Alan this is a fantastic vlog, thank you so much. The overhead shots of the canal and community around the canal were great to see. Thank you very much

@MyNarrowboatVenture

3 ай бұрын

I’m so pleased you liked it, thank you for your appreciation and comment.

Thanks Alan, for sharing this great birthday celebration of the Bingley Five Rise with brilliant views and great drone footage. It was really nice of the "Lockies" to be interviewed by you and share their knowledge. Have a great weekend. Take care and all the best. Stevie

@MyNarrowboatVenture

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Stevie, I’m glad you enjoyed watching, it was a rather special day, which Sally and I enjoyed very much. Best wishes for a great weekend.

A superb showcase for the Bingley Five Rise. I have often suggested you come up north to experience what this canal has to offer, and now you have. Well done Alan.

@MyNarrowboatVenture

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Harry for your appreciation. This is the second video I've made on Bingley Five Rise, the first was last year, numbered 347, do you recall seeing that one? It was a look at the locks from up above, as it were, not on a boat. All the best.

Thanks That's some piece of engineering incredible when you think it was two hundred and fifty years ago without modern machinery.😊

@MyNarrowboatVenture

3 ай бұрын

A phenomenal achievement for its time, so pleased I was invited to attend. All the best.

Hi Alan, very interesting even my cat thought so, you’ll see. Hi to Sally. Have a good week. ❤️🙏

@MyNarrowboatVenture

3 ай бұрын

Thank you Katelyn, I must be honoured with your cat liking it. All the best, enjoy your weekend Alan and Sally 💙

Hi Alen. That was an interesting visit to those locks well done. Take care & regards to you & Sally & Reggie.

@MyNarrowboatVenture

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Bob, Sally and I hope you’re keeping well. All the best.

Hi Alan Fantastic vlog what a great piece of engineering you covered it great You take care and stay safe 👍👍👍

@MyNarrowboatVenture

3 ай бұрын

That's really kind of you to say Ronald, thank you very much, I'm glad you enjoyed watching. All the best, take care.

Well hello Alan what a great video plenty of information, you don’t realise how much hard work went in to building those locks. Excellent job. Have great week 😊

@MyNarrowboatVenture

3 ай бұрын

I’m so pleased you enjoyed watching Sandy, certainly a wonderful piece of engineering. Have a lovely weekend 🤠.

Morning Alan, sorry to be late in catching up with the video. What an amazing sign these locks are. When you consider the era in which they were constructed and the available equipment, it really is quite exceptional. Your video really brought everything to life....thank you for sharing...🍷🍷

@MyNarrowboatVenture

3 ай бұрын

Morning Steve, you must watch when it suits you, no apology needed. The locks are a fantastic feat of engineering and I was delighted to be invited to this special event. Never imagined I would ever get to travel up or down the flight. Thanks for watching 🥂. Cheers

Great video Alan, what an epic feat to build this , 250 years amazing, take care .

@MyNarrowboatVenture

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Dougie, all the best🤠

Another great one Alan, Thank You

@MyNarrowboatVenture

3 ай бұрын

That’s very good of you to say, thank you🤠

You new channel seems to cover it all...The history of the canal network and it's engineering challenges, cruising the network and narrowboat maintenance and other forms of engineering to complement the aforementioned......All the best, Tricia and Neil....

@MyNarrowboatVenture

3 ай бұрын

Hi Tricia and Neil, thanks for watching and for your very kind comment, I’m glad you enjoyed this episode. Best wishes to you both.

Hi Alan, thanks so much for your coverage on the 250th celebration 🎉. You’ve done them proud, fantastic editing. You’ve really captured what an amazing feat of engineering it is . How they managed it back in the day I don’t know. That would have been something to behold. Your footage from ground, water and air really brought it all to life and you can see how very steep it is. The second boat that came down and exited the bottom lock looked dwarfed by the huge structure behind it. Great job Alan

@MyNarrowboatVenture

3 ай бұрын

Hi Paul, what a great comment, thank you so much for your appreciation. It certainly is a marvellous feat of engineering, especially for its time. Sadly, very few of my viewers have chosen to watch this episode! Have a great weekend. Cheers.

