This should be broadcast on regional TV, superbly presented. This fascinating presentation threw light on many things that remained mysteries over decades.

@DermGNR

10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much Ian, glad you enjoyed it mate, cheers 👍

I cannot believe how well produced and interesting this is. As a many generations Salfordian/Mancunian I thought I knew a fair amount about the banks of the Orwell, but this has taken my knowledge to another level. I was going to just dip into this video, but watched to the end without a break. Everything about it was great: maps, highlighting of routes, old photographs, music, filming, commentary. It must have taken an age to edit. Honestly, this was as good as any broadcast documentary. Thank you.

@DermGNR

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much merlini1 😊 I very much appreciate your comment & yes it took nearly a year to put together. I've actually finished editing the next one last year, but have still yet to write & narrate the script. Just not enough hours in the day. Hopefully I'll get some time soon though 😊 Thanks again 😊

Mate! What a brilliant piece of work. You should be really proud of this!!

@DermGNR

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Mike, cheers 😊

A Major amount of quality work has clearly gone into this history of Manchester from the River Irwel. I would go as far as saying this is my favourite historic video of Manchester. I loved the references and maps so much that it took me a good 2 hours to get through it. Very impressed, keep the videos coming! #manchesterhistory #riverirwell #history

@DermGNR

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the awesome comment Mark, I really appreciate it mate. Glad you enjoyed my video & rest assured they'll be plenty more videos along in the future 👍😁

@markonthemove1897

3 жыл бұрын

@@DermGNR il look forward to them for sure 👍

What a brilliant video. You have solved a mystery for me. As a young lad I went to school in Salford,I would take the train to exchange and walk down to Victoria bridge to catch a bus to Pendleton, Salford. I could see wooden staircases going from the side of the downwards to large wooden doors, never knew what they were? Entrances to the arches and air raid shelters!! Thanks for solving that mystery for me.

@DermGNR

Ай бұрын

Aww fantastic, I'm glad I could solve a mystery for you, and thanks for sharing your recollection of the wooden staircases 😊. Glad you enjoyed my video 😊

What can I say, thank you! What a beautiful, well researched video, should be mandatory viewing in every Architecture & Engineering School in the land.

@DermGNR

6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much Denis for your kind words 😊 Glad you enjoyed my film 😊

Fascinating and a very enjoyable watch. Thank you.

Super video . Lived all my life in Manchester 72 years. Never New the full history of the rivers and canals of Manchester .Til I watched your video. Top class well done.

Fascinating story of our cities river.

Manchester, River Irwell - yes please! Cheers from New York! I hope you are doing something you like in 2024, but I wanted to say great job on this video.

@DermGNR

Ай бұрын

Thank you very much mate, really appreciate it 😊 glad you liked it 🤟

Fascinating view of the city and a excellent story 👏👏

What a brilliant film - superbly researched, recorded and presented. Beats anything you see on the TV nowadays.

@DermGNR

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ed, very much appreciated mate 😊

@ed47569

3 жыл бұрын

@@DermGNR you’re welcome. I’m a ship’s pilot on the Manchester Ship Canal (since 2018) based at Eastham. I regularly take 5000 tonne ships as far as Weaste, and we swing just below the Mode Wheel locks. It was so interesting to see your video exploring the upper reaches though.

@DermGNR

3 жыл бұрын

Ohh that's fantastic, I'd love to do that for a living. One of my grandfather's worked at the Salford Docks as a store keeper & about 20 years ago we were sent 2 tickets, free of charge, to take a trip on the Liverpool Ferry from Manchester to Liverpool. I can't remember much but the captain let me take the wheel when we were out in the estuary, an experience I will never forget 😄 I remember having to keep between the buoys & spent most of my time staring at the compass making sure I stayed on the numbers he called out 😅 I absolutely loved it. I think I'll book on the next ferry cruise, should they return to normal at some point in the future 😁 Until then if you've ever got room for a wee one let me know mate 👍😁

@ed47569

3 жыл бұрын

@@DermGNR We used to be able to take the odd person on board with permission from Peel Ports who own the Canal, but since the lockdown bollocks all that has been stopped unfortunately. We can’t even take potential trainee pilots on board at the moment, it really is ridiculous. I don’t blame Peel, but more the nonsense being inflicted on us by the government. We’ve been fortunate at least that our trade on the Canal has held up well over the last year though. The vast majority of it is to Ellesmere Port, Stanlow and Runcorn nowadays.

