Wooden Canal Boat Society

Forget-Me-Not was built in 1927 as a horse-drawn boat for Henry Grantham who was a "Number One" (owner boatman).

Hazel is the last surviving full length example of a Runcorn wooden header, built in 1914 to trade on the Bridgewater Canal.

Southam is one of a fleet of 62 wooden butties (known as "big rickies") built for the Grand Union Canal Carrying Company in the 1930s at Rickmansworth.

To help with the unending task of repairing and maintaining the society's wooden boat fleet, Tameside Council made available a piece of land to serve as a boatyard.

In the future she will be used as a "wellbeing boat", offering respite days and residential trips for people with mental health issues.