May - 1st June 2015 - IWA Trailboat Festival, Cumbria 3rd - 5th July 2015 - Ware Boat Festival, Hertfordshire 4th - 5th July 2015 - Welsh Waterways Festival, Montgomeryshire 29th - 31st August 2015 - IWA Festival of Water, Northamptonshire 6th September 2015 - Angel Canal Festival, London

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Awards The following trophies will be presented this year: The Marcus Boudier Trophy: For the best decorated privately entered boat in Saturday’s Themed Pageant.

The Ray Dunford Buckby Can Trophy: For the best decorated boat entered by a waterway or community group.

The Cruise Electric Trophy: For the best illuminated boat in Sunday evening’s Procession.

This year we are particularly grateful to British Land, who have generously sponsored the Boat Handling Competition, the Themed Pageant of Boats (Canals in Bloom) and the Procession of Illuminated Boats.

The Graham Capelin Award: For the best entry by a boater who has not previously taken part in either the Saturday Pageant or Illuminated Boats.

The Westminster Trophy: Donated by the City of Westminster for the winner of the Boat Handling Competition.

The Roger Squires Trophy: Presented by St Pancras Cruising Club in recognition of Roger’s 10 years as their Commodore, it is awarded to the best novice

competitor in the Boat Handling Competition.

The Vic Trott Memorial Trophy: Is open to boaters and non-boaters, awarded to the couple in the best ‘Boaters’ Sunday Best’ costume.

The Mike Stevens Memorial Trophy: Goes to the ‘Best Boat’ at Canalway Cavalcade, selected from all the boat entries at the event. It is awarded in recognition of Mike’s outstanding contribution to IWA and Canalway Cavalcade during his lifetime.

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Locations

Boats Listings

Red - South Towpath Blue - Visitor Moorings Green - Rembrandt Gardens Purple - Paddington Arm Towpath Black - Stone Wharf

Boat Names Abacus Aleecia 11 Ally Aloysius II Amersham Amphora Andante Andromeda No.5 Anne-Louise Annie & Walt Argy Bargy Atropops Atticus Auberge Augusta Australia Bantam IV Beauchamp Becky Bohemian Cassie Celia Chedoona Cherie Cider with Rosie Cleveland Comet Daddy Longlegs Destiny No.2 Dignity Diona Discretion Dobbin Dolly Mae Doris Doris Katia Dragonfly

Duke Elk Eulalie Fingolfen Flora Dora Friendship Too Fulbourne Gabriel Gentle Breeze Georgina D Gertrude Gnashers II Grace of Hertford Grebe Guelrose Hawker Highlander Humbug Iole Iquitos Ivy Rose Jacqueline Jessie Joseph Josephine Kailani Kangaroo Katrina Ketura Kismet Lady Lady C Lady Claire Lady Jasmar Lady Rose Lionheart Little Gem

Lola Long Eared Owl Lotus No.10 Lucy Lygean Merlin Merlin Miss Matty Moontiger Mr Brightside Mr. Rusty Muttley NB Hallmark Nimrod Old Smokey Pacific Panacea Peagreen Persephone Phidash Pippin Pisces Pisces Purple Parrot Quercus Rachel Roger Roxeth Salar Schnucki Scotch Corner Sea Mistress Second Time Around Serendipity Shiraz Slow Pace Sola Gratia

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Solace Sorrel Speedwell No.2 Staceysu Stort Challenger Sutton Tagula Blue Tank Girl Tara Rose Tarn The Lady Blackwater The Rosery The Sharp End Tickety-Boo Tillytonka Tintagel Tranquil Rose Trikeri Trinity Triskids Tug Ann Tugby Walden 111 Wattyler Webbies Wilhamina Zavala Pickles Folly Shaldon Lady Mildmay Opportunity Glenfield No 2 Pirate Prince Pirate Viscount

Exhibitors’ Listings

Locations W - Warwick Crescent PC - Paddington Central PT - Paddington Towpath

RG - Rembrandt Gardens SW - Stone Wharf AT - Amphitheatre

Please refer to the Site Plan in the centre of the Programme or ask at the Information Stands Adys Cards.................................W17 3D greetings cards, leather goods, jewellery

Capital Travel Books.................W12 London Walks guidebooks etc. and cards, wooden toys.

Facial Attraction..........................RG1 www.facial-attraction.co.uk Face painter

Amelia Parker.............................W19 www.amelia-parker.com Upcycled jewellery and accessories made using clay pipes collected from the Thames

Cascada Fair Trade...................PC19 Fair Trade craft.

Flaroche........................................PC4 Handmade jewellery

Catford Modellers.....................SW1 Paint ‘n’ Take ceramic models

Amorelondon............................AT12 www.anexaltationoflarks.com/ Hand crafted Turkish mosaics

Chocololo....................................PC8 www.laurentskitchen.com/chocololo/ Chocolate, dips, drinks, confectionery

The Floating Classroom..........PC24 thefloatingclassroom.co.uk Primary school education

An Exaltation of Larks..............W18 www.anexaltationoflarks.com/ Handmade ceramics and jewellery Angel Canal Festival..................PT10 www.angelcanalfestival.org/ Waterside charity event Baz Balloons............................Mobile www.partyandpaper.co.uk Balloon sales Beverley Clarke...........................AT7 “Rose & Castles” hand-painted canalware Bliss on a Bike Ltd.......................AT1 100% natural fresh fruit ice lollies Brian Hood...................................PC1 Traditional handpainted canalware Bubble of Fun........................RG 1&2 www.bubbleoffun.co.uk/ Water walking and bumper boats Caliz London................................PC5 www.calizexportation.com/shop/ Designer jewellery handcrafted from vegetable ivory Camden Sweet Company..........AT3 Old fashioned confectionery Canal & River Trust..................PC23 canalrivertrust.org.uk Charity entrusted with the care of 2000 miles of the inland waterways network in England & Wales

FunFingers.....................................W3 Puppets

Coco Nooz................................PT14 Fresh coconut water and cocktails

The Giggly Pig Co........................PT4 www.gigglypig.co.uk Sausages galore

Cook Spanish............................PC12 Decorative Spanish cookware and spices

Gifticuffs.....................................PC11 www.gifticuffs.com Gifts for musicians and others

Crazy Carrot Craft...................W10 Glasspainting, handbags, cards

Grass Routes.................................AT6 www.grassroutessoap.co.uk Soap maker and willow weaver

Deck Shoes Unlimited.............PT17 Shoes Deeping Fudge.............................PC7 www.deepingfudge.co.uk Home-made fudge and preserves Eco-Antique Tea-cup Candles...W7 www.antiqueteacupcandles.com Antique tea-cup candles: 17901950 The Elephants Trunk Co.............W4 www.theelephantstrunkcompany. co.uk Handmade silk velvet jackets, shawls and accessories Eliki Ltd. ........................................PT5 Greek pastries, sweetmeats and olives Enterprise Books........................PC3 Authors and book sellers The Fabulous Vodka Company.AT9 www.fabulousvodka.co.uk Flavoured vodkas

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Green Door Designs Ltd..........AT8 Ladies clothing, scarves and bags Green Jade Ceramics................PC22 www.etsy.com/uk/shop/GreenJadeCeramics Studio pottery - elegant and functional wheel-thrown stoneware

Handmade by Janet...................W11 www.handmadebyjanet.com Glassware and cards Herbal Haven................................W1 www.herbalhaven.com Live herbs in pots Holmen Bakehouse..........................PT9 Danish pastries, bakery and cakes Information Stands...........PT ST RG Inkas Crafts...................................W5 www.inkascrafts.co.uk Crafts from Peru

Islington Boat Club...................PT15 www.islingtonboatclub.com Boat Club & RYA training centre IWA..............................................W15 www.waterways.org.uk The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) is a charity campaigning for waterways conservation, restoration and use for all IWA Inland Waterways Freight Group.............................................PT8 www.waterways.org.uk Advocating fullest use of inland waterways for freight IWA Middlesex Branch..............PT8 www.waterways.org.uk IWA branch Jewellery Options.....................PC14 Jewellery, ecofriendly handbags, fresh flower jewellery, handicrafts John Biddall Leisure......................PC25 Children’s mini-fairground

Melton and Oakham Waterways Society.........................................PC26 www.meltonwaterways.org.uk/ Waterway books, videos, tea towels Mimosa Jewels............................W14 www.mimosajewels.co.uk/ Resort-wear, British design-led jewellery, scarves and gifts Miss Molly’s Unique Boutique.PC18 Clothing and accessories

Montadito......................................PT7 www.montadito.uk.com/ Artisan cheeses and charcuterie from Spain Munki Magik.................................PT2 www.munkimagik.co.uk Eclectic, recycled, upcycled, handmade jewellery and fair trade gifts Norman Lennard......................AT11 Bric-a-brac

Kailani Hotel Boat......................PC9 www.hotelboatkailani.com Luxury hotel boat cruising

Reprose 51.................................PT12 Italian leather handbags, Madagascan baskets. semi-precious stone earrings

Lavendar Hill...............................W20 www.lavenderhill.eu Jewellery and gifts

Rosario Estrada..........................W16 www.munkimagik.co.uk Soft toys, hair bows and accessories

Leaping Lizards............................AT4 Children’s clothing

RSPB............................................AT10 www.rspb.org.uk Nature conservation charity, inspiring everyone to give nature a home

Lee Valley Regional Park Authority.....................................PT18 www.visitleevalley.org.uk Marina and chandlery London Canal Museum............PT19 www.canalmuseum.org.uk London Look........................................W2 Children’s mini-fairground Lymn Bank Farm.........................PC2 postacheese.com Cheese, flavoured, smoked and garlic Made in Maida Vale......................PT6 www.madeinmaidavale.co.uk/ Homemade chutneys, jams and jellies

Second Nature Soaps.................W8 www.secondnaturesoaps.co.uk Handmade soaps Sharon Tipp...................................W8 www.secondnaturesoaps.co.uk Photography and pre-loved clothes Sharon’s Stones............................W9 Hand-made children’s gifts Steamboat Billy..........................PC16 Small candle-powered steam boats Stella & Dot Jewellery.................W6 www.stelladot.co.uk/sites/ karenbriggs Contemporary and costume jewellery

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Sugar & Style................................PT1 www.facebook.com/ sugarandstylefashion Women’s fashion focusing on wearable, feminine and commercial pieces with a whimsical feel Sundari Ltd.................................PC21 www.sundarijewellery.co.uk Handmade jewellery, unusual semiprecious stones TCHC Ltd..................................PC10 www.tranquilrose.co.uk Tranquil Rose - traditional wide beam hotel boat Traditional Irish Coffee Co.......PC6 Coffee, liqueurs, spirits Usborne Books: Zena Rudder..PT3 Usborne books Van-Tastic Fudge .......................W21 www.wrg.org.uk Waterway Recovery Group (WRG) volunteers selling fudge to raise funds for WRG Van Appeal Vegan Sweet Tooth London......AT5 www.giancarloroncato.co.uk Vegan patisserie and bakery Virginia Currer Marine Ltd.....PT16 www.vcmarine.co.uk/ Sales brokerage Voodoo Blue..............................PC17 www.voodooblue.co.uk Basketware, earthenware, woodware Whotz Hot Ltd.........................PC20 www.whotzhot.info Superwrench ex New Zealand, cuddle buddy pillow, outback hats Wild over Waterways................AT2 www.waterways.org.uk/waterways/ activities/wow Waterways related activities for children Woodland Trust........................PC15 www.woodlandtrust.org.uk Charity

Food & Drink

Locations SW - Stone Wharf W - Warwick Crescent

PC - Paddington Central RG - Rembrandt Gardens

This year we have brought you the widest selection of menus ever. Whether it’s fine alfresco dining or carry-in-the-hand snacking you want, there is a wide range to tempt and satisfy your appetite.

La Bonne Crépe...........................SW Sweet Temptation!! Naughty like you’ve never known crepes and galettes.

The Candyfloss and Popcorn Man.................................RG All the fun of the fair and the genuine article.

Carbonis Pop up Restaurant.....SW Rib eye steak sandwiches on toasted sourdough. Succulent baby chicken – lamb kofta – chicken – calamari – grilled mastello cheese and fine cut pommes frites.

Breakfast and high tea patisserie, scones and fresh brioche with a wide range of teas and infusions.

The Caribbean Hut.....................SW A rich and diverse assortment of tempting and deeply satisfying hot food.

Greek Souvlaki.............................SW Souvlaki - skewers charcoal grilled meats wrapped homemade Greek style pitta with tomatoes, onions.

Tzatziki - garlic, yogurt, cucumber, dip. A Mediterranean feast.

The Green Kitchen.....................SW A popular range of homemade good quality foods including distinguished stews, duckfat roast potatoes, BBQ chicken sandwiches and lemonade drinks made with lime juice.

The Real Ale Bar by Jervis.........SW A fine range of real ales and ciders to excite your taste buds and quench your thirst. 20% of profit goes to IWA. The Real German Sausage Hut.SW Instantly satisfying and the perfect festival bite in a variety of flavours.

Relish the Thought......................SW Burgers, baguettes and fries – the complete meal to satisfy every need.

Italiano Ices.............W, PC and SW Onofrio and his team are back again with the cool experience.

The real thing!

The Urban Cafe...........................SW Desire’s sweet answer – tempting pastries and cakes with quality estate coffees and teas.

Pizzarova........................................SW The authentic tastes of Italy. Fresh wood fired sourdough pizza in a variety of tempting flavours.

The Wrap Shack...........................SW A world of delicious savoury fillings wrapped to perfection for your convenience.

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Paddington Central is home to many shops, cafes, bars and restaurants as well as a health club and even a hotel.

With the variety of retailers catering to your every need, we look forward to welcoming you soon!

WWW.PADDINGTONCENTRAL.COM @PaddingtonCen