@DermGNR

3 жыл бұрын

Ohh I totally understand but you never know, if they ever revert back once the world starts spinning again, it would be an absolute pleasure to join you guys for a trip so please keep me in mind 😁. But never the less it's a pleasure to make you acquaintance mate 👍😁 & thank you very much for enjoying my video. I currently have about another 9 videos (all filmed in 2020) that I'm working on 😅 the next one should be out soon though 😊

Fantastic job

That was absolutely brilliant ! I would defiantly be going back with some torches to do that tunnel under the station. Loved the way you matched all the old photos over the ages.. and as soon as i spotted something and thought what's that, you explained it. bloody brilliant! Happy paddling my good man and stay safe. Tom

@DermGNR

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Tom, I really appreciate your comment 😊 glad you enjoyed it mate 😁

What a wonderfully murky, fascinating bit of history. Very fine indeed. John W. Australia

@DermGNR

2 жыл бұрын

Aww thank you very much, can't believe my video has reached so far 😊 thanks for watching 😁

Excellent. Thanks

Thank you so much for this documentary.

@DermGNR

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome David, thank you for commenting 😊

Very good viewing the information is excellent

I’m a bit late to the party but just seen this. What an excellent video, thank you for going to the trouble to make it and to properly and fully research your material.

@DermGNR

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much 😁 glad you enjoyed it 😊😊

Gota give credit where it's due .. Fantastic mate ..loved it ..Narration , filming, information, presentation. All spot on .looking forward to watching the others .. Should be a show in TV This ..If I ever watch TV this is the type of thing I watch ..honestly brilliant mate

@DermGNR

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Nina, glad you enjoyed it 😁😁

A great piece of work thank you.

Really great! Fantastic film.Lots of historical fact and a beautiful blue sky day in Manchester 🏖

@DermGNR

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate, glad you enjoyed it & yes a less a spotted Mancunian blue sky 😅

Absolutely fantastic, your time, patience & knowledge is very much appreciated.

@DermGNR

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much mate 😊

@tman5634

Жыл бұрын

@@DermGNR You're very welcome, it's a great watch, very interesting & enjoyable. I've just bought a kayak & so watching some YT videos on where to go with it locally. I thought of the Manchester canals & your video came up. Do you know where I can get a map of all the Manchester & surrounding canals & rivers from? & how do I know which ones I'm allowed to Kayak? Or any links online? I'm based near Bury.

@DermGNR

Жыл бұрын

@@tman5634 for canals you best bet is the Nicholson Canal Guide books. Get the North West & Pennine one, it's about £15 on Amazon. As for rivers it's all down to your ability. Start small, like the upper River Weaver, great river, like the Ship Canal only a bit smaller, loads to see on it too, it's easy and a good starter. Then work your way to the Mersey in Stockport but it's a lot harder than it used to be as the portage points are not as well kept. Then there's the River Dee & a few others. Just make sure to always do your research, you don't want to get caught in fast current and a weir, that's no fun lol. So don't go out in high water, the faster it's flowing the less time you have to plan & act. I've never joined a club as I've been doing it solo since school, but a club is a good place to start & I believe Bury has some great water sports clubs to give you the best start if rivers are you goal 😊.

An excellent video.

What a brilliant video!

It’s all been said. Brilliant and informative.

@DermGNR

9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much John 😁

Absolutely fantastic and riveting adventure, and a well-researched and illustrated production. Congratulations and many thanks. Pete Kilvert. (Friends of Salford Cemeteries Trust).

@DermGNR

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Peter, glad you liked it and thank you for your lovely comment 😊

Awesome video

Brilliant mate!

Brilliant video, nice meeting and speaking too you today while you were on the Mersey at Woolston.

@DermGNR

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much. It was a pleasure to meet you too mate & thanks for watching & commenting on my video 😊

Just found this brilliantly presented video. Shame you haven't done more. Well done.

@DermGNR

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, I actually filmed 9 more films in the summer of 2021 but sadly haven't had time to write a script for them even though they are already edited 🙄 Life just got very busy unfortunately 🙄 Still hopefully one day I'll finish the next one & post it 🤞😊🤞

Fascinating video. I can't imagine how long it took to research and produce this video. Well done!

