Hello, Pugwash again. We are here - Bournville! We arrived a tad behind schedule but safely and totally without mishap of any kind.
As we came along side the towpath there was a large group of people to meet us. Indeed, a welcoming site. The group was led by Cllr. Nigel Dawkins, Tony Bilsborough, PR Director for Cadbury and Roger Jones. Roger is a retired Cadbury employee who was responsible for scheduling Charlie's loads between Knighton and Bournville. I very much enjoyed a conversation with Roger and we have arranged to meet again and discuss his work and the association with Mendip. Also meeting us were members of the board and Trustees of BW and IWA.
Following a photo call for the group and crew of Mendip they went aboard to inspect the cabin of the boat.
Earlier this morning a camera crew and producer from the BBC in Birmingham came aboard and filmed the trip from Gas Street Basin to Bournville. The was then transmitted at lunchtime as a feature news item on the Midlands today programme and repeated this evening on the early evening edition. Thanks to Cadbury for the most excellent buffet lunch for the guests and crew members some whom have been taken on a guided tour f the factory and a visit to Cadbury World.
This evening we return to Gas Street to overnight and restock the galley on the support boat Explorer. I am running low on bacon for the early morning butties! No bacon butties may result in a mutiny. In the morning we head to the Black Country Living Museum for a traditional boat gathering. More on this when we are there. I will update you all after we have arrived at the BCLM. Bye for now
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