Hi Vince, really pleased to come across your channel hearing your lovely Cockney accent. We are nearly at the end of our boat build and are really looking forward to being on the cut. We hope to see you out there one day and promise to keep our music down 😅. Best wishes Lee & Ali nb black swan
Hi Vince, happy to be joining you on Aitch. Lovely scenery, it was really nice by the lock. Nice people on the boards. I think matt black will be the best on the gunnels. Aitch is coming on nicely. Leamington spa was a lovely place. I liked the church, a grand building. A shame you couldn't go inside but it was nice seeing Ashby having a walk as well. The park was very pretty. Keep safe on the moorings. Lots of love. Aunt Babs XXX
Hello Aunt Babs. A bit of a dodgy mooring but some lovely architecture in Leamington Spa. Yes the matt black is easier to do. Look after yourself love Vince xxx
fist time watching, thank you for a nice vlog and not over the top, just a bit of chatting and filming, like it. thank you for showing us Leamington Spa.
I was born in Stepney in the East End but now live in Warwick and go into Leamington quite a lot. I got married in the Glasshouse in 2009 and had the reception in the restaurant next door. It is a lovely area.
You struck a nerve with this one Vince one on finding a place to moor. I had a folding bike that when underway was put in the lazeret but it was a bit of a job, so when on a mooring I'd chain it to the bow rail. Had footsteps on the deck late one night a quick glance out of a porthole and could see two guys in the shadows giggling and pointing, looking out of the wheelhouse window I could see one guy trying to free the bike but he was unsteady on his feet. I opened the window and shouted at him straight he stood up at attention, it just clicked he was a squaddie and as he came down the side of the boat I pointed out the Dunkirk 1940 plaque and said my dad was a Welsh Guardsman. He apologized and said it was a prank, the three of them came back the next morning and apologized again. Now that was in Windsor. Now if this had bean in Leamington Spar I could have put them in the glass house. My dad bettered himself and us kids reaped the benefit, I went to work in construction with dad he was a General Forman and so he put me at every trade they had. This was just so I got an understanding of each department and how they fit in with one another. I drove every piece of equipment in the yard. This helped me when I bought my boat that had twin engines, these could steer the boat when underway but really helped when mooring. Having driven crawler tracked machines that were steer by the tracks gave me heads up on twin engines. I went into QC inspection and joined a consultant company that took me to wonderful places around the world, this helped my children gain a better education and an understanding of the world. Four years in Egypt and the British Int. School plus horse riding around the pyramids on the w/e. The above company has just offered my granddaughter her tuition fees to become a civil engineer. So me doing things right will help my family in ways I didn't plan for.
Thanks for the very detailed and interesting comment. Life is a funny old game. We are all different, some people think earning as much money as possible is success. As I’ve got older and wiser I’ve come to realise that family friends and quality of life equals happiness, which in my opinion means success. Hope to see you on the next one!
Nice to see you and Ashby. Aitch is looking much better Vince. Looking forward to seeing Aitch in signwriting. It’s a shame your first night had troubled sleep. The next mooring looked much more peaceful and the walk would have done you good. Love the brief history. Being a natural spring, the history probably would have gone way back to the stoneage. I love geology and thinking about the natural structure underground and how the springs are naturally formed is fascinating. Anyway, take care Vince. Xxx
It’s nice to travel along discovering these places Deb, some good, some bad. The elites of the time seemed to have a fascination with springs and the waters. To spend the equivalent of billions of pounds to build up a town in a matter of a few years. Love Vince xxx
Enjoyed that one Dad.. I’m glad you didn’t hang about at that mooring. I wouldn’t have liked it there. I love seeing all the history of the places you visit, the church is very beautiful. Ashby looks snazzy in his new harness haha. Looking forward to the next one xxxxxx
Thanks for the guided tour of the spa town. I've only been there once a long time ago. My great auntie was in a nursing home there, so I never saw much of the town looking forward to seeing you and Ashby on your next adventure bye for now.
I’am a Leamington Spa Person Leamington is OK in Parts the Bottom part of Leamington is Very run down the top of Leamington or North Leamington is quite Nice the Jephson Garden are Lovely to walk through a shame you did not walk father up the town there’s a nice park at the top of the Parade a good Video Thanks
a lot of leamnington is really nice - there are bad spots like any town though, the river Leam is pronounced Lem .. not far behind that church is a ramp where believe it or not elephants were taking down to the river to wash and drink
Judging by your experiences Vince, I’m not surprised the word “Royal” is dropped frequently from Leamington Spa! Be as much of a fuddy duddy as you like, it proves you have standards and that’s more than some can say about themselves. Leamington looks quite a nice place to visit, even if you have to be a bit careful about your moorings. Every town has its bad bits eh? All the Best!
