We recently enjoyed a return trip - from Shardlow to Fradley
and were blessed with the weather.
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| Shardlow |
Whilst mooring at Alrewas, Chris caught a glimpse of a fairy
placing a book on our boat, thank you kind fairy, what a great idea, you read and
then leave somewhere for someone else to enjoy.
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| Book left by the 'Book Fairy' |
Whilst cruising through Branston
we were disappointed at how much building work is going on; sadly this is the
same everywhere now, we are losing so many green spaces to developments.
While using the CRT facilities
at Fradley, we couldn’t resist a bacon sandwich from the ‘Laughing Duck.' This an excellent café, dogs are well catered
for with plenty of treats and also clips on the outdoor tables for leads. They
even had umbrellas in case of rain – very well thought out, excellent food and
good value too.
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| Laughing Duck Cafe |
Taking a left turn at Fradley Junction onto the Coventry Canal we moored just after bridge 90 on the visitor moorings. A short walk from the bridge takes you to the lovely village of Fradley, the home of RAF Lichfield from 1940 to 1958.
It was the 81st anniversary of the Battle of Britain and whilst looking around St Stephens Church we noticed that they were holding a memorial service in the afternoon which we were pleased to attend. The service was really moving - it was so sad to see the graves of the young airmen (many of whom were Australian) who sadly lost their lives during the war.
In the evening we thoroughly enjoyed a curry at ‘Bilash’ a
short walk from bridge 90 and the next day started our return journey to Shardlow.
On our return journey we moored at the ever-popular village
of Willington. Lunch at the dog friendly
Green Man Pub is highly recommended, especially with half price mid-week deals
(during September)!
We topped up
our fuel tank at the ever-helpful Shobnall Marina at Burton Upon Trent, sadly
there wasn’t time to visit the nearby Marston’s Brewery Shop – next time!
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| Shobnall Marina waiting for fuel |
A great
September break and looking forward to our next adventures on Coventina.