@DermGNR

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Paul, yes it did take a while, but I have 9 more films that I'm working on at the same time. I've just got sick of them being 90% done but the scripts are a killer to write lol. Hopefully my next will be up in a week or so 😊 thank you for your support & comment 😊

WAW absolutely loved this brilliant, and so interesting ,learned so much about my home city , thankyou

@DermGNR

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for watching, glad you enjoyed it 😊👍

What an excellent video. I was thinking an hour of canoeing across Manchester might be a bit much but this is a lovely informative and restful video. Thanks for making it!

@DermGNR

3 жыл бұрын

The time worried me too but I just kept discovering more & more so I figured I'd mention as much as I could whilst keeping each section relatively brief. Thank you very much for your comment & I'm glad you enjoyed it, The next one is almost done so I look forward to releasing that soon :)

@merlini1

Жыл бұрын

@@DermGNR the length is fine, truly! Loved every minute of it.

Just brilliant. Used to have a canoe but no space now so I have a paddle board. Through my paddle board I’ve discovered a love of canals spilling over into canal history and architecture. This amazing video really ticks all of my boxes. You should have a 24 hour long episodes on the bbc!

Brilliant. I am in Manchester for a couple of days on a course. Staying on Salford Quays, kayak on the roof of the van. This video is just what I was looking for, a guide, complete with an amazing history narrative. Thank you, well filmed, good pace, very interesting.

@DermGNR

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Dominic, have a great time my friend 🤟😁🤟

@dominicpartridge6075

Жыл бұрын

@@DermGNR Can you recommend any launching spots around Salford Quays?

@DermGNR

Жыл бұрын

@@dominicpartridge6075 there's a free launch pontoon next to Salford watersports centre 😊👍

@dominicpartridge6075

Жыл бұрын

@@DermGNR brilliant, thanks again, well produced video. Subscribed now so looking forward to more of your exploring. I love exploring by kayak

Very professional.

@DermGNR

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Malcolm 😊

Its amazing what you can find when you get out of a car.

Thank you so much. This is excellently done and really interesting.

@DermGNR

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Wayne, I appreciate it mate, cheers 😊

Wow! Only just discovered your videos. This was absolutely brilliant from every perspective, as stated over and again by previous commenters. Without doubt the best thing I've seen on KZread, possibly ever! Thank you so much. I'm now subscribed in case you make some more.

@DermGNR

Ай бұрын

Awww thank you so much for your kind words mate, means a lot 😊, I filmed another 9 videos in the summer of 2021 but simply became too busy to make them in to documentaries like this one... However I am in the process of buying a new laptop so hopefully I will eventually get round to producing some more 😊 Thank you once again 😊

A remarkable video and commentary. Professional standard. Congratulations. I grew up in the area in the 1950s and 60s and still recognise some locations.

@DermGNR

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed it, I would have loved to have canoed the River in the 50's & 60's 😁

As a Salford lad, I really enjoyed this video and have shared it with my family, as I think that they'll all find this of great interest, young and old.

@DermGNR

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your comment & thank you for sharing 😊

fantastic video, I was hooked from start to finish. thank you

@DermGNR

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony, glad you liked it mate 😁👍

@tonykirkby247

3 жыл бұрын

@@DermGNR Amazing video mate. Thank you

Fantastic film, great work, thanks a lot.

What a beautifully thought out and thoroughly detailed video...i started watching it thinking i would give you 15 mins tops!...i ended up opening google maps and followed every step ( or paddle) you took,i was hooked. Totally admire your attention to detail and all the hard work you have clearly undertook in your research,thank you kindly for not only entertaining me,but educating me to my old hometown and stomping grounds!..thank you.

@DermGNR

2 жыл бұрын

Aww that's wonderful, thank you Mark and cheers for the amazing comment mate, much appreciated 😊 glad you enjoyed it. Hopefully I'll get round to realising the other 9 videos I filmed in 2020. I just can't seem to find the time to narrate them 🙄 Hopefully I'll get some time as I'm sure you'll enjoy those too 😊 Thank you once again 😊

@markhalliwell365

10 ай бұрын

Superb work Sir, very informative video, amazing how you've found all these old pictures and managed to link it all in. I'm not from the area, I'm from St Helens but have done a trip along the ship canal from Liverpool to Salford Quays a few times and I've always been very interested in Salford Quays and it's history. I love waterways I find them fascinating and how they all link in, find it amazing that the ship canal starts at the Mersey yet the river meets it again near Irlam.

