Seagull Trust Barge Trip
Short video of our groups trip on the Seagull Tust Barge Trip in Falkirk
A boat trip along the Union canal Scotland
This was shot a few years ago at an open day at the Seagull trust Scotland , The young piper came from the Ochil hillfoots and I have forgotten his name sorry . It made for a cool boat trip :)
Union Canal - Edinburgh
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Barge Boat Cruising on the Forth and Clyde Canal Scotland
Tour Scotland video of an old Dutch Barge boat cruising on visit to the Forth and Clyde Canal. This Scottish canal opened in 1790, crossing central Scotland; it provided a route for the seagoing vessels of the day between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde at the narrowest part of the Scottish Lowlands. It is 35 miles long and it runs from the River Forth near Grangemouth to the River Clyde at Bowling, and had an important basin at Port Dundas in Glasgow. Successful in its day, it suffered as the seagoing vessels were built larger and could no longer pass through. The railway age further impaired the success of the canal.
Seagull Trust - Kirkintilloch
The Seagull Trust is a wonderful charitable organisation that takes disabled , the elderly and the infirm on canal cruises , on the Forth & Clyde Canal in Scotland. Here we see one of these passenger barges , Marjorie Seagull , arriving and about to enter the newly-built Southbank Marina in Kirkintilloch on a warm July evening in 2011 , having come from Bishopbriggs , both places are in East Dunbartonshire. Kirkintilloch , often just shortened by local people to Kirky , is about nine miles from Glasgow city centre.
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The Queen wears a bold coat dress and hat to officially open a new section of canal named.
The Queen wears a bold coat dress and hat to officially open a new section of canal named in her honour near the Kelpies in Scotland.
She wore a charming pink ensemble to host a garden party in the grounds of Holyrood Palace with Prince Philip on Tuesday.
And the Queen's chosen outfit to open a new section of canal in Falkirk today was no less eye-catching - comprising a bold purple coat with a floral trim to match her dress.
The Queen is spending Holyrood Week - known locally as Royal Week - visiting various regions in Scotland, meeting subjects across all walks of life and hosting thousands at Holyrood Palace.
And on a sweltering Wednesday, she stepped out to officially open the Queen Elizabeth II Canal at the Helix in Grangemouth, Falkirk, with the Duke of Edinburgh.
The Queen and Prince Philip led a small flotilla today as they completed the last stretch of their journey to the Kelpies sculptures by barge.
Named after the monarch, the Queen Elizabeth II Canal forms the eastern gateway to the Forth and Clyde Canal and flows right up to the acclaimed horse-head sculptures.
Cheered on by hundreds of onlookers, the Queen and Philip boarded a bunting-covered Seagull Trust boat named The Wooden Spoon, which took them along the canal for the final five minutes of their trip.
Upon arriving to music from a pipe band at the 30-metre high landmarks, the royal couple met Kelpies sculptor Andy Scott.
The Queen smiled as she was introduced to two horses, Duke and Dan, who, as Clydesdales, are the same breed of horse which inspired Mr Scott's landmark sculptures.
They then toured the inside of the 'head down' Kelpie to view the engineering work involved in its construction and unveiled a plaque to open the canal section.
Large crowds of onlookers, including many children, waved Union flags as the royal party passed by, with an aerobatic display from the Global Stars stunt flying team taking place above the sculptures.
Mr Scott said: 'The Queen was asking me about the history of the project and the relationship with the Clydesdale horses.
'The Duke was particularly interested in the internal structure, the engineering, the fabrication that went on.'
Of the sculptures, inspired by the horse-drawn barges of the canal in the past, Mr Scott said: 'They've had an amazing transformative effect on the area with over 2.5 million visitors to see them (since opening in April 2014).'
Andrew Thin, chairman of Scottish Canals, said: 'We are honoured that Her Majesty the Queen was able to join us to celebrate the naming of the Queen Elizabeth II Canal in her honour.
'The Kelpies and the Queen Elizabeth II Canal are helping put Falkirk and Grangemouth on tourists' 'to see' lists the world over.'
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Forth & Clyde Canal Bishopbriggs to Kirkintilloch 27th June 2015
Kirk on the Canal secures right to moor a narrow boat
Polwarth Parish Church in Edinburgh, known as the Kirk in the Canal, has secured permission to moor a barge which will enable it to expand its mission activities.
The Union canal links Edinburgh and Falkirk and connects with the Forth and Clyde canal to reach Glasgow.
HRH Princess Anne opens The Kelpies
Take a canal boat trip to The Kelpies with HRH the Princess Royal in this video of the official opening of the colossal sculptures and the Forth & Clyde Canal extension over which they reign!
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A walk in the snow to see Ratho's boats and barges.wmv
Part of the opening sequence shows the walk from my house down towards the Union Canal where around a dozen boats and barges - actually narrow boats are berthed. At least one is occupied and it must be very cold inside in this weather. The canal is frozen over and the surface is covered by a few inches of snow. Although its been very cold for a few weeks now it would a foolish person who tested the ice's thickness by walking on it. The bright and sunny conditions disguise the temperature which is around -10C. Its worse in other parts of Scotland where lows of -22.3C were reached last night. If you look carefully, at the horizon, you might just be able to see banks of freezing fog waiting to pounce.
Glasgow and Scottish Passions
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