Great video! Very much enjoyed seeing Leamington Spa, those gardens definitely looked like a good look round, but I think that the glass house would be too humid for me. LOL
Hay Vince I forgot about you. Age I guess comin over us.how you doin' . Still I miss MoMA and lynne' sister.goin ta virginia.what are your plans.miss the navy to. Best of it Vince.
@NarrowboatCruisingLifestyle witerin' down.okay Vince. Wish I could tag a long the way would like to be on the water except it aint' the sea .and east London like in the sixties to sit with love east end where houses wharfs . Before they cleaned it up
Another belting video, Vince. Leamington Spa is a place I have known of since I was a nipper but have never been. Maybe on one of my trips back home to the UK, I may take it in. As always, all the best to you and Ashby. Looking forward to the next one. Stay safe mate.
Thanks Stephen. I remember that the middle weight boxing world champion of the 1950s Randolph Turpin came from there. That’s all that I knew about it before I worked there for a while. All the best Vince!
Loved the new intro mate. You certainly didn’t sell Leamington Spa to me at the start but it turned out to be a nice place to visit. Great to see you out and about Vince and enjoying the journey. Take care bud and see you next time.
That mooring was a bit of a worry. And I didn’t do the Regency architecture justice, there was so much to see. But I did enjoy having a look around. See you on the next one Mark.
@@NarrowboatCruisingLifestyle haha I think I may have asked you this a long time ago but what part of London are you from. I'm from NW9. My twin lives in Ruislip x
What a good phrase ‘better yourself’ is, It meant a lot and everybody was at it and there were WEA or such classes in everything to help the bettering. Now, bettering must be handed out on a plate without the receiver doing much to help. It is a right! Those were the days. Leamington Spa sounds elegant, I picture it quite romantically. It still looks worth a visit. Most interesting, and still lovely.
I always say, better my situation Rikki. And I did work hard to better it. It eventually allowed me the freedom to spend my later years doing something that I wanted to do. It’s amazing how they built all that beautiful architecture, in just a few years because of the spring water. See you in the next one Rikki.
Really enjoyed that, ta. The graffiti is high level in my view, in most cases an enhancement. Leamington has one thing over Bath: the lack of screaming seagulls. In Bath, they are a right pest. In terms of snob rating, Bath is of course a ROMAN Spa, Leamington a mere Georgian upstart.
Glad you enjoyed it. When I was reading up about Leamington, the Romans discovered the springs in the settlement. But unfortunately didn’t build it up as much as Bath haha!
This is my home town, like everywhere now, there’s the really beautiful places, but on the downside there are parts that I wouldn’t like to be around at after dark, it’s just local knowledge I suppose, but on the whole it’s a lovely place to visit
Hi Vince, really pleased to come across your channel hearing your lovely Cockney accent. We are nearly at the end of our boat build and are really looking forward to being on the cut. We hope to see you out there one day and promise to keep our music down 😅. Best wishes Lee & Ali nb black swan
Good luck with the boat build. And I’ll keep my eyes open for you out here. All the best Vince!
Hi Vince, happy to be joining you on Aitch. Lovely scenery, it was really nice by the lock. Nice people on the boards. I think matt black will be the best on the gunnels. Aitch is coming on nicely.
Leamington spa was a lovely place. I liked the church, a grand building. A shame you couldn't go inside but it was nice seeing Ashby having a walk as well. The park was very pretty. Keep safe on the moorings.
Lots of love. Aunt Babs XXX
Hello Aunt Babs. A bit of a dodgy mooring but some lovely architecture in Leamington Spa. Yes the matt black is easier to do. Look after yourself love Vince xxx
fist time watching, thank you for a nice vlog and not over the top, just a bit of chatting and filming, like it. thank you for showing us Leamington Spa.
Glad you liked it Katie! And it is my pleasure!
what a beautiful town. sorry about the bad night you had must have been nerve wracking
I enjoyed the town and its architecture. You’re right about the mooring, not the best I’ve ever had. All the best Vince!
Aitch is looking good Vince. I hope you didn’t upset the locals by not prefixing it ‘Royal!’ See you next time.
Cheers Paul. I always seem to upset someone haha! It comes with the territory. All the best Vince!
I vince take care very nice vlog all for now😊
Thanks for the nice comment Suzanne!
I was born in Stepney in the East End but now live in Warwick and go into Leamington quite a lot. I got married in the Glasshouse in 2009 and had the reception in the restaurant next door. It is a lovely area.
There’s definitely a lot of interesting stuff to see Tony.
