After opening the shop, the following weekend we were closed for Canoexpo! It was a great success, Here are some pics of the staff on the Saturday night, and some of the stands before we opened on Sunday….. bring on next year!
The past few days we have been dealing with all the orders, and extra stock we got. latest products include aquabound, h2o paddles, goretex socks, keen footwear, bliss stick kayaks, and north shore sea kayaks and accessories
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Monday was rather busy, We took a delivery of 45 boats in two vans first thing. Then we took 4 van loads from the old shop – there’s not much left now!!
The new shop is now jammed with kit!! Most of the buoyancy aids, helmets and cags are out on the slat wall. Late on we received a delivery of boat racking. All six of us were a bit tired so it was a quite yet hungry group that once again took advantage of the two meals for £10 offer qat the nearby pub….
Tuesday the phones transfered over, and another two loads including boat racking turned up. Half the shop was tidyed.
Now on Wednesday we are up and running, with a few more boats to move to and from the Arches store. Hopefully sending the Stockport crew (Mike, Kev and Ricky) home on time!!) So by Thursday we should be well and truly settled in.
We have to all intents moved shops. there is now nothing left at Wigton Road, bar a few cardboard boxes. You are welcome to come and browse as from today. More updates later when we have more time!
Still a bit of moving/tidying to do!! Phone lines have transfered over as well
Pete & Antony
We haven’t done too much in the new shop this week, been to busy sending out orders from the old shop. Just a bit of tidying up.
We were due to get a van and trailer full of canoes and kayaks, but bad weather put paid to this both Thursday and Friday.
The racking will now come up on Monday, together with two vans full of boats. On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday we plan to empty the old shop then the Arches, with the help of 3 staff from Stockport. Don’t worry,once we see an empty space, we fill it! We plan to fill the Arches with boats, and the old shop with boxes of stock with all the new kit we are buying for Canoexpo.
We are now in full preparation for Canoexpo on the 16th and 17th of February, we had a planning meeting on Wednesday to finalise the plans. We will have 68 speakers in the programme all included in the price of admission. Cavavans, Motor homes and Camping will be available on site too, see here
Well as we are almost there with the move, I thought we would publish directions for the new shop. Next week we will be moving in, This Saturday the 2nd we will be at the old shop. please give us a call to confirm. See the pages bar on the right for directions.
