Wigram's Xmas Dinner 08

A good time was had by all at the first Wigram's Turn Marina Xmas Dinner.

Is that 2 bottles of wine or 4 Michael?

Having now been part of marina communities for a little over 4 years Dee and I thought it was about time we sprang into action to arrange our first Wigram's Xmas dinner. Having had a successful BBQ at the marina this summer hosted by the management and the hope of possibly more events arranged by the moorers, things seemed to come to a grinding halt.
Wigram's is home to nearly 200 narrowboats and is split into 2 main sections, the 'East Side' and the 'West Side'. Located on the West Side it's normal for us to meet other's who are located nearby however, the East Side remains a mystery!! We often see mysterious figures silhouetted against the full moon shuffling down the East pontoons wondering "Who the hell is that" or "What are that lot up to over there". Of course we do class the West Side as the upper crust of the Marina!
But seriously though such is the build of the marina that you can literally go a whole year without meeting other moorers. What better way to get to know them than to arrange a little get together. So on Thursday December 11th the very first Wigram's Xmas Dinner was held at the Boat Inn, Stockton. A big thanks to Tina & Paul the landlords of the Boat and their hard-working staff and & big thanks to Brian our excellent marina manager for laying on the transport. Notable absentee's were James & Claire off NB-Radish who unfortunately were unable to join us. Get well soon chaps. I've put a montage of photographs, at least the one's that weren't blurred, into our album. You can get a bigger version of the photo's by clicking HERE. and then just click on the image you want to resize.