How quickly December has arrived.
The very mild autumn has recently altered with the quick icy blast to remind us that it is really winter.
Most of our boats are now moored up for the winter with just a few braving the wind to cruise on quiet waters.
This time of year can be very restful with an escape into the back waters of the canal system to escape the busy run up to Christmas.
If anyone is enjoying Christmas aboard I wish you a very peaceful holiday.

The autumn colour has truly been amazing this year.
Fantastic yellows, pink and red tones have made the scenery worth braving the damp wet weather that has arrived in te last few weeks.
All of our boats are out cruising the waterways and our owners soaking up the English autumn.
This is also the time that the owners meet up for lunch and a chat about their boats.
For me, I love meeting friends of many years and new owners who have newly joined the boating groups at these meetings.
Enjoy the cosy evenings aboard until I chat again in Dec.

Autumn has officially arrived and it has been such a wonderful September for the company.
Ownashare has welcomed 8 new families to our boat syndicates and it is at this time of year that we have our annual meetings with our syndicates and catch up with established and new friends.
Ownashare pride ourselves on our personal care of the boats and her owners and all of the staff enjoy catching up with all the news of our owners after the meetings.

How do you follow the lovely story of "the ships cat"
Ownashare are busily preparing for the Middlewich show.
This could not take place without our wonderful owners who give up their precious holiday to show their boat.
I do hope you will be able to join us all on Saturday and Sunday 5th and 6th September.

Rowan the ship’s cat
She’s never been brave enough to leave the boat before, but after some careful investigation she hopped off this time.
She got too confident though. On the Tuesday we were supposed to be starting to head back towards the marina - 3 days sailing away - but she hopped off at 07:50 and didn’t come back until 18:50.

HOT, HOT and HOT
We have started July with a heatwave and umbrellas are needed to protect us from the sun.
Are we, the British ever happy with our weather?
What would we talk about if it was predictable?
The chat at the lock is usually started with the weather closely followed by our trip and experiences.
Long may we have such changeable conditions, it is what makes the UK such an interesting place to live with wonderful contrasts in nature, flora and fauna.

June provides us with a great opportunity to meet everyone with an interest in the canals at our Summer Event at Fradley Junction DE13 7DE on the 20th & 21st June 2015 between 10am and 4pm
For the first time we are teaming up with Fradley Marine who have a dry dock and all the requirements for every boat owners needs.
Also in attendance will be local hire company Drayton Narrowboat hire who offer dayboat hire to fully equipped luxury holiday hire boats.

May begins the summer cruising season and the countryside has changed from grey skeletons for trees and bushes to a soft cascade of greens.
During our last trip out in April it was amazing to see the wild flowers, blossom,butterflies and birds.
The early summertime can boast the most spectacular colours and is a lovely time to cruise before the business of the main holiday season.
Ownashare are planning on open day next month and hope to welcome many of you to Fradley Junction in Staffordshire.

Easter is fast approaching and with it the start of the main cruising season.
We have had the solar eclipse and the large moon in the last few weeks and now come the April showers.
Writing this on the last days of March I am looking out at a lovely sunny day which gives us the promise of spring.
Looking along the hedgerows the buds are bursting the black thorn and almond blossom are providing cascades of pink and white.
Primroses and daffodils provide the splash of lemons and bright yellows.

Spring feels as if it has arrived and the number of boats cruising are slowing increasing.
It is lovely to see the signs of spring and with it the promise of new growth and renewed life.
Ownashare are at the beginning of some exciting changes.
Please watch our newsletters for further details throughout March and April.