Opinion
1926 - and three men in a boat enjoy a ‘deep dream of peace’
Clare Weller - Communications manager Broads authority Pondering on how life was then, and today
Thinking new futures from the shows
Dusseldorf is a mind blowing experience, 17 packed halls of exciting often novel boating stuff to see, no sight of economic downturn and the hot dog sausages are to die for! Excel this year was unusual; as relaxed as a continental exhibition and only went manic at the weekends. However, people were buying and that’s what it is all about.
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