You struck a nerve with this one Vince one on finding a place to moor. I had a folding bike that when underway was put in the lazeret but it was a bit of a job, so when on a mooring I'd chain it to the bow rail. Had footsteps on the deck late one night a quick glance out of a porthole and could see two guys in the shadows giggling and pointing, looking out of the wheelhouse window I could see one guy trying to free the bike but he was unsteady on his feet. I opened the window and shouted at him straight he stood up at attention, it just clicked he was a squaddie and as he came down the side of the boat I pointed out the Dunkirk 1940 plaque and said my dad was a Welsh Guardsman. He apologized and said it was a prank, the three of them came back the next morning and apologized again. Now that was in Windsor.
Now if this had bean in Leamington Spar I could have put them in the glass house.
My dad bettered himself and us kids reaped the benefit, I went to work in construction with dad he was a General Forman and so he put me at every trade they had. This was just so I got an understanding of each department and how they fit in with one another. I drove every piece of equipment in the yard. This helped me when I bought my boat that had twin engines, these could steer the boat when underway but really helped when mooring. Having driven crawler tracked machines that were steer by the tracks gave me heads up on twin engines.
I went into QC inspection and joined a consultant company that took me to wonderful places around the world, this helped my children gain a better education and an understanding of the world. Four years in Egypt and the British Int. School plus horse riding around the pyramids on the w/e.
The above company has just offered my granddaughter her tuition fees to become a civil engineer. So me doing things right will help my family in ways I didn't plan for.
Thanks for the very detailed and interesting comment. Life is a funny old game. We are all different, some people think earning as much money as possible is success. As I’ve got older and wiser I’ve come to realise that family friends and quality of life equals happiness, which in my opinion means success. Hope to see you on the next one!
Nice to see Leamington Spa, wasn't sure from that first mooring. It looks like a nice place to visit. Thanks for sharing with us.
It was a bit ropey at first, but I loved all the history and architecture in the town Linda.
Nice to see you and Ashby. Aitch is looking much better Vince. Looking forward to seeing Aitch in signwriting. It’s a shame your first night had troubled sleep. The next mooring looked much more peaceful and the walk would have done you good. Love the brief history. Being a natural spring, the history probably would have gone way back to the stoneage. I love geology and thinking about the natural structure underground and how the springs are naturally formed is fascinating. Anyway, take care Vince. Xxx
It’s nice to travel along discovering these places Deb, some good, some bad. The elites of the time seemed to have a fascination with springs and the waters. To spend the equivalent of billions of pounds to build up a town in a matter of a few years. Love Vince xxx
They know when they’re onto a winner. Probably made loads of wonga out of some free flowing water haha.
@dt5095 might be right there Deb x
Enjoyed that one Dad.. I’m glad you didn’t hang about at that mooring. I wouldn’t have liked it there. I love seeing all the history of the places you visit, the church is very beautiful. Ashby looks snazzy in his new harness haha. Looking forward to the next one xxxxxx
Glad you enjoyed it Clare! Even more history coming up soon when I go through Warwick. I knew you would spot the harness haha! See you soon xxx
Haha I don’t miss a trick 😉 I’ll look forward to seeing Warwick, meant to be lovely there! xxx
@clarep4576 I know what you’re like haha xxx
Hi Vince, this was very delightful. Thank you very much!
Cheers Norm. Glad you think so!
Thanks for the guided tour of the spa town. I've only been there once a long time ago. My great auntie was in a nursing home there, so I never saw much of the town looking forward to seeing you and Ashby on your next adventure bye for now.
My pleasure Alan. Unfortunately like most towns, there is a dark side. But overall it’s a nice place.
Nice vlog
Cheers Lee!
Love your vlogs and was wondering if Ashby ever watches Rocko on Foresty Forest?
I’m glad you like the vlogs. You’ll have to give me a clue who Rocko is haha!
@@NarrowboatCruisingLifestyle Rocko is a Jack Russell like Ashby
I’ll have to find that and show it to Ashby.
@NarrowboatCruisingLifestyle I'm sure Ashby will enjoy seeing Rocko climbing mountains, skiing down mountains and pack rafting.
Another good one Vince - Thanks
Thanks Jeff. My pleasure!
I’am a Leamington Spa Person Leamington is OK in Parts the Bottom part of Leamington is Very run down the top of Leamington or North Leamington is quite Nice the Jephson Garden are Lovely to walk through a shame you did not walk father up the town there’s a nice park at the top of the Parade a good Video Thanks
Thanks Bruce for your honest and interesting thoughts on your home town. From my experience you summed it up perfectly.
a lot of leamnington is really nice - there are bad spots like any town though, the river Leam is pronounced Lem .. not far behind that church is a ramp where believe it or not elephants were taking down to the river to wash and drink
I heard about the Elephants but I couldn’t find anything about them while I was there!
Judging by your experiences Vince, I’m not surprised the word “Royal” is dropped frequently from Leamington Spa! Be as much of a fuddy duddy as you like, it proves you have standards and that’s more than some can say about themselves. Leamington looks quite a nice place to visit, even if you have to be a bit careful about your moorings. Every town has its bad bits eh? All the Best!
