MM Links July 2012 Week 2

[rockfordill]

Last week I alluded to the Wey & Arun Canal so I thought it appropriate to give a little more background to this, I hope, worthy cause. The Canal was thought about and planned in the very early 1800s with the specific purpose of helping the British troops fighting the French in the Napoleonic Wars. It was designed to carry war materiel and bullion from Woolwich Arsenal up the Thames to Weybridge, down the Wey Navigation to just south of Guildford, then down the Wey & Arun to join the River Arun, west at Ford to the Chichester canal and harbour and thence straight across to France. This all was intended to avoid the hazardous circum-navigation of the Kent foreland and the Goodwin sands and escape any French privateers in that area.

The sad thing was that it opened in 1816 just a few months after Waterloo thus its raison d'etre disappeared before it opened! It had a sketchy early life but it was used for one very important event - carrying 20 tons of Rothschild gold from Paris up the canal to the Thames and down to London to save, in the nick of time, The Bank of England.

It had taken three hundred Irish Navigators three years to build using just spades and wheelbarrows. The Trust today has been going for about 30 years and so far we have about 4 miles of navigable waterway! Our biggest needs are water and money. The former is certainly no problem this year - the latter we keep working away at - thus my work as crewman on the charter boats we run to raise money.

Next week I want to go back to my first sporting interest - archery. This weeks link words will lead the way.

[cliffyg]

water carrier
steam boat
cross arrow
bow bells

[albaqwerty]

Morning. Mine are :-

Water Feature
Speed Boat
Arrow Root
Bow Wave

Mr Alba's are:-

Water Mark
Steam Boat
Arrow Point
Long Bow

(and the discussion has started here about Bow and Bow , the English language is wonderful)

[hawk3y3]

Water Cooler
Pleasure Boat
Golden Arrow
Bow String

[Psybbo]

smart WATER
BOAT club
ARROW shoot
cupid's BOW

good morning all

[kettledrum]

soda water
gravy boat
cross bow
arrowsmith

[wickedtongue]

Good Morning

Barley Water
Narrow Boat
Arrow Root
Bow Window

[Flyhalf]

Dipping the toe in again:
Water buffalo
Narrow boat
Broken Arrow
Bowsprit

[jobjockey]

Water Polo
Narrow Boat
Golden Arrow
Bow Street

[Handbaglady]

WATER Logged
BOATSwain
ARROWHead
LongBOW

[Elspeth]

Water sprite
Narrow boat
Arrow head
Long bow

[baza]

TIDAL water
LIFE boat
arrow HEAD
rain BOW.

[cupid04]

gripe water

gravy boat

love arrow

bow fronted

[Euphemia]

SALT water
GRAVY boat
ArrowHEAD
Bow STRING

[Ont-ice]

Good Morning from Ontario.
Herewith our attempts for this week.
Mr. O
Water Wheel
Boat Ramp
Arrow Shaft
Bow Sprit

Mrs. O
Water Barrel
House Boat
Broad Arrow
Bow Line

Good luck to all.

[x-ray]

water FALL
SHOW boat
GOLDEN arrow
RAIN bow

[joto]

Water Boatman
River Boat
Arrow Head
Bow Bells

[ChrisHewat]

Hello RFIll we are away further North hence very late again. Shazza is going for:

Water TAXI
Boat HOOK
POISON Arrow
Bow STREET

And I'll try

Water TOWER
LIFE Boat
BLUE Arrow
Bow LINE

[BigMac]

VERY late on parade today - but won't make any differnce to my usual points' scoring... ... I'l try:

SLACK WATER
Narrow BOAT
Golden ARROW
Long BOW

[Eiggam]

Water Melon
House Boat
Arrow Root
Bow Bells

[twix123]

Thanks King John and good morning all. I'll try:

RAIN Water
Boat BUILDER
CUPID'S Arrow
Bow COMPASS