Looking back to Kennet’s 2023 Season
2023 was Kennet’s first full season for many years. It started with Kennet celebrating the 250th Aniversary of the first boats to carry goods on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal between Bingley and Skipton.
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250 Years of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Bingley to Skipton – Saturday 8th April, 2023
Celebrations in 1773
On Thursday, 8th April 1773, two barges loaded with coal set off from Bingley to Skipton, where the coal was sold at half the price previously charged. They were the first boats to Continue reading “250 Years of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal”