Endeavour
1 to attempt (eg the fulfilment of an obligation) by exertion of effort; 2 archaic to strive to achieve or reach ~ vi to make an effort to do something n a serious determined effort
Northampton Branch Newsletter - February 2014
IT’S BOAT GATHERING TIME AT BRAUNSTON Please get your entries in early The historic Nurser’s Dock at Braunston is the venue for our Branch’s annual Boat Gathering this year – an entry form for the May Day Bank Holiday event is included with this issue of Endeavour. This will be only the second time the Gathering has been intentionally canal based in a history stretching back to the late 1970s and the first time the event has been held in the western part of the Branch’s area. The usual venue has always been on the River Nene Continued on page 18 The iron bridge over the entrance to Braunston Marina with Nurser’s Dock ahead The IWA was founded in 1946 to campaign for the retention, restoration and development of Britain’s navigable waterways and for their fullest commercial and recreational use. The IWA is a registered Charity (no. 212342) , whose work is supported by members’ subscriptions.