Edinburgh M.E. Self help Group

Date: Friday 25th June 2010
Time: 1pm
Cost: £9 to members (includes buffet)
Venue: Meet at Edinburgh Quay

edmesh has organised a three hour boat trip gently gliding along the Union Canal, a unique wildlife corridor connecting the heart of the Edinburgh with the outlying countryside.

You’ll even get a chance to steer the boat if you wish! This lovely trip which was a big success a few years ago will include a buffet with sandwiches, a selection of teas and coffee, and cold drinks. edmesh have the exclusive use of the boat for the trip. Although there will be a skipper and crew!

The boat is a warm and cosy space with fully fitted kitchen, toilet, and central heating. The Re-Union boat is based on the Union Canal at Edinburgh Quay, Fountainbridge, and all trips start and finish there. Read all about the RE-UNION canal boat trips at www.re-union.org.uk

Edinburgh Quay can is at the junction of Fountainbridge and Gardner’s Crescent through a pedestrian walkway next to the Cargo Bar. Re-Union’s boat is the purple boat - you can’t miss it.

By Bus: Lothian Buses 1, 2, 34, and 35 all stop at Fountainbridge.
By Car: There is a Britiannia car park underneath the office complex at Edinburgh Quay, charges apply. There is limited pay and display parking in the area.

For more information, please contact Jeff Begg at jeff@edmesh.org.uk.

To book, please send cheques for the correct amount payable to “Edinburgh MESH” to Jeff Begg (see contact details on the back cover of our Newsletter).
A limited number of free places are available for edmesh members who genuinely cannot afford the subsidised prices.

The trip is around one and a half hours outward, then turnaround and about the same time for return. Don’t worry if it’s too choppy on the day, edmesh will supply lifejackets with our logo on them; yo,ho,ho and shiver me timbers ye landlubbers.