@paulturner7837

3 ай бұрын

@@MyNarrowboatVenture well as I found out, they’re missing out. I didn’t view as early as I could have done as I’d watched cruising the cuts version a few days before. I preferred yours mate 👍

@MyNarrowboatVenture

3 ай бұрын

@@paulturner7837 Thanks Paul, you are a 'sweet talker'.

Loved the video Alan especially as I was lucky enough to visit the locks last year. . . . they were absolutely amazing. I was taken aback by how steep they are and the work involved to build them back in the day. You just have to take your hat off to those workers.

@MyNarrowboatVenture

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Mark. There’s no doubt it’s a fantastic feat of engineering especially for the time it was built. I was delighted to have the opportunity to go down the locks.

Great video, really enjoyed the drone shots!! What an amazing achievement!!

@MyNarrowboatVenture

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Robin, it certainly is a fantastic feat of engineering.

Hi Alan. Thanks for a fantastic and very informative vlog. I take it it takes longer to go up due to the amount of water needed and the amount of paddles that need to be opened and closed. Keep up the great work and thank you once again.

@MyNarrowboatVenture

3 ай бұрын

So glad you liked it Shamus. I wish I’d asked that question but I agree, I feel it has to be to do with the volume of water or time difference in filling/emptying depending on direction of travel.

Very good video Alan i have been there in the past. Was hoping you had taken Sally along with you. keep well and safe

@MyNarrowboatVenture

3 ай бұрын

Thank you John, I’m glad you enjoyed this episode, I’m publishing the public celebrations tomorrow, which were held on the Saturday after. All the best, take care.

Nicely presented video. Thanks. Sorry about my tongue slipping in the interview! Yes, "days" not "years"!

@MyNarrowboatVenture

23 күн бұрын

Many thanks Nigel, it was good of you to be interviewed. Keep up the volunteering, lovely part of the country to be doing it.

Hi there Alan, Five Rise..... I (sorry we) try to visit every time we visit son and family. We have made a trip to Bingley every time we have had the opportunity since '82 when we had our first ever Yorkshire Hols. This is the second time I have viewed this video. Best as always. Bob and Helen Ps Have you tried The Old Brown Cow?.... A very good Tim Taylors Pub just across the busy road!

@MyNarrowboatVenture

2 ай бұрын

Hi Bob and Helen, thanks for both comments. The Five Rise is a magnificent piece of engineering, we’re not surprised you like to visit when you can. We’re not familiar with The Old Brown Cow but probably lost on me, as I don’t drink beer. All the best, Alan and Sally.

Thank you for this 250th terrific video! By the way, although my husband and I love your channel, we miss every week the introductory clip of the two swans with their necks together in a hart shape! Any chance of restoring that priceless image to the channel?

@MyNarrowboatVenture

3 ай бұрын

I’m so glad you enjoyed it and thank you for your ongoing support of the channel. The swans mating was a lucky capture some years ago now. Although it may not appear so, the brief intro involves a lot more work than you might imagine. All the clips are the same length and fitting them to the words and music is quite a challenge. For the swans to re-appear would mean losing another clip, so it’s not an easy change to make. I’m glad you liked it though.

oy!... that lad just left of centre at 3:56 looks rather familiar!...

@MyNarrowboatVenture

3 ай бұрын

One might say rather too familiar!

I'm not sure how they would have been able to improve this design using the technology of the day, other than two sets of locks, one for boats going up and one for boats coming down.

@MyNarrowboatVenture

3 ай бұрын

I’ve always thought twin locks is a good idea, as it allows travel in either direction, and might speed the process of going through locks but could have an adverse affect on water usage.