It’s an interesting place to visit. Loads to see and discover. But as you say urban areas attract a darker element. See you on the next one!
Great video! Very much enjoyed seeing Leamington Spa, those gardens definitely looked like a good look round, but I think that the glass house would be too humid for me. LOL
Cheers, glad you enjoyed it. It did look a bit steamy in there haha!
Hay Vince I forgot about you. Age I guess comin over us.how you doin' . Still I miss MoMA and lynne' sister.goin ta virginia.what are your plans.miss the navy to. Best of it Vince.
Hello Laney. I’m heading for Stratford on Avon for the Christmas period.
@NarrowboatCruisingLifestyle witerin' down.okay Vince. Wish I could tag a long the way would like to be on the water except it aint' the sea .and east London like in the sixties to sit with love east end where houses wharfs . Before they cleaned it up
Like the sixties the movie to sir with love. The east end.london. on what side o' the rivare is fleet gate
I think that would be the north side Laney .Because the river Fleet is on the north.
Look here mate keep safe you and. ash cheers n beers Marty Australia
I’ll try Marty.
Loved that walkabout Vince, looks like a nice place to spend the day. That first mooring looked very dodgy. See you next time. K
I only scratched the surface Kath! There was so many interesting things to see. See you on the next one Vince!
Another belting video, Vince. Leamington Spa is a place I have known of since I was a nipper but have never been. Maybe on one of my trips back home to the UK, I may take it in. As always, all the best to you and Ashby. Looking forward to the next one. Stay safe mate.
Thanks Stephen. I remember that the middle weight boxing world champion of the 1950s Randolph Turpin came from there. That’s all that I knew about it before I worked there for a while. All the best Vince!
That's unfortunate. Mooring looked OK, with lamps overhead and safety in numbers. Just goes to show.
I did have a feeling it was a bit of a dodgy one Timothy. I should have gone with my gut haha!
Loved the new intro mate. You certainly didn’t sell Leamington Spa to me at the start but it turned out to be a nice place to visit. Great to see you out and about Vince and enjoying the journey. Take care bud and see you next time.
That mooring was a bit of a worry. And I didn’t do the Regency architecture justice, there was so much to see. But I did enjoy having a look around. See you on the next one Mark.
Hey Lovely! Don't put yourself and pup in danger for TH-cam viewings! Be safe out there x
Hello Jules. I will be a bit more careful in the future (stop telling me off haha!) x
@@NarrowboatCruisingLifestyle haha I think I may have asked you this a long time ago but what part of London are you from. I'm from NW9. My twin lives in Ruislip x
I’m from E13 (West Ham) Jules. You are a bit posher over there x
@@NarrowboatCruisingLifestyle Oh my big bro supports them! Oh yes I'm really posh, that's why I live in Milton Keynes hahaha x
@julesstone7990 What I saw on the canals around Milton Keynes, it looked quite nice Jules x
What a good phrase ‘better yourself’ is, It meant a lot and everybody was at it and there were WEA or such classes in everything to help the bettering. Now, bettering must be handed out on a plate without the receiver doing much to help. It is a right! Those were the days. Leamington Spa sounds elegant, I picture it quite romantically. It still looks worth a visit. Most interesting, and still lovely.
I always say, better my situation Rikki. And I did work hard to better it. It eventually allowed me the freedom to spend my later years doing something that I wanted to do. It’s amazing how they built all that beautiful architecture, in just a few years because of the spring water. See you in the next one Rikki.
From a viewer across the pond. I loved the walk through town. Keep up the good work.
Glad you enjoyed the walk about Harvey. Hope to see you on the next one. All the best Vince!
Really enjoyed that, ta. The graffiti is high level in my view, in most cases an enhancement. Leamington has one thing over Bath: the lack of screaming seagulls. In Bath, they are a right pest. In terms of snob rating, Bath is of course a ROMAN Spa, Leamington a mere Georgian upstart.
Glad you enjoyed it. When I was reading up about Leamington, the Romans discovered the springs in the settlement. But unfortunately didn’t build it up as much as Bath haha!
Nice one Vince.
Thanks Mike!
I was a bit disappointed with Leamington. Definitely a bit down at heal. I did enjoy the gardens though.
Yes, there is a lot to look at in the gardens.
This is my home town, like everywhere now, there’s the really beautiful places, but on the downside there are parts that I wouldn’t like to be around at after dark, it’s just local knowledge I suppose, but on the whole it’s a lovely place to visit
@letsbeavenue It’s the same in all built up areas. But I enjoyed all history and interesting stuff I saw.
It's nice to see some municipal gardens that are still cared for, but I found the panning back and forth a bit much.