A Signwriter at last and Mikron surprise us

Norbury Junction to The Anchor, High Offley, Shropshire Union Canal, 2.25 miles

We pulled the pins fairly early this morning planning to put a few miles in today.  We enjoyed the 48 hour moorings and wished we could have stayed until Friday when the Mikron Theatre Company were to be performing at the pub at Norbury.

Passing that lovely bridge .. High Bridge..

With that odd telegraph pole in the centre, we slowed near some boats in Grubb Street Cutting, there was someone on the bank on the non towpath side, I shouted over “Hello.. do you know where Trevor Council lives” “Yes.. right here, in fact I am him”!!

The question was asked, and “Yes I can do ‘No Problem’ for you next week” Hooooorayyyyyy!!   At last someone is willing to paint No Problem on No Problem!  There is a winding hole (place to turn in the canal) about 2 miles to the north and one about half a mile to the south, so he will paint it at Grubb Street where he has a hard standing.  We won’t have to go far for us to turn and for him to paint the other side. Many thanks to Jim Davies who told me of a sign writer at Grubb Street via the comments on the blog.

So quickly rearranging our plans, we decided to put the pins in at Anchor Bridge, well daughter Wendie’s labs will be collected at the weekend after their holiday with us, and at least there is a road here that they can get to.  Then just as we moored who should come by…..

The Mikron Theatre Company Narrowboat!

They are performing at the Anchor Pub this evening out in the garden!   So we will see them after all.. better hurry and post this blog, it starts at 7.30pm