Love this 😀

@DermGNR

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊😊

That was brilliant. Really interesting.

This is absolutely fantastic! Puts Martin Zero to shame! Thankyou!

@DermGNR

10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much mate, glad you enjoyed it 😁😁

What a great video, you have a really nice presenting style and I love the slow pace.

@DermGNR

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Peow... 😊 That's the style I was going for, as a relaxing canoe trip 1st most, followed with interesting facts & photos 😊 Thank you for your comment and your support 😊

I have only just seen this video now, but what a superb tour, which I thoroughly enjoyed! You can clearly see the amount of work and research that you must've put into this video! Brilliant! I'm going to check out the rest of your videos now, good luck with any upcoming videos. Thank you, and all the best. 🙂

@DermGNR

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for watching mate & cheers for your great comment 😁😁

This is fantastic! Thank you for putting this together. Very interesting and brilliant execution. 👏🏽

@DermGNR

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊

Thank you so much. This us excellent and really interesting.

Really enjoyable watching that it was. Thanks millions.

Great video 👍

Great watch thanks and very informative

i am impressed.well done

This is really good.

@DermGNR

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mal 😊

Absolutely fascinating. Thank you! Am a frequent visitor to segments of the river but on foot, so had no real idea of the extent of the links to other waterways, its journey or its history. I've learnt so much! Brilliant!

@DermGNR

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Chickadee, I'm really glad you enjoyed it & thanks for your awesome comment 😊

Excellent, I really enjoyed that. Thank you.

@DermGNR

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad, thank you for your comment & your support Lauren, much appreciated 😊

Absolutely terrific!! Very well produced with tons of interesting content. Thoroughly enjoyed that, many thanks for the work and thanks for sharing.

@DermGNR

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Alan, glad you enjoyed it & thanks for your great comment 😊👍

Hi really enjoyed this. I used to have a narrow boat and I am also into old buildings, towns. We put together ❤️

@DermGNR

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Steve 😊

What a trip down memory lane, great video and insight 👏 hope to see more

@DermGNR

3 жыл бұрын

thank you very much mate :)

Fantastic video! So much effort and great illustrations of how it used to be. Thanks for uploading for us all

@DermGNR

11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, glad you liked it 😊😊😊

I've often thought about the route of the Irwell and how much there is of it. This has been a fascinating trip with someone who knows an enormous amount about it. I recently watched a video about the River Weaver by the same person so I knew it would be worth watching. Thanks very much and I'm looking forward to watching more in the future.

@DermGNR

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Lynda for your lovely comment & thank you for your support :D

Much appreciated very interesting. Living in Manchester I never knew there was unused canals. Very interesting greater Manchester history respect to you

@DermGNR

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joe, glad you enjoyed it mate 👍

Spot on my friend 👌 right up.my street. Absolutely amazing content

@DermGNR

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much mate 😁

@RevnedC

11 ай бұрын

​@@DermGNRcan I ask the make and model of your canoe? .....I currently have a tandem sot that I love for coastal paddling but I can't handle it by myself and it's less practical on the canals and rivers if I want to do a bit of a tour on my own 😢. Thanks in advance buddy

@DermGNR

11 ай бұрын

@@RevnedC mines a 12ft Snake River Canoe my friend, unfortunately they are no longer in production although there are 2 very similar companies making 12ft's like mine. One Is Apache Canoes from the Wirral near Liverpool and the other is Campbell Canoes which makes beautiful canoes with wonderful carpentry. Hope that helps mate 😊 check for 2nd hand ones too on FB marketplace and eBay 👍 a 12ft fiberglass is your best bet if you don't fancy an inflatable when it comes to ease of solo paddling.

@RevnedC

11 ай бұрын

Thanks very much......I just can't wait to find one. Been looking for a while but the longer canoes seem to be more popular. I even thought about having a try at a stitch and glue kit, but then the wife reminded me of my DIY skills 😂. Once again thank you so much for putting together such amazing content, and I hope you do eventually get some more posted soon. You could easily produce a documentary series for TV.

@DermGNR

11 ай бұрын

@@RevnedC aww thank you very much mate, very nice of you to say 😁😁

Brilliant film very informative 👏

@DermGNR

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tiny Roscoe 😊

Brilliant video, lots of interesting stuff. Cycle along lots of the route but this has made it even more interesting now

@DermGNR

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you mate, glad you enjoyed it 😊

Fantastic video, thanks for sharing

@DermGNR

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Johanna, your support is much appreciated 😊😊

Derm, this is awesome - me and mum have just really enjoyed all the fascinating learning and beautiful footage, nice work!! Vicx and Hermine 🌟

@DermGNR

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Vicx, glad you & your ma enjoyed it 😁 thanks for your lovely comment. We'll have to go for that walk now the days are getting longer 😊

Excellent video...👍

@DermGNR

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much 😊

Came here from the Manchester Underground tour that is disappointingly "free" except for needing credit card details for unexplained reasons. They can go away with prejudice. So thanks for rescuing our Manchester history evening. Fascinating and really well put together. A trip to Salford keys is in order as soon as we can.

@DermGNR

3 жыл бұрын

Aww thank you for watching & I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊 Yes I too was looking forward to their tour but it is looking a bit unusual demanding credit card details for absolutely no reason 🤔 thank you for your comment & your support 😊

Fantastic film ,brought back many memories for me as part of a a water incident unit in Manchester from early 90’s until a few years ago . Spent some dark and cold nights around all places filmed . It was so nice to see it in a different light with the history behind the areas filmed . Very informative and professional a credit to you and the work you have put in .keep up the good work as much appreciated. I still get out on rivers but now for my leisure and pastime ,will keep an eye out for your films👍

@DermGNR

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Geoff for your great comment, I used to do something similar so I know you must have some very interesting & some very sad stories. Thanks for watching & commenting, I really appreciate your support & I'm glad you like my film 😊

@geofff3862

3 жыл бұрын

Kayaked part of river Eden last year . I think you would do a great job of filming from a canoe as mostly quite sedate and some fantastic scenery

@DermGNR

3 жыл бұрын

@@geofff3862 ohhh brilliant I'll look into it, thank you for the recommendation 😊

Wow wow it’s Lilly

@DermGNR

3 ай бұрын

Hi Lilly ☺️ Hope you liked my video ☺️ xx

Very good video. I would call your boat a Kayak. In my younger days, a canoe was a covered boat with an opening for the occupant, who used a two-bladed paddle, while a kayak was an open boat, propelled by a single-bladed paddle. I bought a canoe with my first month's salary when I started work in 1965. Nowadays for some strange reason these definitions seem to have been reversed!

@DermGNR

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ken, I know what you mean, a lot of people get the two mixed up, all you need to remember is that the "Native American" and "Canadian" canoes are open, always have been, in order to transport cargo. Kayaks are the ones with small openings. Kayaks originally came from the Inuit population and due to rougher conditions they would just be a small covered craft usually with just one seat made with animal skin stretched over bones. If you Google differences between canoes & kayaks, you will see illustrations explaining the fact that open boats are canoes and kayak are in fact closed boats

@kenlowe3673

2 жыл бұрын

@@DermGNR Yes, - I've seen it on Google and that's the way it seems to be nowadays but back in the day, the native American and Canadian open craft were definitely kayaks while the covered craft, (like mine) were canoes. I don't know why these have changed around but they have!

@DermGNR

2 жыл бұрын

Cool 👍

The Irewell is far from a beautiful river, but its a really fascinating one! Great video!

Excellent video; very informative; I am also a canoe explorer/filmmaker based in Lancashire; I have been down Ribble from Ribchester to sea and Lune from Hornby to Lancaster. I have also successfully adapted a 7hp outboard to my canoe. Perhaps we should join forces sometime?

@DermGNR

2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome mate, I'm very interested, cheers. I've not done the Ribble yet but I'd love to do that river, did you enjoy it? I'll check out your channel mate, cheers once again 😊

Ace mate

@DermGNR

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate 😊 hope you liked it 😁

I have never paddled a canoe . but I so much want to give this a go . seeing Manchester from the water is so different from my usual day driving over the bridges . I have to agree about the Ordsall loop bridge , the ugliest thing ever to be introduced to our city

@DermGNR

3 жыл бұрын

I might start canoe tours of the Irwell this Summer if restrictions ease, in my 16ft or 19ft canoe's. I'll provide everything you'll need, paddle & buoyancy aid, all you'll need is yourself & a sunny day 😊 if you fancy it subscribe to this channel, like my page on fb Living The Dream Canoes Or on Instagram @livingthedreamcanoes I'll advertise it on these platforms when I start them 😊 Thank you for your support & your comment 😊

@tinyroscoe

3 жыл бұрын

@@DermGNR brilliant idea we did a little trip on the Bolton arm of the Manchester Bolton bury canal a couple of year's ago really good but we didn't go very far at all

@avandriver

3 жыл бұрын

@@DermGNR I will definately give that a go .

Fabulous film. Very informative. Will you be doing the rest of the river?

@DermGNR

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Pamela, thank you very much, I hope to one day, I've actually filmed another 9 full videos in the summer of 2020 but I simply haven't had the time to narrate them yet. They are all edited & ready to go but just need scripts and a voice over adding. Hopefully I'll get some time & I'll be able to release them one day 🤞😊

@pamelajohnson8772

2 жыл бұрын

@@DermGNR Thanks. I'm looking forward to those. Incidentally, my Dad also threw his medals away at the start of the 2nd world war during which he was a fire-watcher at Pommona Docks.

@DermGNR

2 жыл бұрын

@@pamelajohnson8772 wow that's interesting, I guess a lot of men did. Its such a shame really that so many felt so let down by their country.

If youre ever near Irlam locks give me a shout and ill come down and wave ... i live 5 mins walk from there

@DermGNR

3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic Martin I will do 😁😁

Fantastic video! May I ask, did you used to work at Manchester Canoes in (confusingly) Warrington?

@DermGNR

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, & no I haven't worked there but I know of them, I had a look around there once, seemed like a nice shop, they took over from the canoe place that went bust in Stockport a few years ago, that was my go to place 17 years ago lol. I could never afford what they had though lol so most of my canoes are lucky finds, or like the one in this video, I made my self after buying the fibreglass shell 😊

@islaws4589

3 жыл бұрын

@@DermGNR Ah okay, we bought a Hou from there years ago & you just reminded me of the 1st sales chap we spoke to! Yes, remember them advertising in Stockport behind where Tesco is now. Kudos on building your own it looks lovely. We sold our Hou cos it weighed a ton & it just put us off using it. I have just started building a Mike Storer Quick Canoe with one of my daughter's. It's a basic design but fine for canals & hopefully lighter in weight 🤞

@DermGNR

3 жыл бұрын

@@islaws4589 fantastic 😊 what a wonderful project to do together 😊. Yes I've always wanted a Blue 16ft Hou after seeing one in Llanberis & then I found one finally... Until I felt the weight & had to walk away 😅 I have an Aluminium 19ft, a 16ft Ram X & this 12fter which luckily I am just comfortable lifting on & off the car on my own 😊😊 Good luck with you project canoe, hope it gets you back out on the water soon 😊😊.

@islaws4589

3 жыл бұрын

@@DermGNR Thank you am looking forward to it!

Hi mate, interesting movie, quite informative also, let me ask you, do you need some kind of permission to canoeing in where you’ve been those canals?

@DermGNR

Жыл бұрын

Hi mate, cheers for watching. As far as I know, you don't. Peel Holdings own the Manchester Ship Canal but that now officially ends at the lift bridge in Salford Quays. From the lift bridge up is classed as the River Irwell and is 'canoable' with a British Canoe Union Licence which gives you permission to paddle pretty much all of Britains Canals & Rivers (but once again, not the Ship Canal from Salford Quays to Ellesmere Port, as it is still classed as a commercial waterway).

@booyan952

Жыл бұрын

@@DermGNR got it! Thanks a lot 🤝🏻👍🏻

Great video 👍

Excellent, I really enjoyed that. Thank you

@DermGNR

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Steven, thanks for your comment & support, much appreciated 😊

@stevenbelt872

3 жыл бұрын

@@DermGNR You are really welcome, it was amazing to see Manchester from that angle, I grew up in Hulme so only seen the rivers and canels from the top of a bus. It did make me sad to see many that had fallen into disrepair though.