As many of you know i applied for a farm start-up grant back in October. Well it took a while but we have now been awarded the grant which in a round-about way is also great news for Community Owned Moorings (COMs). Why? Well as Narrowboat Farm (NBF) is the… Continue reading
After weeks of procrastination, Scottish Canals have finally dredged the bank along the length (175m) of Narrowboat Farm! Oh and i’m going to repeatedly call it Narrowboat Farm to try to gt the name to stick! Look at this gorgeous gloop waiting to be shaped into a sumptuous edge: OK,… Continue reading
So firstly, ‘Narrowboat Farm’ it is! No longer ‘field E of Park Farm’ or ‘Iain’s mud’ or whatever haha! This name reflects the dual-purpose nature of the site, both to moor boats and to create a local food supply. And the link between the two – using the canal for… Continue reading
After the recent lowland users meeting a group of us went to have a wee gander and get an update on progress at ‘the field’ or as Davie refers to it as the ‘Ponderosa’ which is a reference to this. I think Davie has grand ideas of the land!!! Anyway,… Continue reading
This is the potential site which has the most time and effort put into it thus far in terms of creating a location available for community moorings. Firstly some photos… 175m of canal frontage 4 acres of land Road access Water supply Electric connection 2 miles from Linlithgow Just tootled… Continue reading
