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Thames Barge Match
23rd July 2011 - start times from 9.00 am
Start from Mucking No. 3 buoy, Lower Hope Reach, River Thames to North Oaze Buoy, subject to weather conditions
Match Details
Match Committee
The Thames Match is sponsored by Patrons.
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The match can be followed on board supporting vessels
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Thames Sailing barges are available for charter and hire for those special occasions
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We would like to thank our supporters
Acknowledgements
It was all started by Henry Dodd in 1863. He funded
the early Matches and bequeathed money to the Worshipful Company of
Fishmongers to keep the Match alive after his death.
The Match went from strength to strength, revived after the First
World War for the 2nd Series, then again for the Queen's Coronation.
Henry Dodd's bequest ran out in 1963.
The Match was revived in 1995 for the Fiftieth Anniversary of VE Day,
(the 4th Series) and the initial funding came from Tate & Lyle,
and was subsequently funded by both corporate and private individuals.
The event requires money: we cannot stage without it.
We rely on patrons.
If you are not already involved and wish to do so, please contact:
Mark Boyle
01227 265568
07771 966269
email: Mark@celnos.plus.com
Find an application form here
Many thanks to our patrons of 2011