evesham or avelchurch

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evesham or avelchurch Sept 23, 2018 12:51:01 GMT

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Post by thebfg on Sept 23, 2018 12:51:01 GMT

i am walking around the Southampton boat show and bumped into ABC and got chatting as the lady sold the boat to the in-laws.

now I'm sure in the early 90s we hired from avelchurch boat company the boat was definatly in their colours but I am sure we started at evesham.

they day they weren't at evesham. so does anyone know who we would of hired from or am I mistaken?

thanks.

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pearley Member Posts: 229	evesham or avelchurch Sept 23, 2018 13:12:39 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by pearley on Sept 23, 2018 13:12:39 GMT We hired from Alvechurch for most of the 80s and don't recall them having a base at Evesham then. Our last hiring with them was 1991 and no Avon base then.

thebfg Super Member RIP Mouse. Posts: 9,053	evesham or avelchurch Sept 23, 2018 13:19:48 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by thebfg on Sept 23, 2018 13:19:48 GMT they have been at avelchurch for 40 years but not evesham. do u know who it might of been with.

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evesham or avelchurch Sept 24, 2018 13:15:50 GMT thebfg likes this

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Post by pearley on Sept 24, 2018 13:15:50 GMT

My memories of the 80s is there was only the base at Alvechurch. Run by Colonel Fabricius and his wife. My in-laws got on well with them and likened to handover procedure to being marched in or out of Army hirings rather than the laizzie faire attitude of later hirings. Al Harris was technical manager.

In 1990 we hired from their base at Gayton for 3 weeks and cruised down to Limehouse and then up the Thames and back to Gayton. Can't recall who was running the Gayton base but not a patch on Alvechurch. Or when they took it over.

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evesham or avelchurch

Post by thebfg on Sept 23, 2018 12:51:01 GMT

Post by pearley on Sept 23, 2018 13:12:39 GMT

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Post by pearley on Sept 24, 2018 13:15:50 GMT

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